EP1373938A4 - Method and apparatus for determining the high side of a drill string during gamma mwd operations and correlating gamma events therewith - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for determining the high side of a drill string during gamma mwd operations and correlating gamma events therewith

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Publication number
EP1373938A4
EP1373938A4 EP02733787A EP02733787A EP1373938A4 EP 1373938 A4 EP1373938 A4 EP 1373938A4 EP 02733787 A EP02733787 A EP 02733787A EP 02733787 A EP02733787 A EP 02733787A EP 1373938 A4 EP1373938 A4 EP 1373938A4
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Prior art keywords
gamma
correlating
therewith
determining
drill string
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1373938A1 (en
Inventor
Roger P Bartel
Michael Larronde
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Halliburton Energy Services Inc
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/02—Determining slope or direction
    • E21B47/022—Determining slope or direction of the borehole, e.g. using geomagnetism
EP02733787A 2001-04-06 2002-01-30 Method and apparatus for determining the high side of a drill string during gamma mwd operations and correlating gamma events therewith Withdrawn EP1373938A4 (en)

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US82839701A 2001-04-06 2001-04-06
US828397 2001-04-06
PCT/US2002/002634 WO2002082124A1 (en) 2001-04-06 2002-01-30 Method and apparatus for determining the high side of a drill string during gamma mwd operations and correlating gamma events therewith

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EP1373938A1 EP1373938A1 (en) 2004-01-02
EP1373938A4 true EP1373938A4 (en) 2005-01-12

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AU (1) AU2006202091A1 (en)
BR (1) BR0206908A (en)
CA (1) CA2439809A1 (en)
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WO (1) WO2002082124A1 (en)

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NO20034398L (en) 2003-10-01
NO20034398D0 (en) 2003-10-01
AU2006202091A1 (en) 2006-06-08
BR0206908A (en) 2004-02-25
WO2002082124A1 (en) 2002-10-17
EP1373938A1 (en) 2004-01-02
CA2439809A1 (en) 2002-10-17

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