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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
May. 19, 2016
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Brian Breaux, Houston, TX (US);
James V. Leggett, III, Magnolia, TX (US);
Steffen Toscher, Lueneburg, DE;
Roger Steinsiek, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for estimating a value of a parameter of interest of an earth formation intersected by a borehole. Methods include conveying a carrier in the borehole having disposed thereon an acoustic imaging tool including at least one convex linear phased array module, each of the at least one module comprising a rigid shell forming a compartment containing a piezoelectric component array; using the acoustic imaging tool to take acoustic measurements of the borehole; and using the acoustic measurements to estimate at least one parameter of interest. Each module may be self-contained. The tool may include a plurality of modules circumferentially arrayed about a portion of the acoustic tool. Methods include individually removing one selected module from the acoustic tool. Methods may include selecting an outer tool diameter the same as an inner borehole diameter borehole and selecting a maximum number of modules fitting the outer tool diameter.