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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Jahir Pabon, Wellesley, MA (US);
Chaur-jian Hsu, Danbury, CT (US);
Bikash K. Sinha, West Redding, CT (US);
Inventors:
Jahir Pabon, Wellesley, MA (US);
Chaur-Jian Hsu, Danbury, CT (US);
Bikash K. Sinha, West Redding, CT (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus facilitating measurement of anisotropy are disclosed. According to some aspects, anisotropy can be determined while drilling. Monopole/quadrupole interactions, as well as monitoring dipole excitations and other methods, may be used to find the principal shear directions of a formation while drilling or during wireline or other operations.