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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2008
Method and apparatus for imaging bed boundaries using azimuthal propagation resistivity measurements
Applicants:
Xiao M. Tang, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Tsili Wang, Katy, TX (US);
Inventors:
Xiao M. Tang, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Tsili Wang, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for imaging a geologic deposit using data collected from a borehole includes: selecting an instrument for performing electromagnetic (EM) measurements, the instrument including at least one transmitter and at least one orthogonally oriented receiver; obtaining EM measurement data from the borehole with the instrument; transforming the EM measurement data to acoustic data; and estimating at least one of a direction and a distance from the instrument to the deposit from the data. A computer program product and a system are provided.