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US10774637B2

Sensing formation properties during wellbore construction

University of Texas System

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed that provide highly accurate and controllable measurements of rock formation properties in a wellbore. The systems and methods utilize a prescribed input signal to mechanically perturb a drill string in contact with a rock formation in order to elicit a mechanical …

University
University of Texas System
Assignee
Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System
Inventor
Carlos Torres-Verdin
Priority date
November 04, 2016
Filing date
October 25, 2017
Grant date
September 15, 2020
Publication date
September 15, 2020
Language
en
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