Method of and apparatus for making near-bit measurements while drilling

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5448227
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08150941

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In accordance with illustrative embodiments of the present invention, a measuring-while-drilling system includes a sensor sub positioned at the lower end of a downhole motor assembly so that the sub is located near the drill bit. The sub houses instrumentalities that measure various downhole parameters such as inclination of the borehole, the natural gamma ray emission of the formations, the electrical resistivity of the formations, and a number of mechanical drilling performance parameters. Sonic or electromagnetic telemetry signals representing these measurements are transmitted uphole to a receiver associated with a conventional MWD tool located above the motor, and telemetered by this tool to the surface substantially in real time. The system has particular application to accurate control over the drilling of extended reach and horizontally drilled wells.

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SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONSUGAR LAND TX

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Orban, Jacques Sugar Land, TX 127 1816
Richardson, Neil W Houston, TX 10 351

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