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- Patent Title: Ultrasonic cement and casing thickness evaluation
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Application No.: US15163105Application Date: 2016-05-24
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Publication No.: US10174604B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Lucio N. Tello , Edwin K. Roberts , Thomas J. Blankinship
- Applicant: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Lewis & Reese, PLLC
- Main IPC: G01V1/50
- IPC: G01V1/50 ; E21B47/00 ; E21B17/10 ; E21B33/14

Abstract:
Methods and systems for logging a wellbore having a casing are described. Acoustic energy, typically ultrasonic acoustic energy, is used to stimulate reverberation of the casing at a harmonic (for example, the second or third harmonic) of the resonance frequency of the casing. One or more acoustic sensors are used to measure acoustic signals generated by the casing reverberation. Parameters of the casing are calculated based on the measured acoustic signals adjusted by an adjustment factor determined by the particular harmonic. The use of harmonics instead of the fundamental resonance frequency allows wellbores with casings having walls thicker than 0.625 inches to be logged.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170342817A1 Ultrasonic Cement and Casing Thickness Evaluation Public/Granted day:2017-11-30
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