Apparatus and methods for making azimuthal resistivity measurements
First Claim
1. A resistivity measuring tool used in a drill string having a drill bit on a distal end for drilling a wellbore in a formation, the tool comprising:
- a tool body having a longitudinal axis;
a sensor configured to measure the angular position of the tool body relative to the wellbore;
at least one axial transmitting antenna including a wire winding symmetric about the longitudinal axis of the tool body for generating an axial magnetic moment parallel with the longitudinal axis; and
at least one transverse receiving antenna comprising;
an antenna body having a longer axis disposed longitudinally in the tool body; and
a wire coil having a central axis disposed around the antenna body, wherein the wire coil central axis is substantially perpendicular to the longer axis of the antenna body, and wherein the wire coil is configured to generate a transverse magnetic moment orthogonal to the tool body longitudinal axis,wherein at least one antenna is configured to transmit electromagnetic energy into the formation and induce a voltage signal related to a parameter of the formation in a different antenna.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A resistivity measuring tool used in a drillstring having a drill bit on a distal end for drilling a wellbore in a formation includes a tool body having a longitudinal axis, a sensor configured to measure the angular position of the tool body relative to the wellbore, at least one axial antenna including a wire winding for generating an axial magnetic moment parallel with the longitudinal axis, and at least one transverse antenna. The transverse antenna includes an antenna body disposed within a pocket extending radially inward from an outer surface of the tool body and one or more turns of wire wound around the antenna body, the wire winding generating a transverse magnetic moment orthogonal to the longitudinal axis.
-
Citations
11 Claims
-
1. A resistivity measuring tool used in a drill string having a drill bit on a distal end for drilling a wellbore in a formation, the tool comprising:
-
a tool body having a longitudinal axis; a sensor configured to measure the angular position of the tool body relative to the wellbore; at least one axial transmitting antenna including a wire winding symmetric about the longitudinal axis of the tool body for generating an axial magnetic moment parallel with the longitudinal axis; and at least one transverse receiving antenna comprising; an antenna body having a longer axis disposed longitudinally in the tool body; and a wire coil having a central axis disposed around the antenna body, wherein the wire coil central axis is substantially perpendicular to the longer axis of the antenna body, and wherein the wire coil is configured to generate a transverse magnetic moment orthogonal to the tool body longitudinal axis, wherein at least one antenna is configured to transmit electromagnetic energy into the formation and induce a voltage signal related to a parameter of the formation in a different antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
-
Specification