Method for analyzing cement integrity in casing strings using machine learning

    公开(公告)号:US10858933B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-08

    申请号:US15575024

    申请日:2016-05-18

    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for analyzing cement integrity in a depth interval of a wellbore having a multiple string casing with an innermost annulus disposed inside at least one outer annulus. The method includes processing ultrasonic data obtained from ultrasonic measurements on the interval of the wellbore to determine properties of the innermost annulus. The method also includes processing sonic data obtained from sonic measurements on the interval of the wellbore to extract features of the sonic data. The features of the sonic data are input to a machine learning processing to determine properties of both the innermost annulus and the least one outer annulus. Additional processing of ultrasonic and sonic data can also be used to determine properties of both the innermost annulus and the least one outer annulus. These properties can be used to analyze cement integrity in the depth interval of the wellbore.

    Methods and Systems for Determining Fast and Slow Shear Directions in an Anisotropic Formation Using A Logging While Drilling Tool

    公开(公告)号:US20190129053A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-02

    申请号:US16093640

    申请日:2017-04-13

    Abstract: Methods are provided for determining properties of an anisotropic formation (including both fast and slow formations) surrounding a borehole. A logging-while-drilling tool is provided that is moveable through the borehole. The logging-while drilling tool has at least one dipole acoustic source spaced from an array of receivers. During movement of the logging-while-drilling tool, the at least one dipole acoustic source is operated to excite a time-varying pressure field in the anisotropic formation surrounding the borehole. The array of receivers is used to measure waveforms arising from the time-varying pressure field in the anisotropic formation surrounding the borehole. The waveforms are processed to determine a parameter value that represents shear directionality of the anisotropic formation surrounding the borehole.

    Methods and Systems for Determining Fast and Slow Shear Directions in an Anisotropic Formation Using A Logging While Drilling Tool

    公开(公告)号:US20220075087A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-10

    申请号:US17473555

    申请日:2021-09-13

    Abstract: Methods are provided for determining properties of an anisotropic formation (including both fast and slow formations) surrounding a borehole. A logging-while-drilling tool is provided that is moveable through the borehole. The logging-while drilling tool has at least one dipole acoustic source spaced from an array of receivers. During movement of the logging-while-drilling tool, the at least one dipole acoustic source is operated to excite a time-varying pressure field in the anisotropic formation surrounding the borehole. The array of receivers is used to measure waveforms arising from the time-varying pressure field in the anisotropic formation surrounding the borehole. The waveforms are processed to determine a parameter value that represents shear directionality of the anisotropic formation surrounding the borehole.

    WELL INTEGRITY ANALYSIS USING SONIC MEASUREMENTS OVER DEPTH INTERVAL

    公开(公告)号:US20190055830A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-21

    申请号:US16080104

    申请日:2017-03-02

    Abstract: Methods arc provided for using sonic tool data to investigate a multi-string wcllbore. The sonic data is processed to obtain indications of phase slowness dispersions for multiple locations in the wellbore. The dispersions are aggregated. The aggregated dispersions are compared with a plurality of cut-off mode templates to identify the presence of cut-off modes or the lack thereof in the aggregated phase slowness dispersions. Features of the multi-string wellbore are identified based on the presence of the cut-off modes or the lack thereof. In another method, the sonic data is processed to obtain indications as a function of depth of at least one of an energy spectrum, a semblance projection, a slowness dispersion projection, an attenuation dispersion projection, and a wavenumber dispersion projection. The indications are inspected to locate a shift at a particular depth indicat- ing a transition in at least oneannulus of the multi-string wellbore.

    Methods and systems for determining fast and slow shear directions in an anisotropic formation using a logging while drilling tool

    公开(公告)号:US11119237B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US16093640

    申请日:2017-04-13

    Abstract: Methods are provided for determining properties of an anisotropic formation (including both fast and slow formations) surrounding a borehole. A logging-while-drilling tool is provided that is moveable through the borehole. The logging-while drilling tool has at least one dipole acoustic source spaced from an array of receivers. During movement of the logging-while-drilling tool, the at least one dipole acoustic source is operated to excite a time-varying pressure field in the anisotropic formation surrounding the borehole. The array of receivers is used to measure waveforms arising from the time-varying pressure field in the anisotropic formation surrounding the borehole. The waveforms are processed to determine a parameter value that represents shear directionality of the anisotropic formation surrounding the borehole.

    Estimation of horizontal stresses and nonlinear constants in anisotropic formations such as interbedded carbonate layers in organic-shale reservoirs

    公开(公告)号:US11015443B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-25

    申请号:US16306688

    申请日:2017-05-31

    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided that identify relatively large anisotropic horizontal stresses in a formation based on (i) azimuthal variations in the compressional and shear slownesses or velocities of the formation measured from ultrasonic data acquired by at least one acoustic logging tool as well as (ii) cross-dipole dispersions of the formation measured from sonic data acquired by the at least one acoustic logging tool. In addition, the azimuthal variations in the compressional and shear slownesses or velocities of the formation and dipole flexural dispersions of the formation can be jointly inverted to obtain the elastic properties of the rock of the formation in terms of linear and nonlinear constants and the magnitude of maximum horizontal stress of the formation. A workflow for estimating the magnitude of the maximum horizontal stress can employ estimates of certain formation properties, such as overburden stress, magnitude of minimum horizontal stress, and pore pressure.

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