REMOTE-FIELD EDDY CURRENT BASED TOTAL THICKNESS LOGGING

    公开(公告)号:WO2019005016A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-03

    申请号:PCT/US2017/039547

    申请日:2017-06-27

    Abstract: Eddy current logging enables corrosion monitoring in nested-pipe arrangements. An illustrative method of logging total thickness of the pipe walls includes acquiring measurements from an electromagnetic logging tool conveyed through the innermost bore, each measurement associated with a TRF combination (transmit antenna, receive antenna, and frequency), and further associated with a position along the bore. Multiple scale factors are applied to the measurements to determine multiple total thickness estimates for each poisition, each of the multiple scale factors corresponding to a subset of single-pipe defect profiles. Preferably, every possible single-pipe defect profile is included in at least one of these subsets. A total thickness log value for each position is derived from the multiple total thickness estimates for that position, and the derived total thickness log values are used to update a displayed total thickness log as the measurements are being acquired.

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