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8086408 Method for positioning a wire using sensor information  
A method for positioning a wire having nodes and streamers is provided herein. The wire can be secured to tow lines secured to a floating vessel for detecting near surface geology formations. The...
7925483 Methods for visualizing distances between wellbore and formation boundaries  
A method for displaying a formation model while drilling a wellbore in the formation includes operating a well logging instrument at a measurement point in the formation along a wellbore while the...
7885142 Method and apparatus for logging foam cement in cased boreholes  
An acoustic logging system that measures distribution of foam cement and other material in a casing-borehole annulus. The distribution is preferably displayed as map. A borehole tool utilizes at...
7834519 Method and device for precisely resisting and moving high load  
A precise and high load resistance moving method to perform fine movement positioning of the moving body, by fixing a piezoelectric element which generates a shear deformation, to a bottom surface...
7676326 VH Reservoir Mapping  
A method and system of detecting and mapping a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir includes determining ratio data for a plurality of orthogonal spectral components of naturally occurring low...
7638923 Operating method for a hydraulic injection valve comprising a piezoelectric actuator and a control unit  
The invention relates to a method and a control unit for operating a hydraulic injection valve, which comprises at least one piezoelectric actuator (2), a displaceable component (3) and a hydraulic...
7630872 Methods for visualizing distances between wellbore and formation boundaries  
A method for displaying a formation model includes displaying a trajectory representing a three-dimensional structure of the wellbore; and displaying objects representing a bed boundary along the...
7622847 Method and device for precisely resisting and moving high load  
A precise and high load resistance moving method to perform fine movement positioning of the moving body, by fixing a piezoelectric element which generates a shear deformation, to a bottom surface...
6697710 Gas pipe explorer robot  
A gas pipe explorer formed of a plurality of connecting elements, and an articulation element between the connected elements. The connected elements include drive capabilities, and the articulation...
6671600 Production method using global positioning system  
A method of producing a projected useful form from an existing body delimited by a three-dimensional envelope using a tool mounted on a machine cooperating with a global satellite positioning...
6205087 Sonic data logging system  
6147929 Method for predicting continuous and discontinuous waveguide targets using interwell seismic signature characteristics  
A method for planning continuity logging surveys and for detecting the presence of a continuous or discontinuous low-velocity inclusion in a subterranean geological formation. To detect the...
6078869 Method and apparatus for generating more accurate earth formation grid cell property information for use by a simulator to display more accurate simulation results of the formation near a wellbore  
A Petragrid method and apparatus generates grid cell property information that is adapted for use by a computer simulation apparatus. An interpretation workstation includes at least two software...
5809163 Method of characterizing texture heterogeneities of geological formations traversed by a borehole  
A method of characterizing texture heterogeneities in a geological formation traversed by a borehole. The method records an image of the borehole wall such as that provided by Schlumberger's...
5594176 Scan assembly and method for transferring power and data across a rotary interface  
An ultrasonic scan assembly for use in inspecting downhole gas pipes comprises a sensor section which rotates in relation to an end section that remains essentially level forming a rotating...
5519668 Methods and devices for real-time formation imaging through measurement while drilling telemetry  
Methods for providing an image at the surface of a formation surrounding a borehole in real-time include associating resistivity measurements with a predetermined number of preselected toolface...
H001289 Borehole televiewer system depth monitoring and recording system  
A method and an apparatus for recording the depth of a well logging apparatus is provided. The method and apparatus include the direct acquisition of broad depth information from the logging system...
5239467 Method for enhancing geophysical data by nonlinear compression of the dynamic range  
The present invention provides an improved method of processing and displaying geophysical data so as to enhance the evaluation and interpretation of subtle variations in the earth's geological and...
5237539 System and method for processing and displaying well logging data during drilling  
A system and method for processing and displaying well log data that provides real time and lag time data combined into a format which can be graphically printed using a printer interface to a...
5179541 Acoustic borehole televiewer  
A system is provided for optimizing the output power of an acoustic wavetrain emitted from a transducer rotatably mounted in a downhole borehole televiewer for scanning the sidewall of the...
5164548 Method and apparatus for ultrasonic scanning of a borehole having improved sensor array and timing circuit  
A borehole televiewer is modified to provide an improved signal-to-noise ratio by utilizing a series of receivers arranged in a planar array configuration with respect to a centrally located...
5134471 System for monitoring the walls of a borehole using a video camera  
A borehole camera monitoring system comprises a camera head assembly adapted to be lowered into a borehole by means of a cable and control unit located above ground for generating a control signal...
5121363 Fracture detection logging tool  
A method and apparatus by which fractured rock formations are identified and their orientation may be determined includes two orthogonal motion sensors which are used in conjunction with a downhole...
5038378 Method and apparatus for smoothing measurements and detecting boundaries of features  
A method and apparatus are described for removing noise by smoothing fine resistivity measurements made with a tool from inside a borehole penetrating an earth formation. Pixel values...
4999817 Programmable gain control for rotating transducer ultrasonic tools  
A rotary ultrasonic transducer logging tool is set forth which has a transmitter connected to a transducer for transmitting pulses periodically, and a rotor with angle sensor connected thereto. One...
