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Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011

Filed:

Jun. 13, 2008
Applicants:

Holger Mathiszik, Eicklingen, DE;

Tim W. Geerits, Houston, TX (US);

Thomas Bohlen, Brügge, DE;

Denise DE Nil, Freiberg, DE;

Daniel Köhn, Freiberg, DE;

Olaf Hellwig, Nossen, DE;

Stefan Jetschny, Dresden, DE;

Inventors:

Holger Mathiszik, Eicklingen, DE;

Tim W. Geerits, Houston, TX (US);

Thomas Bohlen, Brügge, DE;

Denise De Nil, Freiberg, DE;

Daniel Köhn, Freiberg, DE;

Olaf Hellwig, Nossen, DE;

Stefan Jetschny, Dresden, DE;

Assignee:

Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A downhole acoustic logging tool is used for generating a guided borehole wave that propagates into the formation as a body wave, reflects from an interface and is converted back into a guided borehole wave. Guided borehole waves resulting from reflection of the body wave are used to image a reflector.


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