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Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013

Filed:

May. 07, 2010
Applicants:

Steven E. Buchanan, Pearland, TX (US);

Julian J. Pop, Houston, TX (US);

Carsten Sonne, Houston, TX (US);

Gokhan Erol, Katy, TX (US);

Inventors:

Steven E. Buchanan, Pearland, TX (US);

Julian J. Pop, Houston, TX (US);

Carsten Sonne, Houston, TX (US);

Gokhan Erol, Katy, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/00 (2006.01); E21B 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods comprising: lowering a downhole tool into a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation, wherein the downhole tool comprises a coring tool and a measurement tool; performing a measurement regarding the formation using the measurement tool; determining a section of interest within the formation relative to an axis of the coring tool based on the measurement; orienting a coring bit of the coring tool relative to the section of interest; and extending the oriented coring bit into the formation.


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