Methods and systems for identifying and plugging subterranean conduits

US11474272B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Joe E. Hess · Richmond, US
• Andrew John Cuthbert · Spring, US
• Arash Haghshenas · Spring, US
• Ronald Wayne Courville · Richmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 16, 2014
• Grant date: Oct 18, 2022
• Expiry date: Oct 10, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01V2210/64
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method includes collecting seismic survey data and processing the seismic survey data to identify subterranean conduit coordinates. The method also includes performing a conduit plugging operations using the identified subterranean conduit coordinates. A related system includes at least one seismic source and at least one seismic receiver to collect seismic survey data in response to at least one shot fired by the at least one seismic source. The system also includes a processing unit in communication with the at least one seismic receiver. The processing unit analyzes the collected seismic survey data to identify subterranean conduit coordinates for use with conduit plugging operations.