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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2023
Gowell International, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Jinsong Zhao, Houston, TX (US);
Hichem Abdelmoula, Houston, TX (US);
GOWell International, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for evaluating light-weight cement (LWC) bond conditions in production well in presence or absence of the tubing. The apparatus includes a tool string that can be lowered into the casing or the tubing. The tool string includes a segmented transducer ring matrix to excite the surrounding medium resulting in vibrations. The tool string further includes an impedance measurement circuit that can determine natural resonance frequencies of the structural components. The impedance measurement circuit can determine certain non-harmonic resonance mode shapes for mechanical impedance measurements that are sensitive to the LWC bond conditions. A machine learning model can be used for segmented impedance measurements to correct effects from the tubing eccentricity inside the casing. Lab calibration generates bond index mapping table and the field logging impedance measurement data can be processed into the bond indexes to further evaluate LWC bond conditions.