Abstract:
A technique includes receiving data acquired by an acoustic measurement tool in a well, where the data represents multiple acoustic modes, including a first order formation flexural acoustic mode and a higher order formation flexural acoustic mode. The technique includes processing the data to identify the higher order formation flexural acoustic mode; and determining a shear slowness based at least in part on slowness values that are associated with the identified higher order formation flexural acoustic mode.
Abstract:
A method for torsional wave logging in a borehole of a subterranean formation. The method includes obtaining a torsional wave measurement of the borehole, wherein the torsional wave measurement represents characteristics of a torsional wave propagating within a cylindrical layered structure associated with the borehole, wherein the cylindrical layered structure comprises the subterranean formation and a completion of the borehole, analyzing, by a computer processor, the torsional wave measurement to generate a quality measure of the completion, and displaying the quality measure of the completion.
Abstract:
Techniques involve obtaining acoustic data from an acoustic logging tool, where the acoustic data includes waves reflected from the casing, the annular fill material, the formation, and/or interfaces between any of the casing, the annular fill material, and the formation. A crude casing thickness, tool position (e.g., eccentering), mud sound velocity may be estimated using the acoustic data. Techniques also involve computing a model spectra and an estimated casing thickness using a forward model and based on a crude casing thickness, an initial mud acoustic impedance, and an initial annular acoustic impedance, estimating a specular signal using the model spectra and the acoustic data in a first time window, computing a calibrated model signal using the estimated specular signal and computed model spectra, computing a misfit of the computed calibrated model signal and acoustic data in a second time window comprising the initial time window, and computing a correction update to one or more of the estimated casing thickness an estimated apparent annular acoustic impedance and an estimated mud acoustic impedance, based on the misfit. Techniques involve iteratively estimating the model spectra and the Jacobian curve, computing the specular signal, computing the misfit, and computing the update until the update is below a threshold. Outputs may include one or more of a casing thickness, an apparent acoustic impedance of the annular fill material, and the acoustic impedance of mud.
Abstract:
Techniques involve obtaining acoustic data from an acoustic logging tool, where the acoustic data includes waves reflected from the casing, the annular fill material, the formation, and/or interfaces between any of the casing, the annular fill material, one or more interfaces between any of the mud, the casing, and the annular fill material. Techniques include normalizing the acoustic wave to result in a normalized wave having a comparable spectral shape with a reference wave, and comparing the normalized wave with the reference wave. The reference wave may be generated or modeled or produced from a look-up table or database, and may be estimated based on initial estimates of wellbore parameters. Based on the comparison of the normalized wave with the reference wave, a best-fit reference wave substantially matching the normalized wave may be identified. The best-fit reference wave may correspond with a thickness of the casing, an acoustic impedance of the annular fill material, and an acoustic impedance of mud.
Abstract:
A method for torsional wave logging in a borehole of a subterranean formation. The method includes obtaining a torsional wave measurement of the borehole, wherein the torsional wave measurement represents characteristics of a torsional wave propagating within a cylindrical layered structure associated with the borehole, wherein the cylindrical layered structure comprises the subterranean formation and a completion of the borehole, analyzing, by a computer processor, the torsional wave measurement to generate a quality measure of the completion, and displaying the quality measure of the completion.
Abstract:
Techniques involve obtaining acoustic data from an acoustic logging tool, where the acoustic data includes waves reflected from the casing, the annular fill material, the formation, and/or interfaces between any of the casing, the annular fill material, and the formation. A crude casing thickness, tool position (e.g., eccentering), mud sound velocity may be estimated using the acoustic data. Techniques also involve computing a model spectra and an estimated casing thickness using a forward model and based on a crude casing thickness, an initial mud acoustic impedance, and an initial annular acoustic impedance, estimating a specular signal using the model spectra and the acoustic data in a first time window, computing a calibrated model signal using the estimated specular signal and computed model spectra, computing a misfit of the computed calibrated model signal and acoustic data in a second time window comprising the initial time window, and computing a correction update to one or more of the estimated casing thickness an estimated apparent annular acoustic impedance and an estimated mud acoustic impedance, based on the misfit. Techniques involve iteratively estimating the model spectra and the Jacobian curve, computing the specular signal, computing the misfit, and computing the update until the update is below a threshold. Outputs may include one or more of a casing thickness, an apparent acoustic impedance of the annular fill material, and the acoustic impedance of mud.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and apparatus to drive reactive loads are disclosed. An example apparatus to drive a reactive load includes a reactive component in circuit with the reactive load, a first switching element in circuit with the reactive load to selectively hold the reactive load in a first energy state and to selectively allow the reactive load to change from the first energy state to a second energy state, a second switching element in circuit with the reactive load to selectively hold the reactive load in the second energy state and to selectively allow the reactive load to change from the second energy state to the first energy state, and a controller to detect a current in the reactive load, and to control the first and second switching elements to hold the reactive load in the first or the second energy state when the current traverses a threshold.
Abstract:
Processes and systems for determining asphaltene equilibrium between two or more downhole geographic locations are provided. In some embodiments, the process can include measuring one or more fluid properties of a plurality of fluid samples at varying downhole depths to generate a one or more downhole fluid analysis measurement data points; selecting an asphaltene diameter distribution based on prior knowledge; utilizing the asphaltene diameter distribution to fit a first set of one or more equation of state curves to the one or more downhole fluid analysis measurement data points to define a first model of fitted equation of state curves and to determine one or more posterior distributions of asphaltene diameters; and determining if the varying downhole depths are in an asphaltene equilibrium by determining whether the one or more posterior distributions of asphaltene diameters is consistent with that of asphaltenes in equilibrium.
Abstract:
A method, computer program product, and computing system are provided for receiving sonic data associated with an inner casing of a well. Predicted ultrasonic data associated with an outer casing of the well may be generated based upon, at least in part, a nonlinear regression model and the received sonic data associated with the inner casing of the well.
Abstract:
A method for determining a shear slowness of a subterranean formation includes receiving waveforms data acquired by receivers in an acoustic measurement tool in response to energy emitted by at least one dipole source. The waveforms are processed to extract a formation flexural acoustic mode and a tool flexural acoustic mode. The processing includes transforming the time domain waveforms to frequency domain waveforms, processing the frequency domain waveforms with a Capon algorithm to compute a two-dimensional spectrum over a chosen range of group slowness and phase slowness values; and processing the two-dimensional spectrum to extract the multi-mode slowness dispersion. The method further includes selecting a plurality of slowness-frequency pairs from the formation flexural mode of the extracted multi-mode dispersion wherein each slowness-frequency pair comprises a slowness value at a corresponding frequency and processing the selected slowness frequency pairs to compute the shear slowness of the subterranean formation.