Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electromagnetic directional measurements for non-parallel bed formations
- Patent Title (中): 非平行床层的电磁方向测量
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Application No.: US12182896Application Date: 2008-07-30
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Publication No.: US07991555B2Publication Date: 2011-08-02
- Inventor: Jian Yang , Qiming Li , Dzevat Omeragic , Jean Seydoux , Jacques R. Tabanou
- Applicant: Jian Yang , Qiming Li , Dzevat Omeragic , Jean Seydoux , Jacques R. Tabanou , Bernadette Tabanou, legal representative
- Applicant Address: US TX Sugar Land
- Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Current Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Sugar Land
- Agent Darla Fonseca; Jeff Griffin; Charlotte Rutherford
- Main IPC: G01V3/30
- IPC: G01V3/30

Abstract:
An orientation vector, referred to hereinafter as the “geosteering vector,” is directed to the more conductive formation area within the DOI of the tool and away from the more resistive formation areas. Accordingly, drilling in a direction opposite the geosteering vector leads to more resistive formation. Also, the disclosed geosteering vectors obtained from the real and imaginary components will not align with each other for non-planar formations and therefore the misalignment of the geosteering obtained from real and imaginary components is indicative of a non-planar formation. A superposition method is disclosed which can be used to calculate electromagnetic (EM) couplings in a non-planar geometry formation (as well as in a planar geometry formation) in real time, without requiring two or three dimensional modeling calculations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100030477A1 ELECTROMAGNETIC DIRECTIONAL MEASUREMENTS FOR NON-PARALLEL BED FORMATIONS Public/Granted day:2010-02-04
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