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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
A J Mallett, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Company, Duncan, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V / ; G01V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
367 41 ; 367 31 ; 367 32 ; 181102 ;
Abstract
An acoustic energy mode propagation speed or travel time measurement system for use in well logging is disclosed. A downhole sonde is provided with an acoustic transmitter and at least one acoustic receiver. The transmitter is repetitively driven with a unique or characteristic swept frequency signal. Propagated acoustic energy detected at the receiver is cross-correlated with the characteristic transmitter swept frequency signal to provide indications of the arrival of various modes of acoustic energy propagation at the receiver. Logs as a function of borehole depth of the speed of propagation of the various modes of propagation may be derived.