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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2007
Method and apparatus for determining formation resistivity ahead of the bit and azimuthal at the bit
Applicants:
Matthias Gorek, Hannover, DE;
Christian Fulda, Sehnde, DE;
Inventors:
Matthias Gorek, Hannover, DE;
Christian Fulda, Sehnde, DE;
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/18 (2006.01); G01V 3/38 (2006.01); E21B 47/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for obtaining a resistivity measurement of an earth formation surrounding a borehole in an MWD device uses the drillbit and the adjacent portion of the drill collar as a focusing electrode for focusing the measure current from a measure electrode on the face or side of the drillbit. This provides the ability to see ahead of and azimuthally around the drillbit.