Determining resistivity of a formation adjacent to a borehole having casing with an apparatus having all current conducting electrodes within the cased well
Abstract
Methods of operation of different types of multiple electrode apparatus vertically disposed in a cased well to measure information useful to determine the resistivity of adjacent geological formations from within the cased well are described. The multiple electrode apparatus has a plurality of spaced apart voltage measurement electrodes that electrically engage a portion of the interior of the cased well. During measurements of information useful to determine formation resistivity, current is conducted between a first current conducting electrode in electrical contact with the interior of the cased well to a second current conducting electrode that is also in electrical contact with the interior of the cased well. The first and second current conducting electrodes are separated by a distance sufficient so that at least a portion of the current conducted between the first and second current conducting electrodes is conducted through the geological formation of interest.
- Inventors:
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- (Bothell, WA)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- ParaMagnetic Logging, Inc. (Bothell, WA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873784
- Patent Number(s):
- 6246240
- Assignee:
- Western Atlas International, Inc. (Houston, TX)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01V - GEOPHYSICS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG06-84ER13294
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- determining; resistivity; formation; adjacent; borehole; casing; apparatus; current; conducting; electrodes; cased; methods; operation; types; multiple; electrode; vertically; disposed; measure; information; useful; determine; geological; formations; described; plurality; spaced; apart; voltage; measurement; electrically; engage; portion; interior; measurements; conducted; electrical; contact; separated; distance; sufficient; current conducting; conducting electrode; apart voltage; vertically disposed; voltage measurement; measurement electrodes; geological formations; electrical contact; spaced apart; electrode apparatus; multiple electrode; adjacent geological; formation resistivity; geological formation; formation adjacent; measure information; apparatus vertically; conducting electrodes; information useful; current conducted; determining resistivity; electrically engage; /324/
Citation Formats
Vail, III, William Banning. Determining resistivity of a formation adjacent to a borehole having casing with an apparatus having all current conducting electrodes within the cased well. United States: N. p., 2001.
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Vail, III, William Banning. Determining resistivity of a formation adjacent to a borehole having casing with an apparatus having all current conducting electrodes within the cased well. United States.
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abstractNote = {Methods of operation of different types of multiple electrode apparatus vertically disposed in a cased well to measure information useful to determine the resistivity of adjacent geological formations from within the cased well are described. The multiple electrode apparatus has a plurality of spaced apart voltage measurement electrodes that electrically engage a portion of the interior of the cased well. During measurements of information useful to determine formation resistivity, current is conducted between a first current conducting electrode in electrical contact with the interior of the cased well to a second current conducting electrode that is also in electrical contact with the interior of the cased well. The first and second current conducting electrodes are separated by a distance sufficient so that at least a portion of the current conducted between the first and second current conducting electrodes is conducted through the geological formation of interest.},
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