Method and apparatus for acoustic impedance and P-wave anisotropy measurements
US8576659B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/626
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Measurements of impedance are made using a piezoelectric transducer oriented at different angles to a formation bedding plane. The impedance measurements are then used to estimate the anisotropic velocity of the formation.
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