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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Xiaoyan Zhong, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Gerald N. Minerbo, Missouri City, TX (US);
Steven F. Crary, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/022 (2012.01); G01V 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/02216 (2013.01); G01V 3/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electromagnetic method for obtaining a dip azimuth angle from downhole electromagnetic measurements includes acquiring electromagnetic measurement data in a subterranean borehole from at least one measurement array. The electromagnetic measurement data is processed by a least squares method to obtain the dip azimuth angle. Related systems and apparatuses are also disclosed herein.