Methods for visualizing distances between wellbore and formation boundaries

A method of displaying a 3D image of a geological structure relative to a wellbore comprising the steps of:

• disposing a logging instrument at a measurement point in the wellbore penetrating a while drilling the wellbore in the formation;
• operating the logging instrument and obtaining measurement data regarding the formation;
• determining from the measurement data an actual orientation of a geological structure;
• displaying the geological structure while drilling the wellbore using at least one of the following,
• (a) in an azimuth view corresponding to the measurement point, wherein the azimuth view is a projection on a plane perpendicular to the wellbore,
• (b) in a curtain section view, wherein the curtain section view corresponds to a vertical cross section running along the wellbore, and wherein the curtain section view includes a formation model comprising the wellbore,
• (c) in a plan view, wherein the plan view is a projection onto a horizontal plane;
• displaying the geological structure on an inversion canvas, wherein the inversion canvas displays the wellbore on a graph having true vertical depth and true horizontal length as the two axes;
• and
• changing the trajectory of the wellbore in response to displaying the geological structure and the wellbore trajectory.