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Geophysical prospecting apparatus
Assignee: Texaco Inc
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Filing: 1957-08-13
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Granted: 1964-09-22
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Expires: 1977-08-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Roy J Clements
- 👤 Burton D Lee
- 👤 Roland B Stelzer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 11:01
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01V; G01V3/00; G01V3/18; G01V3/20; G01V3/24; E; E21; E21B; E21B47/00; E21B47/01; E21B47/017; E21B47/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
THE METHOD OF SIMULTANEOUSLY DRILLING AND PROSPECTING A WELL BORE TRAVERSING A SUBSURFACE FORMATION WHICH COMPRISES MOUNTING WITHIN THE LOWER PORTION OF A DRILL STEM OF THE DRILLING APPARATUS A HOUSING CONTAINING MEANS FOR RECEIVING INDICATIONS OF A PHYSICAL VARIABLE IN THE AREA OF SAID WELL BORE AND ROTATING SAID DRILL STEM WHILE ISOLATING SAID MEANS CONTAINED WITHIN SAID HOUSING FROM ROTATIONAL FORCES IN SAID DRILL STEM DURING THE DRILL-
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