Borehole fluid gel strength measurement

    公开(公告)号:US11815639B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-14

    申请号:US16670560

    申请日:2019-10-31

    摘要: A method and systems for performing a borehole operation with a borehole fluid that includes applying an amplitude oscillation deformation force to a sample of the borehole fluid over a period of time, measuring the deformation force from the sample, determining a storage modulus of the borehole fluid over the period of time based on the measured deformation force, determining a gel strength of the borehole fluid by correlation with the storage modulus, comparing the gel strength with a desired gel strength and if the gel strength is outside of an acceptable range of the desired gel strength, adjusting a drilling parameter, a composition of the borehole fluid, or a combination thereof, and using the borehole fluid in the borehole operation. Determining the storage modulus and the gel strength may be done using a processor and the force may be applied using a piezoelectric device.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FASTER SEISMIC IMAGING USING MACHINE LEARNING

    公开(公告)号:US20220283329A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-08

    申请号:US17194106

    申请日:2021-03-05

    摘要: A method may include obtaining seismic data regarding a geological region of interest. The seismic data may include various pre-processed gathers. The method may further include obtaining a machine-learning model that is pre-trained to predict migrated seismic data. The method may further include selecting various training gathers based on a portion of the pre-processed gathers, a migration function, and a velocity model. The method may further include generating a trained model using the training gathers, the machine-learning model, and a machine-learning algorithm. The method may further include generating a seismic image of the geological region of interest using the trained model and a remaining portion of the seismic data.

    Quadruple transmitter and methods to determine wave velocities of a downhole formation

    公开(公告)号:US11143777B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-12

    申请号:US16342910

    申请日:2018-08-13

    发明人: Jing Jin Chung Chang

    IPC分类号: G01V1/52 E21B47/017 G01V1/02

    摘要: The disclosed embodiments include quadrupole transmitters and methods to determine wave velocities of a downhole formation. In some embodiments, the quadrupole transmitter has a first piezoelectric ring and a second piezoelectric ring that alternatively contracts and expands in opposite radial directions relative to the first piezoelectric ring in response to being simultaneously excited with the first piezoelectric ring. The quadrupole transmitter also includes a covering sleeve surrounding exterior surfaces of the two piezoelectric rings. The quadrupole transmitter further includes a windowed sleeve surrounding the two piezoelectric rings and having a first portion and a second portion adjacent to the first portion. The first portion and the second portion are formed from multiple window sections and adjacent covered sections that are positioned around different sections of the piezoelectric rings to allow transmission of quadrupole acoustic signals when the piezoelectric rings are simultaneously excited.

    Downhole piezoelectric acoustic transducer

    公开(公告)号:US10241223B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-26

    申请号:US15300214

    申请日:2015-11-19

    摘要: A sensor system for use in a wellbore is provided that can include a piezoelectric transducer for transmitting an acoustic wave into a fluid medium positioned in the wellbore by repeatedly bending between two positions in response to an actuation signal. The piezoelectric transducer can include at least four piezoelectric layers stacked on top of one another. Each of the four piezoelectric layers can be coupled to an adjacent layer via a bonding material. Each of the four piezoelectric layers can include a piezoelectric material, a top electrode coupled to a top surface of the piezoelectric material, and a bottom electrode coupled to a bottom surface of the piezoelectric material. The sensor system can also include a hydrophone for detecting a reflection or a refraction of the acoustic wave off an object in the wellbore and transmitting an associated signal to a processing device.

    Dithered slip sweep vibroseis acquisition system and technique

    公开(公告)号:US10088583B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-02

    申请号:US14637363

    申请日:2015-03-03

    IPC分类号: G01V1/00 G01V1/02 G01V1/30

    摘要: A technique includes generating vibroseis sweeps for a vibroseis survey to produce seismic data acquired in response to seismic signals produced by the sweeps. The generation of the vibroseis sweeps including temporally arranging the sweeps into time-overlapping groups. The technique includes regulating a timing of the groups relative to each other based on a slip time. The technique also includes regulating a timing of the sweeps of each group such that consecutive sweep firings of each group are spaced apart by a time substantially less than the slip time.

    MARINE SEISMIC VIBRATOR FOR LOW FREQUENCY AND METHODS OF USE

    公开(公告)号:US20170299739A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-19

    申请号:US15430241

    申请日:2017-02-10

    IPC分类号: G01V1/02 G01V1/38

    摘要: Disclosed are devices and methods for marine geophysical surveying. An example device may comprise a shell, a base plate, wherein the base plate is coupled to the shell, a driver disposed within the shell, an inner spring element disposed within the shell, wherein the inner spring element is coupled to the driver, wherein outer ends of the inner spring element are coupled to outer ends of the inner spring element at spring element junctions, an outer spring element disposed within the shell, wherein outer ends of the outer spring element are coupled to the spring element junctions, and a back mass disposed on the outer spring element.