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(11) EP 2 488 722 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
22.08.2012 Bulletin 2012/34

(21) Application number: 09847452.1

(22) Date of filing: 20.07.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E21B 47/06(2012.01)
G01V 1/40(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2009/051146
(87) International publication number:
WO 2011/010989 (27.01.2011 Gazette 2011/04)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(71) Applicants:
  • Services Pétroliers Schlumberger
    75004 Paris (FR)

    FR 
  • Schlumberger Holdings Limited (SHL)
    Tortola (VG)

    GB NL 
  • Schlumberger Technology B.V.
    2514 JG The Hague (NL)

    BG CZ DE DK GR HU IE IT LT NO PL RO SI SK TR 
  • PRAD Research and Development Limited
    Tortola 1110 (VG)

    AT BE CH CY EE ES FI HR IS LI LU LV MC MK MT PT SE SM 

(72) Inventor:
  • SINHA, BIKASH K.
    Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142 (US)

(74) Representative: Ford, Michael Frederick 
Schlumberger Cambridge Research Limited High Cross Madingley Road
Cambridge CB3 0EL
Cambridge CB3 0EL (GB)

   


(54) ESTIMATING FORMATION STRESSES USING RADIAL PROFILES OF THREE SHEAR MODULI