Petrophysics-guided processing of LWD acoustic data
US8964503B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V1/28
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Formation evaluation measurements are used to estimate formation lithology. The estimated lithology is used to provide an estimate of acoustic wave slowness. The estimated acoustic wave slowness is used to provide processing parameters for acoustic data that are less sensitive to noise.
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