US 12,331,603 B1
Methods and apparatus to decouple downhole tool speed from conveyance tools
Sudhir Gupta, Houston, TX (US); and Edward Harrigan, Richmond, TX (US)
Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/775,655.
Int. Cl. E21B 23/00 (2006.01); E21B 21/08 (2006.01); E21B 23/14 (2006.01); G01V 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 23/001 (2020.05) [E21B 21/08 (2013.01); E21B 23/14 (2013.01); G01V 5/102 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a logging apparatus configured to be positioned downhole within a wellbore and to perform one or more logging operations within the wellbore, the logging apparatus including a downhole tractor and one or more logging tools mechanically coupled to the downhole tractor by a positioning mechanism,
wherein the downhole tractor is configured to propel the logging apparatus in a lateral direction through the wellbore at a first speed,
and wherein the positioning mechanism is configured to move the logging tool laterally for a distance within the wellbore and at a second speed that is different from the first speed while the downhole tractor is operating to move in the lateral direction at the first speed and while the one or more logging tools perform the one or more logging operations within the wellbore.