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.

    Well integrity analysis using sonic measurements over depth interval

    公开(公告)号:US10995606B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-04

    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.

    Method and system for estimating formation slowness

    公开(公告)号:US10379247B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-13

    申请号:US15333246

    申请日:2016-10-25

    Abstract: A method for estimating formation slowness is provided. The method comprises forward modeling to compute formation slownesses based on a first method for orthorhombic media using stress magnitudes and third-order elastic constants as inputs, and forward modeling to determine formation slownesses analytically based on a second method using stress magnitudes, stress azimuth and third-order elastic constants as inputs. The first method may be based on Tsvankin method and the second method may be based on Christoffel method. The forward modeling may further use well configuration and reference moduli as inputs, and the results from the forward modeling may include formation slownesses, and at least one of vertical slownesses, anisotropic parameters, anellipticity indicators and fast shear azimuth. The method may further comprise assessing quality of the forward modeling based on results output from the forward modeling.

    ELASTIC PARAMETER ESTIMATION
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190293815A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-26

    申请号:US16304356

    申请日:2017-05-23

    Abstract: A method includes receiving information that includes elastic property information and that includes sonic data acquired via a tool disposed at a plurality of depths in a bore in a subterranean environment that includes at least one anisotropic formation; processing the information to generate processed information where the processed information includes variance information associated with the elastic property information and where the processed information includes velocity information and orientation information associated with the sonic data; performing an inversion based at least in part on the processed information; and outputting values for elastic parameters based at least in part on the inversion.

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