The Dipmeter tool is a formation strike and dip directional probe primarily used in mining and environmental logging applications. Additionally, the tool also records natural gamma, X-Y calipers, and borehole deviation is computed from the slant angle and bearing measurements calculated from the inclinometer and magnetometer sensors. To ensure accurate strike and dip measurements in small-diameter holes, special care should be taken when calibrating the calipers to maximize their accuracy.
The image to the right shows a set of dipmeter data with "tadpoles"
giving dip and dip direction of the bedding structures. The
bed boundary is picked from the current logs. The boundary is then
cross-correlated between each pad data and merged to give the dip of
the best "plane " through this data
Dipmeter Tool