公开(公告)号：US07091877B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-15

申请号：US10707813

申请日：2004-01-14

申请人： Thomas D. Barber ,  Stephen D. Bonner ,  Dean M. Homan ,  Gerald N. Minerbo ,  Richard A. Rosthal ,  Kuo-Chiang Chen

发明人： Thomas D. Barber ,  Stephen D. Bonner ,  Dean M. Homan ,  Gerald N. Minerbo ,  Richard A. Rosthal ,  Kuo-Chiang Chen

IPC分类号： G01V3/00

CPC分类号： G01V3/28

摘要： A logging tool includes a tool body; a simple transmitter comprising a single antenna disposed on the tool body; four simple receivers, each comprising a single antenna, disposed on the tool body and spaced apart from the simple transmitter to form four arrays; and an electronic module for controlling operation of the four arrays, wherein the simple transmitter is configured to generate a magnetic field having a transverse component, wherein each of the four simple receivers is sensitive to the magnetic field generated by the simple transmitter, and at least one of the four simple receivers is sensitive to the transverse component of the magnetic field generated by the simple transmitter, and wherein the four arrays are configured to provide measurements at at least three depths of investigation.

摘要翻译： 测井工具包括工具体; 简单的发射机，包括设置在所述工具主体上的单个天线; 四个简单接收器，每个包括单个天线，设置在工具主体上并与简单发射器间隔开以形成四个阵列; 以及用于控制四个阵列的操作的电子模块，其中简单发射器被配置为产生具有横向分量的磁场，其中四个简单接收机中的每一个对由简单发射机产生的磁场敏感，并且至少 四个简单接收器之一对由简单发射器产生的磁场的横向分量敏感，并且其中四个阵列被配置为在至少三个调查深度提供测量。

公开(公告)号：US07023212B2

公开(公告)日：2006-04-04

申请号：US11030668

申请日：2004-12-31

申请人： Kuo Chiang Chen ,  Robert C. Smith ,  David T. Oliver ,  Gary A. Hazen ,  Dean M. Homan ,  Jan W. Smits

发明人： Kuo Chiang Chen ,  Robert C. Smith ,  David T. Oliver ,  Gary A. Hazen ,  Dean M. Homan ,  Jan W. Smits

IPC分类号： G01V3/02

CPC分类号： G01V3/28

摘要： A well logging tool and method are disclosed comprising a conductive mandrel, an antenna array disposed around the conductive mandrel, wherein the antenna array comprises a plurality of antennas disposed on insulating supports and at least one contact spacer, the at least one contact spacer having at least one conductor channel having a contact assembly disposed therein, a sleeve disposed over the antenna array, wherein the sleeve includes at least one electrode assembly, the at least one electrode and the contact assembly adapted to provide a radially conductive path from an exterior of the well logging tool to the conductive mandrel and wherein the electrode assembly comprises a first conductor exposed to the exterior of the well logging tool and at least one second conductor conductively connected to the first conductor and exposed to an inner surface of the sleeve, wherein at least one of the first conductor or the second conductor being in sealed contact with the sleeve to prevent the passage of fluid through the sleeve.

摘要翻译： 公开了测井工具和方法，其包括导电心轴，设置在导电心轴周围的天线阵列，其中天线阵列包括设置在绝缘支撑件上的多个天线和至少一个接触间隔件，所述至少一个接触间隔件具有 至少一个具有设置在其中的接触组件的导体通道，设置在所述天线阵列上的套筒，其中所述套筒包括至少一个电极组件，所述至少一个电极和所述接触组件适于提供从所述天线阵列的外部的径向导电路径 测井工具到导电心轴，并且其中电极组件包括暴露于测井工具的外部的第一导体和导电连接到第一导体并暴露于套筒的内表面的至少一个第二导体，其中至少 第一导体或第二导体之一与套筒密封接触以防止 流体通过套管。

公开(公告)号：US06997258B2

公开(公告)日：2006-02-14

申请号：US10605200

申请日：2003-09-15

申请人： Dean M. Homan ,  Kuo-Chiang Chen

发明人： Dean M. Homan ,  Kuo-Chiang Chen

IPC分类号： E21B47/00 ,  E21B49/10

CPC分类号： G01V11/005

摘要： A well logging tool includes a housing; at least one piston moveably disposed on the housing; at least one sensor disposed on the at least one piston; a pressure compensation system coupled to the at least one piston such that a pressure at a back side of the at least one piston is substantially identical to a pressure outside the well logging tool; and a piston deployment mechanism for deploying the at least one piston. A method for well logging using a logging tool having at least one piston and a pressure compensating system, wherein the at least one piston includes at least one sensor, the method includes disposing the well logging tool in a borehole; deploying the at least one piston to establish a contact between the at least one piston and a wall of the borehole; and measuring a formation property using the at least one sensor.

