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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Taher A. Kortam, Katy, TX (US);
Philip W. Tracadas, West University Place, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/50 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01); G01V 1/30 (2006.01); E21B 47/024 (2006.01); E21B 47/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/00 (2013.01); E21B 47/024 (2013.01); G01V 1/303 (2013.01); G01V 1/50 (2013.01); E21B 47/14 (2013.01); G01V 2210/626 (2013.01); G01V 2210/665 (2013.01);
Abstract
Acoustic anisotropy of downhole formations is determined using statistical analysis. During operation of a downhole system, acoustic slowness measurements are acquired around a borehole extending along a formation. Statistical analysis is performed on the acquired slowness measurements, whereby the maximum and minimum slownesses of the formation are determined.