Patent ID: 9703005
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: E21B,G01B,G01N,G01S,G01V

Claim:
1. A method for creating a high resolution image by low coherence interferometry of the surface of a well bore, comprising: placing the distal end of a fiber optic cable into a well bore while the proximal end of the fiber optic cable remains out of the well bore, wherein the fiber optic cable is configured with a head assembly affixed to the distal end thereof, the head assembly including at least a swept source laser scanner; removing the fiber optic cable from the well bore while the head assembly rotates in a circular direction; scanning the surface of the well bore with the swept source laser scanner; using the information received from the swept source laser scanner to create a high resolution image of the surface of the well bore using low coherence interferometry.