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Collocated multitone acoustic beam and electromagnetic flux leakage evaluation downhole

US10465509B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 12, 2016
Grant dateNov 5, 2019
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Expiry dateOct 24, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V1/50
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Methods, systems, devices, and products for well logging using a logging tool in a borehole in an earth formation. Methods include conveying the logging tool in the borehole on a carrier; taking acoustic well logging measurements with the logging tool including generating a multitone acoustic beam from at least one transmitter on the tool, the beam comprising a high frequency signal modulated by a low frequency envelope, the high frequency signal including a first subsignal at a first frequency and a second subsignal at a second frequency, and generating measurement information at at least one acoustic receiver on the logging tool in response to a plurality of acoustic reflections of the acoustic beam from at least one volume of interest in the formation; and estimating a property of the volume of interest using the measurement information.

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