Patents Represented by Attorney Richard A. Madan, Mossman & Srirman Fagin
  • Patent number: 6060886
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining radial distribution of resistivity of earth formations surrounding a wellbore. The apparatus includes a sonde mandrel having an insulating exterior surface and electrodes disposed on the insulating surface at spaced apart locations. The electrodes are connected to circuits for measuring a focused current resistivity within a predetermined longitudinal span. The electrodes are also connected to circuits for measuring electrical impedance between pairs of electrodes spaced apart at a plurality of different longitudinal spacings. The preferred embodiment includes a voltage measuring circuit interconnected between a pair of electrodes which is positioned between a closest spaced pair of electrodes connected to the impedance measuring circuits, so that a vertical resolution of the impedance measurements can be limited to approximately the axial spacing of the pair of electrodes connected to the voltage measuring circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Western Atlas International, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonty A. Tabarovsky, Antonio Fabris, Alberto G. Mezzatesta, Gregory B. Itskovich