Invention Application
- Patent Title: BARRIER FLOW DIAGNOSTICS THROUGH DIFFERENTIAL MAPPING
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Application No.: US17618433Application Date: 2019-06-25
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Publication No.: US20220251943A1Publication Date: 2022-08-11
- Inventor: Pradyumna THIRUVENKATANATHAN , Tommy LANGNES
- Applicant: BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Middlesex
- Assignee: BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
- Current Assignee: BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Middlesex
- International Application: PCT/IB2019/055355 WO 20190625
- Main IPC: E21B47/107
- IPC: E21B47/107

Abstract:
A method of abandoning a wellbore can include obtaining a first sample data set within a wellbore, wherein the first sample data set is a sample of an acoustic signal originating within the wellbore; determining a plurality of frequency domain features of the first sample data set; identifying a fluid flow location within the wellbore using the first plurality of frequency domain features; setting a barrier at or above the fluid flow location; obtaining a second sample data set above the barrier, wherein the second sample data set is a sample of an acoustic signal originating within the wellbore above the barrier; determining a second plurality of frequency domain features of the second sample data set; and identifying that a fluid flow rate or flow mechanism at the fluid flow location has been reduced or eliminated and/or identifying another fluid flow location using the second plurality of frequency domain features.
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