4991095 Process for three-dimensional mathematical modeling of underground geologic volumes  
A process using a stored program processor for modeling a geologic volume which has inclined, stacked layers of sedimentary deposits. The process employs a model volume with layers of cells which...
4984221 Borehole acoustic logging system having automatic reflection signal level control  
A borehole televiewer employs a transducer energized by repetitive voltage pulses for generating pulses of acoustic energy for transmission to the walls of a borehole and for detecting direct...
4969128 Borehole acoustic logging system having synchronization  
An elongated borehole logging tool employs an acoustic energy transducer for directing acoustic energy pulses toward a borehole wall at a repetition rate synchronized with rotational speed of the...
4962490 Acoustic logging method for determining the dip angle and dip direction of a subsurface formation fracture  
A deviated borehole penetrating a subsurface formation and intersected by a formation fracture is surveyed with a borehole televiewer acoustic logging system. Relative fracture dip angle and dip...
4916673 Method and apparatus for detecting the peak of an analog signal  
A method and apparatus for processing a signal generated by a borehole scanning system of the type in which periodic electrical firing pulses initiate a plurality of corresponding acoustic energy...
4870627 Method and apparatus for detecting and evaluating borehole wall fractures  
A method and apparatus are described for generating a quick look display of an acoustic investigation of a borehole wherein a parameter of interest is derived from vertically spaced sonic receivers...
4867264 Apparatus and method for investigating wellbores and the like  
An apparatus useful in investigating the wall surfaces of a structure defining a cavity comprising: a tool having a periphery and being capable of being at least partially located in the cavity;...
4855965 Time ramped gain for borehole televiewer  
Amplifier gain is time ramped to increase amplification of the signal with increasing mud transit time and attenuation. Amplitude, ramp slope, and ramp onset time are independently controllable...
4855820 Down hole video tool apparatus and method for visual well bore recording  
An apparatus and method of visually examining the sidewalls of a bore hole include a down hole video tool lowered into the bore hole by means of a cable and winch on the surface. The apparatus...
4852069 Thin bed evaluation device  
The microstructure of thinly laminated earth formations is acoustically determined with a logging tool having an acoustical transducer pad mounted for measuring while in contact with the borehole...
4847814 Three-dimensional borehole televiewer display  
A system is disclosed for creating a three-dimensional image of data obtained from scanning a borehole wall with an acoustic transducer. Each scan produces an orientation pulse and a series of...
4837753 Method and apparatus for logging a borehole  
Method and apparatus for logging a borehole of the type in which an acoustic energy signal scans the borehole wall at a plurality of different depths thereby generating signals reflected from a...
4829488 Drive mechanism for borehole televiewer  
A borehole televiewer apparatus includes a housing section having a cavity for the disposition of an acoustic signal transmitting and receiving transducer. An elongated threaded rod is disposed in...
4803667 Televiewer processing system  
Data received from a sonde in a borehole is enhanced by first measuring the relative travel time of a signal transmitted from the sonde and reflected from an area in the wall of a borehole. This...
4780858 Borehole televiewer mudcake monitor  
In connection with a borehole televiewer system (10), the delta time (51) between low threshold (54) crossing (T1) and signal peak arrival (T2) provides a measure of mudcake (43) thickness.
4774573 Method and apparatus for generating a video display from signals produced by borehole scanning  
Apparatus for creating a video display from information generated by acoustically scanning a reflecting boundary circumferential of a borehole. A downhole tool generates a first signal each time a...
4740930 Surface processing and display of borehole televiewer signals  
Method and apparatus for storing, displaying and processing borehole televiewer signals, comprises digitizing means for the electrical scan signals (ESS), and for storing them in a register at slow...
4736348 Method and apparatus for logging the characteristics of materials forming the walls of a borehole  
A borehole televiewer logging tool employs a transducer assembly having a transmitter of acoustic energy pulses and a receiver of acoustic energy pulses representing reflections of the transmitted...
4711122 Flexible mud excluder for borehole televiewer  
The present invention is an improved mud excluder fitted around a rotating acoustic transducer of a borehole televiewer to exclude mud from the borehole televiewer. This mud excluder has: (a) a...
4698911 Method of using a borehole televiewer dipmeter for determining true dip and azimuth  
A method for determining the true dip and azimuth of bedding planes in a formation penetrated by a borehole using borehole televiewer measurements. The method corrects for borehole deviation and...
4691307 AGC circuit for televiewer  
A borehole televiewer circuit for compensating for out-of-roundness of a borehole. The circuit comprises an automatic gain control circuit having time constants that allow detection of borehole...
4686625 Method and apparatus for generating a display of well logging measurements  
Initialization data independent of logging curve data values (such as grid definitions and starting depths) are transmitted to a remote terminal where well log curve displays are desired. Data...
4672588 Method for displaying acoustic well logging data by producing travel time stacks  
A method for producing a display of acoustic signals received during full waveform acoustic well logging. In a preferred embodiment, the signals received at the individual receiver (or receivers)...
4661932 Dynamic downhole recorder  
A method and apparatus allows dynamic data to be recorded in a drill string for later playback at the surface. The system includes a transducer located in a sub in the drill string which provides...
4633446 Scrolling well logging data display method and apparatus  
An improved method and apparatus for displaying visual indications of subsurface-derived earth measurements. Digital logging measurements are delivered to video circuits for graphic display. The...
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