Foundation of Ultradeep Boundary Detection Based on the Electric Field Characteristics

Ding, Hong; Chen, Tao; He, Qiuli; Ren, Qiang

doi:10.1109/tgrs.2021.3058990

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“…The tool measures the electric field excited by a magnetic dipole source, and it is more sensitive to the anomaly than that with the magnetic field from a magnetic dipole source [11]. Then, a half-circle open loop antenna for measuring the electric field is utilized and corresponding simulation methods for estimating this electric field are developed [12], [13]. A tool with an electric dipole source and magnetic field receiver is proposed to detect formation boundary ahead of the drill bit [14].…”

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An EM LWD Tool for Deep Reading Looking-Ahead

Liang,

Di,

Chen

et al. 2023

IEEE Access

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An electromagnetic (EM) logging while drilling (LWD) tool is proposed for deep reading detection ahead of the drill bit. The EM LWD tool consists of one coil transmitter sub and two separated coil receiver subs. We utilize the attenuations of measured voltage signals as indicators for detecting the boundary ahead of the drill bit. The effects of frequency and the tool length on the detection capability of the tool are discussed. Also, the attenuations of coaxial voltage signals and coplanar voltage signals proactively respond to the anisotropic formation boundary ahead of the drill bit. The attenuations of coaxial and coplanar signals are sensitive to variations of horizontal conductivity of a conductive anisotropic target layer, but not sensitive to variations in its vertical component. Moreover, an air hang test verifies that the depth of detection of the tool could reach more than 30 m, which is also confirmed by the numerical simulations with an air-seawatersediment model. The proposed EM LWD tool for detecting the formation boundary ahead of the drill bit is promising for applications of deep reading detections.INDEX TERMS air hang test; looking ahead; boundary detection; logging while drilling; electromagnetic fields

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