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Borehole Imaging, Borehole Imagers

Borehole imaging devices are high resolution logging tools that produce maps of physical measurements of the rocks exposed on the borehole wall. They are thus two-dimensional logs, with depth and azimuth as independent variables. Three main imaging techniques are: ultrasonic reflection; electrical scanning; optical scanning.