EVALUATION OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF A MATERIAL BEHIND A CASING UTILIZING GUIDED ACOUSTIC WAVES

    公开(公告)号:US20180164462A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-14

    申请号:US15374579

    申请日:2016-12-09

    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining physical properties of a material in contact with an external surface of a casing disposed in a borehole including inducing, with a transducer, a first shear horizontal (SH) wave in the casing at a first SH order, measuring, with a sensor disposed on the casing, an attenuation of the first SH wave to generate a first measurement, inducing a second SH wave in the casing at a second SH order that is different from the first SH order, measuring an attenuation of the second SH wave to generate a second measurement, and extracting a physical properties of the material in contact with the external surface of the casing from the first and second measurements.

    EXPANDABLE FILTRATION MEDIA AND GRAVEL PACK ANALYSIS USING LOW FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC WAVES

    公开(公告)号:US20200157935A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-21

    申请号:US16688296

    申请日:2019-11-19

    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring deployment of filtration media at least partially surrounding a tubular disposed in a borehole penetrating the earth includes a carrier configured to be conveyed through the tubular, a low-frequency acoustic wave source disposed on the carrier and configured to transmit acoustic waves in a frequency that is less than 3000 Hz into the tubular, and an acoustic wave receiver disposed on the carrier a distance from the low-frequency acoustic wave source and configured to receive acoustic waves transmitted by the low-frequency acoustic wave source. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to compare data characterizing the received acoustic waves to reference data characterizing acoustic waves with the filtration media not deployed.

    Method and system for delineating a second wellbore from a first wellbore
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and system for delineating a second wellbore from a first wellbore 有权
    用于从第一井筒划定第二井眼的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US09030911B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-12

    申请号:US12327286

    申请日:2008-12-03

    CPC classification number: G01V1/44 E21B47/02208

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of delineating a second wellbore from a first wellbore. The method includes, emitting acoustic waves from a tool in the first wellbore, receiving acoustic waves at the tool reflected from the second wellbore, and determining orientation and distance of at least a portion of the second wellbore relative to the tool.

    Abstract translation: 本文公开了一种从第一井眼描绘第二井筒的方法。 该方法包括:从第一井筒中的工具发射声波,接收从第二井筒反射的工具处的声波,以及确定第二井筒相对于该工具的至少一部分的取向和距离。

    Micro-Annulus Detection Using Lamb Waves
    6.
    发明申请
    Micro-Annulus Detection Using Lamb Waves 审中-公开
    使用羔羊波的微环检测

    公开(公告)号:US20090231954A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-17

    申请号:US12049515

    申请日:2008-03-17

    CPC classification number: G01V1/50

    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for identifying a micro-annulus outside a casing in a cemented wellbore. The attenuation of a Lamb wave and a compressional wave is used to determine a presence of a micro-annulus between the casing and the cement.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于识别胶结井眼中壳体外部的微环的方法,装置和计算机可读介质。 使用兰姆波和压缩波的衰减来确定壳体和水泥之间的微环的存在。

    ACOUSTIC WAVE IMAGING OF FORMATIONS
    9.
    发明申请
    ACOUSTIC WAVE IMAGING OF FORMATIONS 有权
    声音波形成像

    公开(公告)号:US20150109886A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-23

    申请号:US14519209

    申请日:2014-10-21

    CPC classification number: G01V1/44 G01V1/284 G01V1/50

    Abstract: An embodiment of a method of estimating characteristics of an earth formation includes: disposing an acoustic tool in a borehole in an earth formation, the acoustic tool including an acoustic multipole transmitter and at least one multipole acoustic receiver; transmitting acoustic signals into the borehole, the acoustic signals generating at least one acoustic body wave that radiates away from the borehole into a far-field formation region; measuring reflected signals including body waves reflected from reflective boundaries in the far-field formation region; identifying a reflective boundary in the formation and reflection attributes associated with the reflective boundary; and estimating at least one of a thickness, distance and a lateral extent of a hydrocarbon formation feature based on the reflected signals and the reflection attributes.

    Abstract translation: 一种估计地球特征的方法的实施例包括:将声学工具设置在地层中的钻孔中,所述声学工具包括声学多极发射器和至少一个多极声学接收器; 将声信号传输到钻孔中,所述声信号产生从井眼辐射到远场形成区域中的至少一个声体波; 测量包括从远场形成区域中的反射边界反射的体波的反射信号; 识别与反射边界相关联的形成和反射属性中的反射边界; 以及基于反射信号和反射属性估计碳氢化合物形成特征的厚度,距离和横向范围中的至少一个。

    Radon migration of acoustic data
    10.
    发明授权
    Radon migration of acoustic data 有权
    声学数据的氡迁移

    公开(公告)号:US08880348B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-04

    申请号:US13237526

    申请日:2011-09-20

    Abstract: Disclosed is a method implemented by a processor for imaging a formation penetrated by a borehole. The method includes: obtaining acoustic data in a depth-time domain using an acoustic downhole tool disposed at a depth in the borehole, the acoustic downhole tool having an acoustic source and an acoustic receiver; transforming the acoustic data in the depth-time domain into a Radon domain using a Radon transform; filtering the acoustic data in the Radon domain to increase a signal of interest in the acoustic data in the Radon domain; determining a location of a point in the formation that reflected acoustic energy emitted from the acoustic source to the acoustic receiver, the location of the point being represented in the Radon domain; and inverting the location of the point represented in the Radon domain into a radius-depth domain to image the formation.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种由处理器实现的用于对由钻孔穿透的地层进行成像的方法。 该方法包括:使用设置在钻孔深度处的声学井下工具在深度 - 时间域中获得声学数据,声学井下工具具有声源和声学接收器; 使用Radon变换将深度时域中的声学数据转换成Radon域; 过滤Radon域中的声学数据以增加Radon域中的声学数据中感兴趣的信号; 确定地层中反映从声源发射到声接收器的声能的点的位置,该点在Radon域中的位置; 并将Radon域中表示的点的位置反转为半径深度域以对地层进行成像。

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