Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Seismic prospecting – Well logging
Patent
1990-10-29
1992-09-15
Moskowitz, Nelson
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Seismic prospecting
Well logging
367 57, 367 58, 364421, G01V 128, G01V 136
Patent
active
051484072
ABSTRACT:
Method of vertical seismic profiling in drilling operations utilizing the drill bit for a source of seismic energy without any break in drilling operations. The noise of the drill bit and reflections of the noise in the formation are recorded with the aid of a geometrically extended array of receivers which are provided in a predetermined matrix group. The received signals are analyzed according to velocity and migration principles per se on the basis of differences in reception times, by which the noise signature of the drill bit can be determined at any desired location during drilling operations and extracted from the traces. The remaining received signal frequencies and signal amplitudes are analyzed in relation to their deviation in time, the signals being grouped according to time differences corresponding to focusing on certain areas in the formation. Preferably, the method comprises the steps of gathering data from seismic traces with a plurality of receivers forming an array on the earth surface, performing velocity analysis on the seismic traces to obtain a velocity of the earth formation and to apply moveout corrections to each of the traces gathered by the plurality of receivers, constructing a downward continuation filter for the seismic traces to obtain an estimate of the source drill bit signature, and extracting the source drill bit signature from the moveout-corrected seismic traces with the downward continuation filter to obtain seismic profiles of the earth formations.
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Desler James F.
Farmer Paul A.
Haldorsen Jakob B. U.
Moskowitz Nelson
Schlumberger Technology Corporation
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