Method for altering locations of survey measurements along a borehole so as to increase measurement density

A method for measuring a wellbore, the method comprising:

• (a) providing a drill string, a measurement tool coupled to the drill string, and a plurality of pipe stands, each pipe stand forming part of the drillstring or configured to be added to the drill string, wherein each pipe stand comprises a first number of tubular segments, and wherein the pipe stands have a pipe stand length;
• (b) obtaining a first set of measurements from the measurement tool using a first acquisition method along the wellbore at a first set of first measurement locations that are spaced along the wellbore, wherein the first measurement locations are separated by the pipe stand length, the first acquisition method comprising obtaining the first set of measurements:
• i. during drilling as each pipe stand is added to the drill string;
• ii. when tripping into the wellbore as each pipe stand is added to the drill string;
• or
• iii. when tripping out of a wellbore as each pipe stand is removed from the drill string;
• (c) following step (b), adding or removing a second number of tubular segments from the drill string, wherein the second number of tubular segments is less than the first number of tubular segments;
• and
• (d) following step (c), obtaining a second set of measurements from the measurement tool using a second acquisition method along the wellbore at a second set of second measurement locations that are spaced along the wellbore, wherein the second measurement locations are separated by the pipe stand length, the second acquisition method comprising obtaining the second set of measurements when:
• iv. tripping into the wellbore as each pipe stand is added to the drill string;
• or
• v. tripping out of a wellbore as each pipe stand is removed from the drill string;
• wherein the second set of measurements is obtained during a tripping operation that is separate from the drilling or tripping operation during which the first set of measurements is obtained.