Patent ID: 8773134
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: E21B,G01V

Abstract:
1. A logging tool for use in a wellbore, comprising: a sensor portion for making measurements within the wellbore, wherein the sensor portion communicates signals with a surrounding environment as a basis for the logging tool measurements; a non-metallic sleeve comprising a longitudinal axis and enclosing the sensor portion, the non-metallic sleeve being made of a material that is electromagnetically transparent to the measurements being made by the sensor portion; and one or more structural elements carried by the non-metallic sleeve to enhance the mechanical properties of the non-metallic sleeve, wherein the structural elements are supported about the non-metallic sleeve such that the non-metallic sleeve is positioned laterally between the structural elements and the longitudinal axis, wherein the one or more structural elements do not affect measurements made by the sensor portion of the tool, and wherein the one or more structural elements are located inside the non-metallic sleeve.