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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2007
Michael S. Bittar, Houston, TX (US);
Guoyu HU, Houston, TX (US);
Michael S. Bittar, Houston, TX (US);
Guoyu Hu, Houston, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for determining the horizontal resistivity, vertical resistivity, and relative dip angle of anisotropic earth formations. Some of the disclosed methods and systems measure sinusoidal variation of azimuthally sensitive resistivity logging tool measurements, determine parameters representative of the sinusoidal variation, and perform inversion based on the sinusoidal parameters. When cast in this manner, the inversion process may yield more accurate and consistent resistivity and dip angle estimates. The sinusoidal parameters preferably take the form of average and peak-to-peak measurements, but may also take other forms. Moreover, use of such sinusoidal parameters enables a condensed representation of the resistivity logging tool measurements, enabling significantly more efficient communication and storage of these measurements. The condensed representations continue to enable directional boundary detection and geosteering.