The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for making in situ thermal property determinations utilizing a heat source employed in wellbore stabilization procedures, well drilling, or well perforating, for example. In particular, using a heat source, such as a laser driller, to enable formation temperature measurements. Based on these measurements, thermal properties of the formation may be inferred.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of prior application Ser. No. 11/412,459, filed Apr. 27, 2006, and entitled Assembly and Method for Determining Thermal Properties of a Formation and Forming a Liner, hereby incorporated herein by reference, which is a divisional of prior application Ser. No. 10/457,645, filed Jun. 9, 2003, and entitled Determination of Thermal Properties of a Formation, hereby incorporated herein by reference.
