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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2009
Applicants:
Hitoshi Tashiro, Kamakura, JP;
Jahir Pabon, Newton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Hitoshi Tashiro, Kamakura, JP;
Jahir Pabon, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/40 (2006.01); G01V 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 11/005 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A downhole tool, having a central axis defined, may selectively include a sensor section including one or more arms connected to the tool body with an open/close mechanism. The open/close mechanism is configured to move in a radial direction with respect to the axis of the tool body. The tool also includes at least one sensor attached to the arm, and the tool may include at least one transmitter section on the tool. The transmitter is configured to transmit acoustic energy to a formation.