Device for generating acoustic waves by causing a falling mass to strike a target element coupled with the walls of a well
US4923030A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 8, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S367/911
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for generating acoustic waves in a well by causing a mass falling inside a body to strike a target element and to transmit impacts to the surrounding geological formations by anchoring the body in the well by retractable shoes. A tractive force exerted on the support cable from the surface, after anchorage of the body, causes a support element to move upwards which takes the target element and the mass with it. When the mass is hydraulically locked in its set position, the cable is slackened so that the target element and the support element can come back to the bottom position. In this position, the support element presses on a pusher element which actuates hydraulic locking and releases the mass.
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