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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2015
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Carl J. Cramm, Spring, TX (US);
Andrew John Cuthbert, Spring, TX (US);
Joseph Eli Hess, Richmond, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In one or more embodiments, a system comprises a first (target) wellbore disposed in a formation, the first wellbore having a pressure imbalance therein causing an influx of formation fluids, a second (relief) wellbore disposed in the formation, a drill string disposed in the second wellbore, the drill string comprising a drill bit and a logging tool, and a wellbore ranging module comprising a processor and memory, the wellbore ranging module coupled to the drill string. The logging tool is configured to detect acoustic energy originating from the influx in the first wellbore and generate one or more signals associated with the detected acoustic energy. The wellbore ranging module is configured to receive, from the logging tool, the one or more signals associated with the detected acoustic energy and determine, using the received signals, a direction from the drill bit to the influx of the first wellbore.