Measurement of porosity and formation factor using slow compressional waves
US4524432A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2001 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V1/303
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
By establishing a slow compressional wave in subsurface formations, and then measuring the velocity of the slow compressional wave, one can obtain useful information about the porosity and formation factor of the formations through which the slow compressional wave has passed.
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