Well logging apparatus for obtaining azimuthally sensitive formation resistivity measurements
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01V-003/08
E21B-031/06
E21B-031/00
출원번호
US-0080777
(2005-03-15)
등록번호
US-7436184
(2008-10-14)
발명자
/ 주소
Moore,Robert A
출원인 / 주소
PathFinder Energy Services, Inc.
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24인용 특허 :
101
초록▼
An apparatus for making azimuthally sensitive resistivity measurements of a subterranean formation is disclosed. The apparatus includes a magnetically permeably ring deployed about an electrically conductive tool body. An AC voltage supply is coupled to the tool body on opposing sides of the magneti
An apparatus for making azimuthally sensitive resistivity measurements of a subterranean formation is disclosed. The apparatus includes a magnetically permeably ring deployed about an electrically conductive tool body. An AC voltage supply is coupled to the tool body on opposing sides of the magnetically permeable ring, with at least one connecting conductor crossing outside the ring. Exemplary embodiments of this invention may further include one or more current sensing electrodes deployed in and electrically isolated from an outer surface of the tool body and may be utilized to make azimuthally resolved formation resistivity measurements.
대표청구항▼
I claim: 1. A logging while drilling resistivity tool comprising: a substantially cylindrical, electrically conductive tool body including first and second longitudinally opposed ends, the tool body disposed to be operatively coupled with a drill string and deployed in a subterranean borehole such
I claim: 1. A logging while drilling resistivity tool comprising: a substantially cylindrical, electrically conductive tool body including first and second longitudinally opposed ends, the tool body disposed to be operatively coupled with a drill string and deployed in a subterranean borehole such that the logging while drilling tool may acquire resistivity measurements without removing the drill string from the borehole; at least one magnetically permeable ring deployed about the tool body between the first and second longitudinally opposed ends thereof; an AC voltage supply electrically connected to the first and second ends of the tool body with at least one connecting conductor deployed exterior to an outer surface of the magnetically permeable ring; and a receiver. 2. The logging while drilling tool of claim 1, wherein the magnetically permeable ring has a relative permeability of greater than about 10,000. 3. The logging while drilling tool of claim 1, wherein the receiver comprises at least one electrode deployed in an outer surface of the tool body, an outer surface of the electrode electrically isolated from the outer surface of the tool body. 4. The logging while drilling tool of claim 3, wherein the receiver comprises a plurality of electrodes longitudinally spaced along the tool body. 5. The logging while drilling tool of claim 3, wherein the receiver comprises a plurality of electrodes circumferentially spaced about the tool body. 6. The logging while drilling tool of claim 1, wherein the at least one connecting conductor comprises a rigid member deployed about the magnetically permeable ring, the voltage supply being connected to the second end of the tool body via the member, the member providing an electrically conductive path exterior to an outer surface of the magnetically permeable ring. 7. The logging while drilling tool of claim 1, wherein the magnetically permeable ring is deployed in a recess in an outer surface of the tool body. 8. The logging while drilling tool of claim 1, wherein the receiver comprises a toroidal receiver deployed about the tool body, the toroidal receiver including an electrical conductor wound about a magnetically permeable toroidal core. 9. A logging while drilling tool comprising: a substantially cylindrical, electrically conductive tool body including first and second longitudinally opposed ends; at least one magnetically permeable ring deployed about the tool body between the first and second longitudinally opposed ends thereof; an AC voltage supply electrically connected to the first and second ends of the tool body with at least one connecting conductor deployed exterior to an outer surface of the magnetically permeable ring; at least one current sensing electrode deployed in an outer surface of the tool body. 10. The logging while drilling tool of claim 9, comprising a plurality of current sensing electrodes longitudinally spaced along the tool body. 11. The logging while drilling tool of claim 9, comprising a plurality of current sensing electrodes circumferentially spaced about the tool body. 12. The logging while drilling tool of claim 9, wherein: a neck portion of the current sensing electrode is mechanically and electrically connected to the tool body; and an outer surface of the current sensing electrode is electrically isolated from the outer surface of the tool body. 13. The logging while drilling tool of claim 12, further comprising a current measuring transformer deployed about the neck portion of the current sensing electrode. 14. A logging while drilling tool comprising: a substantially cylindrical, electrically conductive tool body including first and second longitudinally opposed ends; at least one magnetically permeable ring deployed about the tool body between the first and second longitudinally opposed ends thereof; an electrically conductive, rigid sleeve deployed about the magnetically permeable ring; an AC voltage supply electrically connected to the first end of the tool body and the sleeve; at least one electrode deployed in an outer surface of the tool body, an outer surface of the electrode electrically isolated from the outer surface of the tool body; and at least one current measurement module disposed to measure electrical current in the electrode. 15. The logging while drilling tool of claim 14, wherein the sleeve is threadably coupled with the tool body. 16. The logging while drilling tool of claim 14, further comprising an insulating layer deployed between the magnetically permeable ring and at least one of the tool body and the sleeve. 17. The logging while drilling tool of claim 14 wherein the magnetically permeable ring is deployed in the sleeve. 18. The logging while drilling tool of claim 14, wherein the magnetically permeable ring is deployed in a recess in the tool body. 19. The logging while drilling tool of claim 14, comprising a plurality of electrodes longitudinally spaced along the tool body. 20. The logging while drilling tool of claim 14, comprising a plurality of electrodes circumferentially spaced about the tool body. 21. A logging while drilling tool comprising: a substantially cylindrical, electrically conductive tool body including first and second longitudinally opposed ends; longitudinally spaced first and second magnetically permeable rings deployed about the tool body, a central region of the tool body located between the first and second magnetically permeable rings; at least one AC voltage supply disposed to provide an AC voltage difference between the central region of the tool body and the longitudinally opposed ends of the tool body with at least one connecting conductor deployed exterior to an outer surface of each of the rings; at least one electrode deployed in an outer surface of the central region of the tool body, an outer surface of the electrode electrically isolated from an outer surface of the tool body; and at least one current measurement module disposed to measure electrical current in the electrode. 22. The logging while drilling tool of claim 21, wherein a first terminal of the voltage supply is electrically connected to the central region of the tool body and a second terminal of the voltage supply is electrically connected to each of the first and second ends of the tool body. 23. The logging while drilling tool of claim 21, comprising first and second AC voltage supplies, the first AC voltage supply electrically connected to the first end and the central region of the tool body, at least one connecting conductor between the first end and the central region of the tool body deployed external the first magnetically permeable ring, the second AC voltage supply electrically connected to the second end and the central region of the tool body, at least one connecting conductor between the second end and the central region of the tool body deployed external to the second magnetically permeable ring. 24. The logging while drilling tool of claim 21, further comprising first and second rigid sleeves deployed about the corresponding first and second magnetically permeable rings. 25. An inductive choke for a logging while drilling tool, the inductive choke comprising: an electrically conductive drill collar; an electrically conductive, rigid sleeve mechanically and electrically coupled to the drill collar, the rigid sleeve deployed about an outer surface of the drill collar; and a magnetically permeable ring deployed about an outer surface of the drill collar, the magnetically permeable ring deployed radially between an inner surface of the sleeve and the outer surface of the drill collar. 26. The inductive choke of claim 25 further comprising an AC voltage supply electrically connected to the drill collar and the sleeve. 27. The inductive choke of claim 25, further comprising an electrical insulating layer deployed radially between the magnetically permeable ring and at least one of the drill collar and the sleeve.
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