Determination of dispersive resistive and dielectric properties of earth formations using multi-frequency measurements

    公开(公告)号:US10739486B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-11

    申请号:US16146081

    申请日:2018-09-28

    IPC分类号: G01V3/10 G01V3/28 G01V3/38

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for determining geo-electrical parameters of an earth formation. Methods include operating a multi-frequency electromagnetic propagation instrument at at least three frequencies; generating synthetic signals of the propagation instrument for a set of models and a set of operating frequencies; perform a 2-dimensional interpolation of the synthetic signals; using first polynomial functions to perform interpolation of the dispersive resistivity; using second polynomial functions to perform interpolation of the dispersive dielectric constant; and performing a multi-parametric scan over the sets of at least 2 resistivity parameters and sets of at least 3 dielectric constant parameters using a multi-dimensional grid of resistivity and dielectric constant values, 2-dimensional interpolation, first polynomial functions, and second polynomial functions to find a combination of first polynomial coefficients and second polynomial coefficients which describe dispersive resistivity and dielectric constant providing a best fit between measured and synthetic data.

    Electromagnetic monitoring with formation-matched resonant induction sensors

    公开(公告)号:US10711602B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-14

    申请号:US15500879

    申请日:2015-07-22

    摘要: A method of monitoring electromagnetic properties of a subsurface formation may include: obtaining a resistivity distribution in the subsurface formation; identifying sensor positions along a borehole; determining an effective resistivity of each region around a sensor position; deriving from the effective resistivities of regions associated with each sensor position an optimum resonance frequency; tuning an array of sensors to provide each sensor with the optimum resonance frequency; deploying the sensor array in the borehole; and collecting electromagnetic field measurements. Each sensor may include: a coil antenna positioned in a subsurface formation having a resistivity, the coil antenna generating a induced voltage signal from an electromagnetic field in the subsurface formation; and a resonant modulation circuit that converts the induced voltage signal into a telemetry signal, the resonant modulation circuit having a resonance frequency optimized for said formation resistivity.

    Mapping Pipe Bends in a Well Casing
    44.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200081148A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-12

    申请号:US16453673

    申请日:2019-06-26

    IPC分类号: G01V3/28 E21B47/00 E21B47/024

    摘要: A method and system for identifying a deformation. The method may comprise disposing an electromagnetic logging tool in a pipe string, performing a logging operation with the electromagnetic logging tool, transmitting an electromagnetic field from a transmitter, energizing the casing string with the electromagnetic field to produce an eddy current, measuring the eddy current with at least one receiver, processing the measurements of the eddy current to find a point-wise eccentricity between the casing string and the pipe string, identifying a zone with the deformation based at least in part on the point-wise eccentricity, determining at least one characteristic of the deformation, and making a wellbore decision related to an integrity of the casing string based on the at least one characteristic of the deformation or the point-wise eccentricity. The system may comprise an electromagnetic logging tool which may comprise a transmitter and at least one receiver.

    Target well ranging method, apparatus, and system

    公开(公告)号:US10539706B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-21

    申请号:US15700547

    申请日:2017-09-11

    发明人: Paul F. Rodney

    摘要: A ranging signal and a reference signal are generated. The reference signal has a lower frequency than the ranging signal. The reference signal is transmitted through a geological formation to be received by a ranging tool in a ranging well while the ranging signal is launched down a target well. The reference signal is reconstructed in the ranging well and a signal that is a combination of the ranging signal launched from the target well and noise are received in the ranging well. The received signal may be in the form of magnetic or electric field values or changes in these fields. The reconstructed reference signal, in combination with the received signal, is used to produce a filtered ranging signal. A relative location of the target well can then be determined in relation to the ranging well based on the filtered ranging signal. The location information can be used to direct drilling operations.

    Methods and apparatuses to generate a formation model

    公开(公告)号:US10527753B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-07

    申请号:US15026533

    申请日:2014-10-03

    摘要: Systems, methods, and apparatuses to generate a formation model are described. In one aspect, a logging system includes a transmitter to produce an electromagnetic field in a borehole, a receiver in the borehole to detect a first field signal induced by the electromagnetic field at a first depth of investigation and a second field signal induced by the electromagnetic field at a second depth of investigation, and a modeling unit to perform a first one-dimensional inversion on the first field signal and a second one-dimensional inversion on the second field signal, build a two-dimensional model from the first one-dimensional inversion and the second one-dimensional inversion, and perform a two-dimensional inversion on the two-dimensional model to generate a two-dimensional formation model.

    Downhole detection tool
    49.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10520634B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US15027521

    申请日:2014-10-07

    摘要: The present invention concerns a downhole cable or control line detection tool. More particularly, but not exclusively, this invention concerns a method and apparatus for the downhole detection of a cable or control line associated with the external wall of a well casing. A downhole tool for the detection of downhole cable or control lines is provided. The downhole tool comprises an eddy current sensor, the eddy current sensor being arranged to be proximate to the internal wall of a well casing. The eddy current sensor is arranged for pulsed operation. The downhole tool further comprises a mechanism for rotating the eddy current sensor, with an axis of rotation parallel with the longitudinal axis of a well casing.

    Determining Dielectric Constant and Resistivity with Induction Measurement

    公开(公告)号:US20190353819A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-21

    申请号:US16396324

    申请日:2019-04-26

    IPC分类号: G01V3/28

    摘要: The highly valuable properties of resistivity and dielectric constant of a geological formation may be determined using an induction measurement, even for a geological formation with bed boundary or dipping effects, using a one-dimensional (1D) formation model. Induction measurements may be obtained in a wellbore through the geological formation using one or more downhole tools. One or more processors may be used to perform an inversion to estimate resistivity and dielectric constant values of the geological formation. The inversion may be performed using the induction measurements and a one-dimensional model that includes a number of geological layers.