摘要翻译： 测井工具包括一个壳体; 可移动地设置在所述壳体上的至少一个活塞; 设置在所述至少一个活塞上的至少一个传感器; 压力补偿系统，其耦合到所述至少一个活塞，使得所述至少一个活塞的后侧处的压力基本上与所述测井工具外部的压力相同; 以及用于展开所述至少一个活塞的活塞展开机构。 一种使用具有至少一个活塞和压力补偿系统的测井工具进行测井的方法，其中所述至少一个活塞包括至少一个传感器，所述方法包括将测井仪器设置在钻孔中; 展开所述至少一个活塞以在所述至少一个活塞和所述钻孔的壁之间建立接触; 以及使用所述至少一个传感器测量形成特性。

公开(公告)号：US07193420B2

公开(公告)日：2007-03-20

申请号：US11334198

申请日：2006-01-17

申请人： Kuo Chiang Chen ,  Robert C. Smith ,  David T. Oliver ,  Gary A. Hazen ,  Dean M. Homan ,  Jan W. Smits

发明人： Kuo Chiang Chen ,  Robert C. Smith ,  David T. Oliver ,  Gary A. Hazen ,  Dean M. Homan ,  Jan W. Smits

IPC分类号： G01V3/02

CPC分类号： G01V3/28

摘要： A well logging tool and method are disclosed comprising a conductive mandrel, an antenna array disposed around the conductive mandrel, wherein the antenna array comprises a plurality of antennas disposed on insulating supports and at least one contact spacer, the at least one contact spacer having at least one conductor channel having a contact assembly disposed therein, a sleeve disposed over the antenna array, wherein the sleeve includes at least one electrode assembly, the at least one electrode and the contact assembly adapted to provide a radially conductive path from an exterior of the well logging tool to the conductive mandrel and wherein the electrode assembly comprises a first conductor exposed to the exterior of the well logging tool and at least one second conductor conductively connected to the first conductor and exposed to an inner surface of the sleeve, wherein at least one of the first conductor or the second conductor being in sealed contact with the sleeve to prevent the passage of fluid through the sleeve.

摘要翻译： 公开了测井工具和方法，其包括导电心轴，设置在导电心轴周围的天线阵列，其中天线阵列包括设置在绝缘支撑件上的多个天线和至少一个接触间隔件，所述至少一个接触间隔件具有 至少一个具有设置在其中的接触组件的导体通道，设置在所述天线阵列上的套筒，其中所述套筒包括至少一个电极组件，所述至少一个电极和所述接触组件适于提供从所述天线阵列的外部的径向导电路径 测井工具到导电心轴，并且其中电极组件包括暴露于测井工具的外部的第一导体和导电连接到第一导体并暴露于套筒的内表面的至少一个第二导体，其中至少 第一导体或第二导体之一与套筒密封接触以防止 流体通过套管。

公开(公告)号：US06667620B2

公开(公告)日：2003-12-23

申请号：US10113265

申请日：2002-03-29

申请人： Dean M. Homan ,  Charles Kibbe ,  Kuo-Chiang Chen

发明人： Dean M. Homan ,  Charles Kibbe ,  Kuo-Chiang Chen

IPC分类号： G01V310

CPC分类号： G01V3/28

摘要： Shield apparatus are provided for use with logging instruments equipped with transverse magnetic dipole antennas. Flexible dielectric strips and dielectric cylindrical bodies are implemented with conductive elements in various patterns to form Faraday shield structures. The shields provide an extended conductive surface to the instrument support member and redirect axial currents along the borehole, protecting the underlying antennas from the undesired effects of these currents.

摘要翻译： 屏蔽装置用于配备横向磁偶极子天线的测井仪器。 柔性介质条和电介质圆柱体以各种图案的导电元件实现，以形成法拉第屏蔽结构。 屏蔽件向仪器支撑构件提供延伸的导电表面并且重新沿钻孔的轴向电流，保护下面的天线不受这些电流的不期望的影响。

公开(公告)号：US09121260B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-01

申请号：US12234822

申请日：2008-09-22

申请人： Dean M. Homan

发明人： Dean M. Homan

IPC分类号： F16L11/00 ,  E21B47/01 ,  G01V3/18

CPC分类号： E21B47/01 ,  G01V3/18

摘要： A well logging instrument housing includes an electrically non-conductive tube and at least one layer of fiber embedded in a matrix surrounding an exterior of the tube. The at least one fiber layer includes at least one carbon fiber. The at least one or carbon fiber is arranged to have substantially no closed loops.

