HIGH GAIN ANTENNA FOR PROPAGATION LOGGING TOOLS

摘要

The disclosure concerns an electromagnetic logging tool for recording the electromagnetic properties of a subterranean rock formation. One version of the disclosure includes an electromagnetic transmitter that transmits an electromagnetic signal into a downhole formation, an electromagnetic receiver that receives the electromagnetic signal formation; and a cavity antenna in which the interior of the cavity contains a metamaterial made up of a plurality of unit cells that include split ring resonators or other devices such as electric-LC resonators.