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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:
Jul. 21, 1987
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pascal Dedole, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Jean Laurent, Morainvilliers, FR;
Assignee:
Institut Francais du Petrole, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V / ; G01V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
367146 ; 181120 ;
Abstract
A device for generating acoustic pulses by driving suddenly into a body lowered in a well a piston having a face in contact with the liquid contained in the well and adapted for sliding inside said body. The device comprises a valve securely fixed to the piston, a second piston and a hydraulic system disposed completely in the body and comprising principally a pump, electro-valves, an equalizing cylinder, a low pressure reservoir and supply circuits, for moving the valve and the piston to a set position and for immobilizing it intermittently.