Devices and methods for downhole acoustic imaging
US9567846B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V1/40
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An acoustic transducer assembly includes: a carrier configured to be disposed in an earth formation, the carrier having a carrier axis; an array of transducer elements forming at least a semicircular shape, the array configured to emit acoustic signals in a radial direction relative to the carrier axis; and a circuit coupled to the array and configured to actuate a subset of the transducer elements and emit an acoustic beam therefrom, the circuit configured to actuate the subsets as a phased array to electronically rotate the acoustic beam about the carrier axis.
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