Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
Apparatus for determining the bound-water-filled porosity of formations surrounding a borehole, comprising: a logging device moveable through the borehole; means disposed in said logging device for transmitting microwave electromagnetic energy into the formations; means disposed in said logging device, and spaced from said transmitting means, for measuring, at each of a series of depth levels, the attenuation of microwave energy passing through the formations; means for generating, at each of said series of depth levels, a signal which is substantially proportional to the square of the measured attenuation; and means for generating a depth-varying recording of said signals, said recording being indicative of the bound-water-filled porosity of the formations at each of said series of depth levels.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
Apparatus for determining the bound-water-filled porosity of formations surrounding a borehole, comprising: a logging device moveable through the borehole; means disposed in said logging device for transmitting microwave electromagnetic energy into the formations; means disposed in said logging device, and spaced from said transmitting means, for measuring, at each of a series of depth levels, the attenuation of microwave energy passing through the formations; means for generating, at each of said series of depth levels, a signal which is substantially proportional to the square of the measured attenuation; and means for generating a depth-varying recording of said signals, said recording being indicative of the bound-water-filled porosity of the formations at each of said series of depth levels.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus as defined by claim 1 wherein said means for measuring attenuation includes means for measuring the attenuation constant of the formations at each of said series of depth levels.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus as defined by claim 1, wherein said microwave electromagnetic energy has a frequency of about 1.1 GHz.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus as defined by claim 2, wherein said microwave electromagnetic energy has a frequency of about 1.1 GHz.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
98 words
A method for determining the bound-water-filled porosity of formations surrounding a borehole, comprising the steps of: transmitting microwave electromagnetic energy into the formations from a logging device moveable through the borehole; measuring, at each of a series of depth levels, the attenuation of microwave energy passing through the formations; generating, at each of said series of depth levels, a signal which is substantially proportional to the square of the measured attenuation; and generating a depth-varying recording of said signals, said recording being indicative of the bound-water-filled porosity of the formations at each of said series of depth levels.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
98 words
A method for determining the bound-water-filled porosity of formations surrounding a borehole, comprising the steps of: transmitting microwave electromagnetic energy into the formations from a logging device moveable through the borehole; measuring, at each of a series of depth levels, the attenuation of microwave energy passing through the formations; generating, at each of said series of depth levels, a signal which is substantially proportional to the square of the measured attenuation; and generating a depth-varying recording of said signals, said recording being indicative of the bound-water-filled porosity of the formations at each of said series of depth levels.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method as defined by claim 5 wherein said means for measuring attenuation includes means for measuring the attenuation constant of the formations at each of said series of depth levels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method as defined by claim 5, wherein said microwave electromagnetic energy has a frequency of about 1.1 GHz.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method as defined by claim 6, wherein said microwave electromagnetic energy has a frequency of about 1.1 GHz.