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Granted Patent B2
US 11,339,650 · App. 16/361,761 · Granted May 24, 2022

Compact logging while drilling look around and look ahead tool

Inventors: Michael Bittar (Houston, TX); Jin Ma (Houston, TX); Alexei Korovin (Houston, TX)
Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
E21B49/00G05B15/02E21B47/12E21B49/08
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Patent No.
US 11,339,650
App. No.
16/361,761
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A compact sub assembly and well measurement system. The compact sub assembly may comprise a deep transmitter disposed about one end of the compact sub assembly, a shallow dual transmitter disposed on the compact sub assembly between the deep transmitter and a second end of the compact sub assembly, a shallow dual-collocated receiver disposed on the compact sub assembly between the deep transmitter and a second end of the compact sub assembly, and a deep receiver disposed about the second end of the compact sub assembly. A well measurement system for decoupling a component signal may comprise a logging tool. The logging tool may comprise a first sub assembly and a conveyance attached to the logging tool. In examples the first sub assembly is a compact sub assembly comprising a deep transmitter, a shallow dual transmitter, a shallow dual-collocated receiver, and a deep receiver.

Claims (32)

1. A compact sub assembly comprising:

a single mandrel;

a deep receiver disposed on the single mandrel and about a first end of the single mandrel;

a deep transmitter disposed on the single mandrel and about a second end of the single mandrel, wherein the deep receiver and the deep transmitter transmit and measure a first full H-field tensor;

a shallow dual transmitter disposed on the single mandrel and between the deep transmitter and the first end of the single mandrel; and

a shallow dual-collocated receiver disposed on the single mandrel and between the deep transmitter and the first end of the single mandrel, wherein the shallow dual-collocated receiver and the shallow dual transmitter transmit and measure a second full H-field tensor that is decoupled from the first full H-field tensor.

2. The compact sub assembly of claim 1 , further comprising an information handling system, wherein the information handling system is disposed within the compact sub assembly.

3. The compact sub assembly of claim 2 , wherein the information handling system controls, the deep transmitter, the shallow dual transmitter, the shallow collocated receiver and the deep receiver.

4. The compact sub assembly of claim 1 , wherein the deep receiver further comprises a triaxial-collocated receiver.

5. The compact sub assembly of claim 1 , wherein the deep receiver further comprises a dual-collocated receiver and a clocking thread.

6. The compact sub assembly of claim 5 , wherein the clocking thread is disposed at the deep receiver at about an angle of 45 degrees in any direction.

7. The compact sub assembly of claim 1 , wherein the shallow dual-collocated receiver includes one or more collocated receivers.

8. The compact sub assembly of claim 7 , further comprising a shield slot cut in the shallow dual-collocated receiver, wherein the one or more collocated receivers are perpendicular to the shield slot cut.

9. The compact sub assembly of claim 1 , wherein the shallow dual transmitter includes one or more tilted transmitters.

10. The compact sub assembly of claim 1 , wherein the compact sub assembly is about 15 feet to about 40 feet in length.

11. A well measurement system for decoupling a component signal comprising:

a logging tool, wherein the logging tool includes: a first sub assembly, wherein the first sub assembly is a compact sub assembly and the compact sub assembly includes:

a single mandrel;

a deep receiver disposed on the single mandrel and about a first end of the single mandrel;

a deep transmitter disposed on the single mandrel and about a second end of the single mandrel wherein the deep receiver and the deep transmitter transmit and measure a first full H-field tensor;

a shallow dual transmitter disposed on the single mandrel and between the deep transmitter and the first end of the single mandrel;

a shallow dual-collocated receiver disposed on the single mandrel and between the deep transmitter and the first end of the single mandrel wherein the shallow dual-collocated receiver and the shallow dual transmitter transmit and measure a second full H-field tensor that is decoupled from the first full H-field tensor; and

a conveyance, wherein the conveyance is attached to the logging tool.

12. The well measurement system of claim 11 , wherein the logging tool comprises one or more sub-assemblies and each sub assembly is one or more compact sub-assemblies.

13. The well measurement system of claim 11 , further comprising an information handling system, wherein the information handling system is disposed within the compact sub assembly.

14. The well measurement system of claim 13 , wherein the information handling system controls, the deep transmitter, the shallow dual transmitter, the shallow dual-collocated receiver, and the deep receiver.

15. The well measurement system of claim 11 , wherein the deep receiver further comprises a triaxial-collocated receiver.

16. The well measurement system of claim 11 , wherein the deep receiver further comprises a dual-collocated receiver and a clocking thread.

17. The well measurement system of claim 16 , wherein the clocking thread is disposed at the deep receiver at about an angle of 45 degree in any direction.

18. The well measurement system of claim 11 , wherein the shallow dual-collocated receiver includes one or more collocated receivers.

19. The well measurement system of claim 18 , further comprising a shield slot cut in the shallow dual-collocated receiver, wherein the one or more collocated receivers are perpendicular to the shield slot cut.

20. The well measurement system of claim 11 , wherein the compact sub assembly is about 15 feet to about 40 feet in length.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2019
From: BITTAR, MICHAEL; MA, JIN; KOROVIN, ALEXEI
To: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Reel/Frame 048799/0056 →
Continuity (1)
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