公开(公告)号：US07375530B2

公开(公告)日：2008-05-20

申请号：US11299053

申请日：2005-12-09

申请人： Roland E. Chemali ,  Paul Cairns ,  Tsili Wang ,  Wallace H. Meyer ,  Andrew G. Brooks ,  Otto N. Fanini ,  Gulamabbas Merchant

发明人： Roland E. Chemali ,  Paul Cairns ,  Tsili Wang ,  Wallace H. Meyer ,  Andrew G. Brooks ,  Otto N. Fanini ,  Gulamabbas Merchant

IPC分类号： G01V3/30

CPC分类号： G01V3/28 ,  E21B47/022

摘要： Cross-component measurements made at a plurality of toolface angles are processed to remove bias. The amplitude of the resulting sinusoid is used to estimate a distance to an interface in an earth formation.

摘要翻译： 处理在多个工具面角度进行的横向成分测量以消除偏压。 所得到的正弦曲线的振幅用于估计到地层中界面的距离。

公开(公告)号：US07359845B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-15

申请号：US11273501

申请日：2005-11-14

申请人： Florent Kelfoun

发明人： Florent Kelfoun

IPC分类号： G06F9/455

CPC分类号： E21B47/026 ,  E21B7/046 ,  E21B47/022 ,  G01V11/00 ,  G01V2210/6163 ,  G01V2210/6167

摘要： Methods and systems are provided for displaying and forecasting the lithology and wellbore conditions to be encountered while conducting drill string operations in a wellbore. A method and system is described for predicting and modeling lithology while operating a drill string in a wellbore, comprising: developing a 3-D lithological model of a subsurface area; projecting a well path through said subsurface area; determining an open cylinder lithology display of said projected well path; and recording said determined open cylinder display. The open cylinder lithology display (the Predictive Stratigraphy Image) may be displayed with geological or structural cross-sections to compare the well path and the predicted well path, with the actual subsurface environment. Data acquired during drilling operations can be used in real time to update the model or the Predictive Stratigraphy Image, and the results compared with Predictive Image Logs and other wellbore images and data.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于显示和预测在井眼中进行钻柱操作时所遇到的岩性和井眼条件的方法和系统。 描述了一种用于在钻井中操作钻柱时预测和建模岩性的方法和系统，包括：开发地下区域的3-D岩性模型; 突出穿过所述地下区域的井道; 确定所述投影井路径的开放气缸岩性显示; 并记录所述确定的开放缸显示。 开放式气缸岩性显示（预测地层图像）可以用地质或结构横截面显示，以将井路径和预测井路径与实际地下环境进行比较。 在钻井作业中获取的数据可以实时使用来更新模型或预测地层图像，并将结果与​​预测图像日志和其他井眼图像和数据进行比较。

公开(公告)号：US07353613B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-08

申请号：US11427435

申请日：2006-06-29

申请人： Roger P. Bartel ,  Jian-Qun Wu

发明人： Roger P. Bartel ,  Jian-Qun Wu

IPC分类号： E21B47/022

CPC分类号： E21B47/024 ,  E21B47/022 ,  G01C21/165

摘要： A directional sensor system that incorporates a single axis sensor element that is manipulated to a plurality of orientations. The resulting responses of the sensor element at these locations are combined to obtain a measure of orientation of the system. The system applicable for determining orientation of instrumentation within a well borehole such as measurement-while-drilling, wireline and tubing conveyed borehole instrumentation. The system can be used in other subsurface and surface applications.

摘要翻译： 一种定向传感器系统，其包含被操纵到多个取向的单轴传感器元件。 将传感器元件在这些位置处的所得到的响应组合以获得系统的取向度量。 该系统适用于确定井眼内仪器的方向，如钻孔测量，电缆和油管输送的钻孔仪器。 该系统可用于其他地下和地面应用。

公开(公告)号：US20070186639A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-16

申请号：US11739581

申请日：2007-04-24

申请人： Ronald Spross ,  Paul Rodney

发明人： Ronald Spross ,  Paul Rodney

IPC分类号： E21B49/00 ,  E21B47/00

CPC分类号： G01V11/00 ,  E21B7/067 ,  E21B45/00 ,  E21B47/0002 ,  E21B47/01 ,  E21B47/022 ,  G01V2210/6163 ,  G01V2210/6165 ,  G01V2210/6167

摘要： Measurement of petrophysical and geophysical data of formations in a wellbore using a long gauge bit having at least one sensor therewith. The at least one sensor may be installed in at least one flute of the long gauge bit and/or in the long gauge portion thereof. Data for creating images of the formations are obtained at or near the bottom of the borehole and proximate to the long gauge bit used for drilling the borehole. Orientation of the long gauge bit is also available on a real time basis. Magnetic and/or gravitational sensors may be used in determining bit orientation. The flutes of the long gauge bit and the long gauge portion thereof may have standard inserts to accommodate various types of different sensors and electronic packages therefor.

