Schlumberger Technology Corporation

Services Petroliers Schlumberger

Nicolas Fradin

Ram Sunder Kalyanraman

Roel Van Os

Hiroshi Hori

Orland Guedes

Jean-baptiste Cozon

Mikhail Lemarenko

Beatriz Eugenia Otero Roldan

Methods including determining a measurement plan, having acoustic measurements, and lowering in a borehole penetrating a subsurface formation a toolstring having phased array modules. Each phased array module includes acoustic transducers operable to emit an acoustic excitation signal and receive an echo signal, as well as a programmable circuit for setting one or more variables of the phased array module. The phased array modules are configured, including programming the programmable circuit to set variables of the phased array modules according to the measurement plan. The acoustic measurements of the measurement plan are performed using the configured phased array modules. One or more of the formation, a casing disposed in the borehole, and/or an annulus between the casing and the formation are characterized using results of the performed acoustic measurements.

Real-time reconfiguration of phased array operation

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Clamart, France

Nicolas Fradin