Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Resonance-based inversion of acoustic impedance of annulus behind casing
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Application No.: US15335797Application Date: 2016-10-27
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Publication No.: US10345465B2Publication Date: 2019-07-09
- Inventor: Mikhail Lemarenko , Christoph Klieber , Sylvain Thierry , Sandip Bose , Smaine Zeroug
- Applicant: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Applicant Address: US TX Sugar Land
- Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Sugar Land
- Agent Sara K. M. Hinkley
- Priority: EP15290308 20151211
- Main IPC: G01V1/28
- IPC: G01V1/28 ; G01V1/30 ; G01V1/32 ; G01V1/50 ; E21B47/00 ; E21B47/08

Abstract:
Techniques involve obtaining acoustic data (including waves reflected from the casing, the annular fill material, the formation, and/or interfaces between any of the mud, the casing, and the annular fill material) from an acoustic logging tool. Techniques include normalizing the acoustic wave to result in a normalized wave having a comparable spectral shape with a reference wave, and comparing the normalized wave with the reference wave. The reference wave may be generated or modeled or produced from a look-up table or database, and may be estimated based on initial estimates of wellbore parameters. Based on the comparison of the normalized wave with the reference wave, a best-fit reference wave substantially matching the normalized wave may be identified. The best-fit reference wave may correspond with a thickness of the casing, an acoustic impedance of the annular fill material, and an acoustic impedance of mud.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170168179A1 RESONANCE-BASED INVERSION OF ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE OF ANNULUS BEHIND CASING Public/Granted day:2017-06-15
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