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Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2008
Applicants:

John Edwards, Ruwi, OM;

Christian Stoller, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);

Peter Wraight, Skillman, NJ (US);

Roger Griffiths, Schaffhausen, CH;

Nicolas Renoux, Vesailles, FR;

Inventors:

John Edwards, Ruwi, OM;

Christian Stoller, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);

Peter Wraight, Skillman, NJ (US);

Roger Griffiths, Schaffhausen, CH;

Nicolas Renoux, Vesailles, FR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention relates to methods and apparatus for determining a downhole parameter in an underbalanced drilling environment which include: selectively activating a first fluid flowing from the formation through a wellbore while under balanced drilled; detecting the activated first fluid, and determining a depth at which said fluid enters the wellbore.


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