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US 7,612,566 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for the use of multicomponent induction tool for geosteering and formation resistivity data interpretation in horizontal wells
AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorsGulamabbas A. Merchant, Otto N. Fanini, Berthold Kriegshauser, Liming Yu
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Abstract
Measurements made with a multicomponent logging instrument when used in a substantially horizontal borehole in earth formations provide diagnostic of the direction of beds relative to the position of the borehole. When the logging instrument is conveyed on a drilling assembly, the drilling trajectory may be maintained to follow a predetermined trajectory or to maintain a desired distance from a boundary such as an oil-water contact.
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A method of drilling a borehole in an earth formation, the method comprising:
- (a) conveying a logging tool on a bottom hole assembly (BHA) into said borehole in a selected layer in said formation, said borehole having an axial direction substantially parallel to a boundary of said selected layer, said BHA including a device for drilling of the borehole;
- (b) using said logging tool to obtain a plurality of multi-component resistivity measurements indicative of resistivities of said earth formation in a vicinity of said borehole, the multi-component measurements including at least one measurement made with a receiver having an axis inclined to an axis of a transmitter;
- (c) comparing said plurality of multi-component resistivity measurements with expected values of said measurements obtained from a model;
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- (d) controlling a direction of drilling of said drilling device on said BHA in response to said comparison.
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