Pradip Kumar Mukhopadhyay

Title: Pradip Kumar Mukhopadhyay: Innovator in Acoustic Technology

Introduction

Pradip Kumar Mukhopadhyay is a notable inventor based in Houston, TX (US). He has made significant contributions to the field of acoustic technology, particularly in the oil and gas industry. With a total of 2 patents, his work focuses on improving the estimation of geological properties through innovative methods.

Latest Patents

Mukhopadhyay's latest patents include a "Method and system for direct slowness determination of dispersive waves in a wellbore environment." This invention discloses a system and method for effective estimation of properties of a formation using acoustic array processing. An acoustic tool is directed to a zone of interest in the formation and generates a first signal. Real data corresponding to the first signal is then received. One or more basic parameters are provided as input, which may include parameters relating to the acoustic tool or parameters relating to the zone of interest. A time semblance shear slowness and a frequency semblance shear slowness are determined using the basic parameters. A mask is then selected using the determined time semblance and frequency semblance shear slowness values and used to isolate a dispersion curve. A shear slowness value is selected from the dispersion curve, and quality control is performed on the selected shear slowness value.

Another significant patent is the "Differential phase semblance apparatus, systems, and methods." In this invention, apparatus and systems operate to shift signal data associated with a set of receivers, in time or phase with respect to signal data associated with a receiver reference point. This transformation allows for the analysis of energy waves propagated through a geological formation before being received by the set of receivers. The process includes multiplying the shifted data by a complex conjugate of the signal data associated with the receiver reference point to provide differential phase values. These values are then summed and averaged to provide differential phase semblance values, which can be published to various formats.

Career Highlights

Pradip Kumar Mukhopadhyay is currently employed at Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., where he continues to innovate in the field of acoustic technology. His work has been instrumental in enhancing the methods used for geological assessments, which are crucial for the energy sector.

Collaborations

Mukhopadhyay has collaborated with notable colleagues such as Arthur Cheng and Bat