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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2008
Applicant:
Patrick Meynier, Chatou, FR;
Inventor:
Patrick Meynier, Chatou, FR;
Assignee:
IFP, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/04 (2006.01); G01V 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/181 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system for emitting seismic waves in an underground formation traversed by a well comprising a casing (). The system comprises a casing seal () allowing passage of a magnetic field, an active part generating seismic waves, made up of magnetic-field active elements () and arranged outside the casing seal, and a mobile magnetic field induction source () arranged inside the casing seal. The invention also relates to a method implementing the seismic wave emission system.