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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2004
Samuel Mark Haugland, Houston, TX (US);
Samuel Mark Haugland, Houston, TX (US);
PathFinder Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for determining a borehole geometry parameter vector and/or lateral tool displacement vectors in a borehole is provided. The method includes acquiring at least one set of standoff measurements at a corresponding time. The method also includes processing a system of equations to determine the parameter vector and/or the lateral displacement vector(s). The system of equations may include variables representative of the parameter vector, the lateral tool displacement vector(s), and the standoff measurements. Exemplary embodiments of this invention advantageously enable the borehole parameter vector and/or the lateral displacement vector to be determined substantially contemporaneously.