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US20160025887A1
US20160025887A1 US14/439,081 US201314439081A US2016025887A1 US 20160025887 A1 US20160025887 A1 US 20160025887A1 US 201314439081 A US201314439081 A US 201314439081A US 2016025887 A1 US2016025887 A1 US 2016025887A1
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    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
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    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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    • E21B47/02—Determining slope or direction
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/12—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling
    • E21B47/13—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling by electromagnetic energy, e.g. radio frequency
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    • G01V3/18—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation specially adapted for well-logging
    • G01V3/26—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation specially adapted for well-logging operating with magnetic or electric fields produced or modified either by the surrounding earth formation or by the detecting device
    • G01V3/28—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation specially adapted for well-logging operating with magnetic or electric fields produced or modified either by the surrounding earth formation or by the detecting device using induction coils

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  • FIG. 7 illustrates a representative plot of lock-in amplifier output signals in accordance with the embodiment of FIG. 6 .
  • Signals at any of these frequencies can be easily separated from the 5 Hz ranging signal emanating from the casing of the target well.
  • the fundamental (1.4285 Hz in this example) can propagate through the earth with considerably less signal loss than the 5 Hz ranging signal.
  • the frequency downshifted signal is launched down the casing of the borehole that contains the ranging tool, it will hop to the drill pipe in the borehole, and can be detected with a toroidal antenna or as a voltage across a resistive gap.
  • the toroid or resistive gap may not be sensitive to many forms of ranging signals. In particular, it may not be sensitive to a signal generated by launching current down the casing of the target well when the ranging and target wells are approximately parallel.

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