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- Patent Title: Downhole acoustic wave generation systems and methods
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Application No.: US17664744Application Date: 2022-05-24
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Publication No.: US12031431B2Publication Date: 2024-07-09
- Inventor: Henri-Pierre Valero , Hugues Dupont , Pierre Clery , Pierre-Yves Corre , German Garcia , Alejandro Martinez Pereira , Hadrien Dumont
- 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 Michael L. Flynn
- Main IPC: E21B49/10
- IPC: E21B49/10 ; E21B33/124 ; E21B49/08

Abstract:
Systems and methods presented herein provide for the generation of acoustic waves for acoustic stimulation, as well as for analysis of subterranean formations, using downhole tools and associated equipment that are not conventionally designed to do so. For example, in certain embodiments, formation testing tools, formation, measurement tools, inflatable packers, and so forth, may be controlled by control systems to, for example, create pressure pulses that generate the acoustic waves. In addition, in certain embodiments, a tool conveyance system that conveys a formation testing or measurement tool into a wellbore may include acoustic receivers that may detect the acoustic waves after they reflect from subterranean features of the formation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230383649A1 DOWNHOLE ACOUSTIC WAVE GENERATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2023-11-30
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