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Continuous beamforming while moving: method to reduce spatial aliasing in leak detection

US10520626B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 11, 2016
Grant dateDec 31, 2019
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V1/44
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Tools, systems, and methods may be configured for or include detecting one or more underground acoustic sources and localizing them in depth and radial distance from a wellbore using an array of at least three acoustic sensors disposed in the wellbore in conjunction with array-signal-processing that accounts for movement of the acoustic sensors and spatial aliasing by using adaptive time dependent modelled steering vector weights.

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