摘要翻译： 测井仪器壳体包括非导电管和至少一层纤维，其嵌入围绕管的外部的基质中。 至少一个纤维层包括至少一个碳纤维。 所述至少一个或碳纤维被布置成基本上没有闭环。

公开(公告)号：US09091153B2

公开(公告)日：2015-07-28

申请号：US13527102

申请日：2012-06-19

申请人： Libo Yang ,  Reza Taherian ,  Dean M. Homan ,  Paul Wanjau ,  David Rose ,  Onur Ozen

发明人： Libo Yang ,  Reza Taherian ,  Dean M. Homan ,  Paul Wanjau ,  David Rose ,  Onur Ozen

IPC分类号： E21B47/12

CPC分类号： E21B47/12 ,  E21B33/072 ,  E21B47/01 ,  E21B47/122

摘要： Systems, methods, and devices for two-way communication with a downhole tool string are provided. In one example, a method may include placing a downhole tool string into a pressure riser of a well while at least one component of the downhole tool string is not activated. Thereafter, a wireless control signal may be issued through the pressure riser to the downhole tool to cause the downhole tool string to activate the component. The wireless control signal may involve an acoustic signal, an optical signal, and/or an electromagnetic signal such as electrical dipole coupling or magnetic dipole coupling.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于与井下工具串进行双向通信的系统，方法和设备。 在一个示例中，方法可以包括将井下工具串放置在井的压力提升器中，而井下工具串的至少一个部件未被激活。 此后，可以通过压力提升器向井下工具发出无线控制信号，以使井下工具串激活部件。 无线控制信号可以包括声信号，光信号和/或诸如电偶极耦合或磁偶极耦合的电磁信号。

公开(公告)号：US20130166213A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-27

申请号：US13333354

申请日：2011-12-21

申请人： Dean M. Homan ,  Mark T. Frey ,  Sergiv Kryukov

发明人： Dean M. Homan ,  Mark T. Frey ,  Sergiv Kryukov

IPC分类号： G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G01V3/30 ,  G01V3/38

摘要： A logging tool having a plurality of spatially separated antennas is provided and used to make propagation-style measurements in a formation. Tensors are formed using the propagation-style measurements and one or more quantities are computed using the tensors. A formation evaluation is performed using the computed quantities. The formation evaluation determines a formation property or parameter such as horizontal resistivity, vertical resistivity, relative dip, azimuthal dip, bed boundary location, or bed thickness. The computed quantities may include compensated phase shift resistivity, compensated attenuation resistivity, symmetrized phase shift resistivity, symmetrized attenuation resistivity, anti-symmetrized phase shift resistivity, and anti-symmetrized attenuation resistivity. The measurements may be corrected for antenna gain errors and an air calibration may be performed. A zero-dimension inversion may be performed, while drilling, and the determined horizontal resistivity, vertical resistivity, relative dip, and/or azimuthal dip information may be sent to an uphole processor in real-time.

摘要翻译： 提供具有多个空间分离的天线的测井工具，并用于在地层中进行传播风格的测量。 使用传播样式测量形成传感器，并且使用张量计算一个或多个量。 使用计算量进行地层评估。 形成评估决定了水平电阻率，垂直电阻率，相对倾角，方位角倾角，床边界位置或床层厚度等形成特征或参数。 计算量可以包括补偿相移电阻率，补偿衰减电阻率，对称化相移电阻率，对称衰减电阻率，抗对称化相移电阻率和抗对称化衰减电阻率。 可以对天线增益误差校正测量值，并且可以执行空气校准。 可以在钻孔时执行零维反转，并且可以实时地将确定的水平电阻率，垂直电阻率，相对倾角和/或方位角倾角信息发送到井上处理器。

公开(公告)号：US20100071794A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-25

申请号：US12234822

申请日：2008-09-22

申请人： Dean M. Homan

发明人： Dean M. Homan

IPC分类号： F16L11/00 ,  G01V3/18 ,  F16L9/12

CPC分类号： E21B47/01 ,  G01V3/18

摘要： A well logging instrument housing includes an electrically non-conductive tube and at least one layer of fiber embedded in a matrix surrounding an exterior of the tube. The at least one fiber layer includes at least one carbon fiber. The at least one or carbon fiber is arranged to have substantially no closed loops.

摘要翻译： 测井仪器壳体包括非导电管和至少一层纤维，其嵌入围绕管的外部的基质中。 至少一个纤维层包括至少一个碳纤维。 所述至少一个或碳纤维被布置成基本上没有闭环。

公开(公告)号：US20090167309A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-02

申请号：US11964157

申请日：2007-12-26

申请人： Dean M. Homan

发明人： Dean M. Homan

IPC分类号： G01V3/28 ,  G01V13/00

CPC分类号： G01V3/28 ,  Y10T29/4902

摘要： An induction or propagation apparatus for performing measuring the tensor resistivity of a sample of matter includes a non-conductive, generally cylindrical tubular member adapted to receive the matter therein, a triaxial transmitter, at least one triaxial receiver, and an electronic module. The electronic module is adapted to energize the triaxial transmitter, control acquisition of signals by the at least one triaxial receiver, and perform anisotropic measurements and analysis. The triaxial transmitter and the at least one triaxial receiver are disposed on the generally cylindrical tubular member in axial spaced relationship.

摘要翻译： 用于测量物质样品的张量电阻率的感应或传播装置包括适于在其中接收物质的非导电的，大致圆柱形的管状构件，三轴发射器，至少一个三轴接收器和电子模块。 电子模块适于对三轴发射器通电，控制由至少一个三轴接收器获取信号，并执行各向异性测量和分析。 三轴发射器和至少一个三轴接收器以轴向间隔的关系设置在大致圆柱形的管状构件上。