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Apparatus for and method of logging earth bores

Assignee: Eastman Oil Well Survey Co
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Filing: 1954-05-24
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Granted: 1956-07-17
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Expires: 1974-05-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jackson John Gordon

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 16:22
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01V; G01V3/00; G01V3/18; G01V3/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 68 words
A METHOD OF LOGGING AN EARTH BORE WHICH DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVE FLUID, SAID METHOD COMPRISING SUSPENDING IN SAID BORE AN ELECTRODE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE WALL OF SAID BORE, CONNECTING SAID ELECTRODE IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE EARTH''S FORMATIONS FROM THE EARTH''S SURFACES TO THE BORE ADJACENT THE ELECTRODE, ESTABLISHING AN IONIZED GAS BETWEEN THE ELECTRODE AND THE EARTH''S FORMATIONS ADJACENT THERETO, AND
Claim 2
Independent Claim 68 words
A METHOD OF LOGGING AN EARTH BORE WHICH DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVE FLUID, SAID METHOD COMPRISING SUSPENDING IN SAID BORE AN ELECTRODE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE WALL OF SAID BORE, CONNECTING SAID ELECTRODE IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE EARTH''S FORMATIONS FROM THE EARTH''S SURFACES TO THE BORE ADJACENT THE ELECTRODE, ESTABLISHING AN IONIZED GAS BETWEEN THE ELECTRODE AND THE EARTH''S FORMATIONS ADJACENT THERETO, AND

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