Measuring petrophysical properties of an earth formation by regularized direct inversion of electromagnetic signals

    公开(公告)号:US11119239B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US15406308

    申请日:2017-01-13

    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for evaluating an earth formation intersected by a borehole. Methods include using at least one transmitter to generate electromagnetic (EM) waves propagating through the formation; generating measurement signals at at least one receiver responsive to the propagating EM waves; taking a plurality of propagation measurements from the measurement signals representative of the propagating EM waves, where each propagation measurement of the plurality comprises at least one of: i) a relative phase shift between a first wave of the plurality of propagating EM waves and a second wave of the plurality of propagating EM waves; and ii) a relative attenuation between a first wave of the plurality of propagating EM waves and a second wave of the plurality of propagating EM waves; and performing a single inversion which uses the plurality of propagation measurements as input and generates at least one petrophysical parameter as output.

    Estimating Parameters of Archie's Law and Formation Texture Information

    公开(公告)号:US20170276832A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-28

    申请号:US15081434

    申请日:2016-03-25

    CPC classification number: G01V99/005 E21B49/00 G01V3/08 G01V3/28

    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for evaluating an earth formation for generating a numerical model comprising an expression equating a representation for the effective conductivity under Archie's law with respect to direct current with a function for the effective conductivity representative of the mixing model with respect to direct current; and solving a system of equations to obtain values for the Archie parameters including at least i) the expression; ii) a second expression equating a first order variation of the representation with a first order variation of the function with respect to water saturation of the formation (Sw); and iii) a third expression equating a first order variation of the representation with a first order variation of the function with respect to porosity of the formation (φ). The second and third expressions may equate derivatives of the representation with derivatives of the function.

    Estimating parameters of Archie's law and formation texture information

    公开(公告)号:US11520076B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-06

    申请号:US15081434

    申请日:2016-03-25

    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for evaluating an earth formation for generating a numerical model comprising an expression equating a representation for the effective conductivity under Archie's law with respect to direct current with a function for the effective conductivity representative of the mixing model with respect to direct current; and solving a system of equations to obtain values for the Archie parameters including at least i) the expression; ii) a second expression equating a first order variation of the representation with a first order variation of the function with respect to water saturation of the formation (Sw); and iii) a third expression equating a first order variation of the representation with a first order variation of the function with respect to porosity of the formation (φ). The second and third expressions may equate derivatives of the representation with derivatives of the function.

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