Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Seismic prospecting – Well logging
Patent
1989-10-20
1991-01-15
Lobo, Ian J.
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Seismic prospecting
Well logging
367 26, 367 34, G01V 140
Patent
active
049858734
ABSTRACT:
A well logging system includes a digital threshold crossing data generation system (TCDG System) disposed in a well tool, adapted to be disposed in a borehole, and a digital first motion detection (DFMD) software disposed in a memory of a well truck computer. The TCDG system generates a series of threshold crossings for each analog signal received from a receiver of the well tool, the threshold crossings including a plurality of threshold crossing events for each analog signal and representing compressed versions of digitized analog waveforms. The well logging truck computer receives the threshold crossing data from the TCDG system and executes the DFMD software. When the software is executed, a first set of compressional wave first arrival times are determined from a startup routine in the software using the threshold crossing data. A second set of compressional wave first arrival times are determined from a tracking routine in the software using four different prediction methods and a voting procedure to select the second set of arrival times from among the four predictions. A cycle skip detection routine in the software determines if any cycle skips are associated with either the first or second set of compressional first arrival times. Finally, a cycle skip recovery routine determines which set of compressional first arrival times to select depending upon the outcome of the cycle skip detection routine.
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Eyl Kevin A.
Kurkjian Andrew L.
Lineman David J.
Pierce Edward A.
Steiner, Jr. Joseph M.
Bouchard John H.
Garrana Henry N.
Lobo Ian J.
Schlumberger Technology Corporation
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