Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Seismic prospecting – Well logging
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-23
2008-08-19
Keith, Jack W (Department: 3663)
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Seismic prospecting
Well logging
C367S025000, C181S105000, C181S106000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07414918
ABSTRACT:
A longitudinally segmented acoustic transducer for a cement bond logging (CBL) tool having a plurality of adjoining PZT ring-like segments driven synchronously in parallel by one or more pulses and caused to vibrate in an anti-resonant mode, substantially below the resonant frequency of an individual segment when used in a transmitting application. When used in a receiving application, each of the plurality of transducer rings are caused to vibrate by acoustic signals detected by the transducer array, also in an anti-resonant mode. High speed digital signal processing enables on-depth, high quality data for all azimuths at each depth to be obtained, processed, normalized and either sent to the surface in real time for each 20 Hz firing cycle, as the CBL tool is pulled toward the surface, or stored in a memory module in digital form for later retrieval. Built-in calibration factors used for normalizing the output signals to the operating conditions of use may be accessed at any time.
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Hurst Brian
Marshall John L.
Hughes Scott A
Keith Jack W
Mosher Stephen S.
Probe Technology Services, Inc.
Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer LLP
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