Modular downhole tool system
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsRUBEN MARTINEZ, JAN SMITS
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Abstract
A downhole tool for formation logging includes a tool body configured to move in a borehole; and at least one sensor module mounted in at least one mounting location on the tool body, wherein the at least one sensor module is interchangeable with other sensor modules that make different measurements. A downhole tool may further comprise a measurement system disposed in the tool body, wherein the measurement system is operatively coupled to the at least one sensor module.
Claims18
A downhole tool for formation logging, comprising:
- a tool body configured to move in a borehole;
- at least one sensor module mounted in at least one mounting location on the tool body,
- wherein the at least one sensor module is interchangeable with other sensor modules that make different measurements.
A method for designing a downhole tool, comprising:
- providing at least one mounting location on a tool body configured to move in a borehole, wherein the at least one mounting location is configured to house at least one modular sensor.
A method for formation logging, comprising:
- disposing a tool in a borehole penetrating a formation, wherein the tool comprises:
- a tool body,
- at least one interchangeable sensor module mounted in at least one mounting location on the tool body,
- acquiring measurements using the tool to provide a formation property.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.