Acoustics – Geophysical or subsurface exploration – Well logging
Patent
1989-03-17
1991-08-06
Lobo, Ian J.
Acoustics
Geophysical or subsurface exploration
Well logging
181102, 181106, 367 25, 367911, G01V 140
Patent
active
050369458
ABSTRACT:
A sonic well tool includes a transmitter array, including at least one monopole transmitter and at least one dipole transmitter, and a receiver array for receiving sonic pressure wave signals from a surrounding borehole formation. A first attenuation and delay apparatus is positioned above the receiver array and a second attenuation and delay apparatus is positioned below the receiver array in the sonic well tool. The first attenuation and delay apparatus includes an attenuation member comprising a plurality of interleaved rubber and metal like washers for attenuating compressional and flexural waves propagating along a metal, center support rod to the receiver array and an inner housing comprising a bellows section having a corrugated shape and a thin transverse dimension for delaying the propagation of compressional and flexural waves along the inner housing to the receiver array. The second attenuation and delay apparatus includes a plurality of mass loading rings surrounding the outer housing of the sonic well tool for attenuating the flexural waves propagating up the outer housing from a sonic transmitter and a further inner housing including a further bellows section having a corrugated shape and a thin transverse dimension for delaying the propagation of compressional and flexural waves up the tool, along the inner housing, to the receiver array. The sonic well tool also includes a differential volume compensator for changing the quantity of oil encapsulated in the sonic well tool in accordance with changes in oil volume and changes in borehole temperature and pressure. The receiver array includes a plurality of hydrophone sets, each hydrophone set including at least one pair and preferably at least two pair of hydrophones disposed in a cross section of the tool, one hydrophone of a pair being disposed opposite the other hydrophone of the pair in the cross section.
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Aron Jeffrey B.
Hoyle David C.
Wignall Albert H.
Bouchard John H.
Garrana Henry N.
Lobo Ian J.
Schlumberger Technology Corporation
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