Patent ID: 9394781
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: E21B,G01N,G01V

Claim Text:
1. A logging-while-drilling tool comprising: a circumferential drill collar; a circumferential stabilizer radially exterior to the drill collar; a circumferential mud channel radially interior to the circumference of the drill collar; a mandrel chassis radially interior to the mud channel; a plurality of X-ray permissive mandrel supports disposed within the mud channel between the mandrel chassis and drill collar; an electronic X-ray generator disposed within the mandrel chassis, wherein the electronic X-ray generator is configured to emit X-rays through a first collimation channel and at least one of the plurality of X-ray permissive mandrel supports to exit the logging-while-drilling tool into a subterranean formation at a first azimuthal angle; and a first X-ray detector configured to detect X-rays that return to the logging-while-drilling tool after scattering in the subterranean formation.