摘要翻译： 使用具有至少一个传感器的长规格位测量井眼中的地层的岩石物理和地球物理数据。 至少一个传感器可以安装在长规格钻头的至少一个槽和/或其长规格部分中。 用于创建地层图像的数据在钻孔底部或附近获得，并且靠近用于钻孔的长规格钻头。 长规格位的方向也可实时获得。 可以使用磁性和/或重力传感器来确定位取向。 长规格钻头的长槽和其长的规格部分可以具有标准的插入件以适应各种类型的不同的传感器及其电子封装。

公开(公告)号：US07225550B2

公开(公告)日：2007-06-05

申请号：US11510281

申请日：2006-08-25

申请人： Roger Ekseth ,  Gary William Uttecht

发明人： Roger Ekseth ,  Gary William Uttecht

IPC分类号： G01C19/56 ,  G01C21/16 ,  E21B47/022

CPC分类号： G01C19/56 ,  E21B47/022 ,  G01C21/16

摘要： A system and method for determining an orientation of the survey tool within a borehole utilizes a survey tool including a plurality of rotation sensors each having a sensing axis and a direction of least acceleration sensitivity. The plurality of rotation sensors are mounted in a housing with their sensing axes generally parallel to one another and with their directions of least acceleration sensitivity generally non-parallel to one another. The survey tool further includes a controller adapted to calculate a weighted average of the detected angular rotation rates from the plurality of rotation sensors. The weighted average includes the detected angular rotation rate of each rotation sensor about its sensing axis weighted by the detected acceleration along its direction of least acceleration sensitivity.

公开(公告)号：US07209834B2

公开(公告)日：2007-04-24

申请号：US11067147

申请日：2005-02-25

申请人： Said Abdel Galil El Askary

发明人： Said Abdel Galil El Askary

IPC分类号： G01V3/18

CPC分类号： E21B47/026 ,  E21B7/046 ,  E21B47/022

摘要： A system and method estimates the distance between a borehole and a subsurface boundary of interest in a geophysical region. In one embodiment, available existing sensor data for the geophysical region is used to create a resistivity model of the region, with the model reflecting changes in resistivity across the boundary. A hypothetical borehole has a number of segments along its length that are spaced-apart from the boundary by different, preselected distances. The ratio between two selected resistivity curves in each of the respective spaced-apart segments is computed, and these ratio values are plotted as a function of distance from the boundary. A curve-fitting algorithm is applied to derive an equation, which may be applied to actual sensor data from a sensor package.

摘要翻译： 系统和方法估计地球物理区域中钻孔和感兴趣的地下边界之间的距离。 在一个实施例中，用于地球物理区域的可用现有传感器数据用于创建该区域的电阻率模型，其中该模型反映跨越边界的电阻率的变化。 假设的钻孔具有沿其长度的多个段，其通过不同的预选距离与边界间隔开。 计算每个相应间隔段中两个所选电阻率曲线之间的比率，并将这些比值绘制为与边界的距离的函数。 应用曲线拟合算法来导出等式，其可以应用于来自传感器封装的实际传感器数据。

公开(公告)号：US07207215B2

公开(公告)日：2007-04-24

申请号：US10745381

申请日：2003-12-22

申请人： Ronald L. Spross ,  Paul F. Rodney

发明人： Ronald L. Spross ,  Paul F. Rodney

IPC分类号： E21B47/00

CPC分类号： G01V11/00 ,  E21B7/067 ,  E21B45/00 ,  E21B47/0002 ,  E21B47/01 ,  E21B47/022 ,  G01V2210/6163 ,  G01V2210/6165 ,  G01V2210/6167

摘要： Measurement of petrophysical and geophysical data of formations in a wellbore using a long gauge bit having at least one sensor therewith. The at least one sensor may be installed in at least one flute of the long gauge bit and/or in the long gauge portion thereof. Data for creating images of the formations are obtained at or near the bottom of the borehole and proximate to the long gauge bit used for drilling the borehole. Orientation of the long gauge bit is also available on a real time basis. Magnetic and/or gravitational sensors may be used in determining bit orientation. The flutes of the long gauge bit and the long gauge portion thereof may have standard inserts to accommodate various types of different sensors and electronic packages therefor.

