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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2008
Applicants:
James Mather, Gloucestershire, GB;
Ashers Partouche, Richmond, TX (US);
Inventors:
James Mather, Gloucestershire, GB;
Ashers Partouche, Richmond, TX (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Example methods and apparatus to determine and use wellbore diameters are disclosed. A disclosed example method comprises positioning a downhole tool in a wellbore, counting a number of rotations of a motor used to cause the downhole tool to contact a surface of the wellbore, and determining a diameter of the wellbore based on the number of rotations of the motor.