Borehole imaging using amplitudes of refracted acoustic waves
US11243326B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 4, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/63
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Acoustic imaging tools and methods use refracted wave amplitudes to generate borehole images, thereby providing a method and tool that is highly sensitive to borehole discontinuities.
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