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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2007
Applicants:
Xiao Ming Tang, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Vladimir Dubinsky, Houston, TX (US);
Yibing Zheng, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Xiao Ming Tang, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Vladimir Dubinsky, Houston, TX (US);
Yibing Zheng, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The method disclosed is useful for estimating anisotropic properties of an earth formation. The method includes extracting travel time values of components of the acoustic wave induced from a downhole tool and reflected from a boundary bed formation. The method further includes obtaining a travel time ratio of the wave components and using the travel time ratio to estimate the anisotropic properties of the formation.