Analog model studies were carried out comparing the eletromagnetic responses of various two-coil systems in a borehole, in order to improve the vertical resolution of the indution tools. For this purpose geoeletric models, simulating well-logging situations in the stratified beds of varying thicknesses, with or without fluid invasion, were constructed at a reduced scale of 20. The sensitivity of the system to measure relative fields (secondary/primary) is of the order of 0.01 %. Following conclusions were drawn after analysing the response profiles obtained for a coaxial and a coplanar coil systems: • In case of thin conducting beds placed in relatively resistive beds, such as shale beds in sandstones containing hydrocarbons, the coaxial system shows a better resolution than coplanar system both in determination and estimating the thickness of thin beds; • On the other hand, in the presence of thin resistive beds placed in relatively conductive zone, such as sandstone containing hydrocarbons lying in a shale, the coplanar coil system gives a better vertical resolution than the coaxial system; • "Shoulder effect" is much more pronounced in the coaxial system than the coplanar coils; • In case of thick beds, bed-boundaries are well defined in the coplanar coil system response. However, when the thickness is reduced the small oscillating signal indicating the interfaces disappears.
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