Patent Number: 8,508,231

Title: Logging tool employing a monopole current injection electrode for microresistivity imaging

Abstract: A microresistivity logging tool includes a monopole current injection electrode and first and second potential electrodes deployed on a downhole tool body. A controller is configured to apply a high frequency alternating current between the monopole current injection electrode and a return and measure a corresponding AC potential difference between the first and second electrodes.

Inventors: Wang; Tsili (Katy, TX)

Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation

International Classification: G01V 3/00 (20060101); E21B 47/00 (20120101)

Expiration Date: 2021-08-13 0:00:00