Finite-difference modeling of electromagnetic tool response for logging while drilling

Geophysics

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 152-160

  Wang, Tsili ^a   Signorelli, Jack ^a  

^a BAKER ATLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; WELL DRILLING; WELL LOGGING; ELECTROMAGNETIC LOGGING; FERRITE; INFILL DRILLING;

ANTENNA GEOMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC TOOLING; 3D FINITE DIFFERENCES; CYLINDRICAL COORDINATES; FINITE DIFFERENCE GRIDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE MODEL; LOGGING WHILE DRILLING; LOGGING WHILE DRILLING TOOLS; PERMEABILITY DISTRIBUTION; RELATIVE MAGNETIC PERMEABILITIES;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; SLOT ANTENNAS;

ALGORITHM; DRILLING; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; LOGGING (GEOPHYSICS);

EID: 1842590530     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1649383     Document Type: Article

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