A method and apparatus for surveying a borehole using a rotating sensor
package. A sensor tool preferably including a magnetometer sensor array
is disposed in the bottom hole assembly of a drillstring. Conditioning
circuitry in the sensor tool processes the sensor readings from the
sensor array taken while the drillstring is rotating. In one embodiment,
the conditioning circuitry includes processing circuitry adapted to
adjust the sensor readings to account for an analytically predicted level
of axial current induced in the drillstring as a result of its rotation
in the Earth's magnetic field. In another embodiment, a current generator
is provided to generate a counter-current intended to cancel the
analytically predicted level of axial current induced in the drillstring
as a result of rotation in the Earth's magnetic field. In another
embodiment, insulating members are disposed above and/or below the sensor
tool to prevent conduction of rotation-induced current therein. In still
another embodiment, the sensor tool is disposed in a drill collar that is
composed of a non-conducting material, such that no rotation-induced
current is conducted through the sensor tool.