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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2011
Abbas Arian, Houston, TX (US);
Randall B. Jones, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abbas Arian, Houston, TX (US);
Randall B. Jones, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An acoustic attenuator assembly for an acoustic tool for performing acoustic investigation of a subterranean formation is disclosed. The acoustic attenuator assembly includes a first end portion () and a second end portion () having a bore therethough to enable passage of an electrical line. The acoustic attenuator assembly further includes a fiber portion () disposed between the first and second end portion so that the fiber portion attenuates at least a portion of acoustic energy when the acoustic energy is received by one or both of the first () and second () end portions. The fiber portion () includes a continuous flexible portion that allows relative deflection of the first () and second () end portions.