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Focussed resistivity sensor

CA 1261000 A · Owner: Teleco Oilfield Services Inc. · Inventors: Grosso, Donald; Duckworth, Allen

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Abstract of the Invention: A device for detecting and sensing the boundaries between differing rock strata is provided. This device utilizes electrical conductivity or resistivity to detect and measure the boundary layer. The device of the present invention may be used with a "measurement-while-drilling" (MWD) tool using either wire-line or wireless data communication with a surface receiver. Moreover, the resistivity or conductivity detection device of the present invention may also be used alone or in conjunction with gamma radiation sensors. The present invention utilizes at least a pair of electrodes which occupy a small area and are located on one side of the tool aligned with the …

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  • Granted September 26, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 26, 2006.
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FiledAugust 19, 1987
GrantedSeptember 26, 1989
Term endedSeptember 26, 2006
Patent numberCA 1261000 A
Classification (IPC)G01V3/20 +1 more

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1988199019921994199619982000200220042006Application filedAug 19, 1987Patent grantedSep 26, 1989Term endedSep 26, 2006

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