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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2012
Carl M. Edwards, Katy, TX (US);
Antonius M. Loermans, Dhahran, SA;
Carl M. Edwards, Katy, TX (US);
Antonius M. Loermans, Dhahran, SA;
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for acquiring multi-component gravity information for an earth formation. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to estimating the movement of fluid in an earth formation using at least one gravimeter configured to generate multi-component gravity information. The method may include estimating density changes in the earth formation. The method may include estimating a position of the at least one gravimeter. The apparatus may include a multi-component gravimeter configured to estimate gravity vectors for each vector component.