摘要翻译： 使用具有至少一个传感器的长规格位测量井眼中的地层的岩石物理和地球物理数据。 至少一个传感器可以安装在长规格钻头的至少一个槽和/或其长规格部分中。 用于创建地层图像的数据在钻孔底部或附近获得，并且靠近用于钻孔的长规格钻头。 长规格位的方向也可实时获得。 可以使用磁性和/或重力传感器来确定位取向。 长规格钻头的长槽和其长的规格部分可以具有标准的插入件以适应各种类型的不同的传感器及其电子封装。

公开(公告)号：US07197929B2

公开(公告)日：2007-04-03

申请号：US11062378

申请日：2005-02-22

申请人： Paul F. Rodney

发明人： Paul F. Rodney

IPC分类号： G01P9/04

CPC分类号： E21B47/022 ,  G01C19/5719

摘要： In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may include coupling a plurality of masses to provide a plurality of output signals responsive to motion relative to a common axis. Moving the plurality of masses at a substantially common frequency, moving a subset of the plurality of masses out of phase with the remainder of the plurality of masses, and combining the plurality of output signals to provide a combined signal associated with a response property of at least one of the plurality of masses may also be included.

摘要翻译： 在一些实施例中，设备和系统以及方法和物品可以包括耦合多个质量以提供响应于相对于公共轴的运动的多个输出信号。 以基本上共同的频率移动多个质量，将多个质量的子集与多个质量的其余部分异相移动，并组合多个输出信号以提供与响应特性相关联的组合信号 还可以包括多个质量中的至少一个。

公开(公告)号：US20070017106A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-25

申请号：US11510281

申请日：2006-08-25

申请人： Roger Ekseth ,  Gary Uttecht

发明人： Roger Ekseth ,  Gary Uttecht

IPC分类号： E21B47/022

CPC分类号： G01C19/56 ,  E21B47/022 ,  G01C21/16

摘要： A system and method for determining an orientation of the survey tool within a borehole utilizes a survey tool including a plurality of rotation sensors each having a sensing axis and a direction of least acceleration sensitivity. The plurality of rotation sensors are mounted in a housing with their sensing axes generally parallel to one another and with their directions of least acceleration sensitivity generally non-parallel to one another. The survey tool further includes a controller adapted to calculate a weighted average of the detected angular rotation rates from the plurality of rotation sensors. The weighted average includes the detected angular rotation rate of each rotation sensor about its sensing axis weighted by the detected acceleration along its direction of least acceleration sensitivity.

摘要翻译： 用于确定钻孔内的测量工具的方位的系统和方法利用包括多个旋转传感器的测量工具，每个旋转传感器具有感测轴和最小加速度灵敏度的方向。 多个旋转传感器安装在壳体中，其感测轴线大致彼此平行，并且其方向的加速度灵敏度通常彼此不平行。 调查工具还包括控制器，适于计算来自多个旋转传感器的所检测的角度旋转速率的加权平均值。 加权平均值包括每个旋转传感器围绕其感测轴的检测的角度旋转速度，其被检测的加速度沿其最小加速度灵敏度的方向加权。

公开(公告)号：US20070011895A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-18

申请号：US11427435

申请日：2006-06-29

申请人： Roger Bartel ,  Jian-Qun Wu

发明人： Roger Bartel ,  Jian-Qun Wu

IPC分类号： E21B47/022 ,  G01C19/00

CPC分类号： E21B47/024 ,  E21B47/022 ,  G01C21/165

摘要： A directional sensor system that incorporates a single axis sensor element that is manipulated to a plurality of orientations. The resulting responses of the sensor element at these locations are combined to obtain a measure of orientation of the system. The system applicable for determining orientation of instrumentation within a well borehole such as measurement-while-drilling, wireline and tubing conveyed borehole instrumentation. The system can be used in other subsurface and surface applications.

摘要翻译： 一种定向传感器系统，其包含被操纵到多个取向的单轴传感器元件。 将传感器元件在这些位置处的所得到的响应组合以获得系统的取向度量。 该系统适用于确定井眼内仪器的方向，如钻孔测量，电缆和油管输送的钻孔仪器。 该系统可用于其他地下和地面应用。