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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2012
Applicants:
Gregory B. Itskovich, Houston, TX (US);
Stanislav Wilhelm Forgang, Houston, TX (US);
Assol Kavtorina, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Alexandre N. Bespalov, Spring, TX (US);
Gregory B. Itskovich, Houston, TX (US);
Stanislav Wilhelm Forgang, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G01N 33/24 (2006.01); G01V 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/24 (2013.01); G01V 3/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of estimating a parameter of a formation contacting a borehole with an instrument that includes a mandrel and a pad includes providing a measurement voltage to the pad; applying a biasing voltage to the mandrel while the measurement voltage is applied to the pad; measuring a received current during at least a portion of time the measurement voltage is provided; and estimating the parameter based on the received current.