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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Dwight W. Swett, Houston, TX (US);
James V. Leggett, Iii, Magnolia, TX (US);
Mark S. Solly, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Dwight W. Swett, Houston, TX (US);
James V. Leggett, III, Magnolia, TX (US);
Mark S. Solly, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/135 (2006.01); G01V 1/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/135 (2013.01); G01V 2001/526 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, an apparatus for use downhole is provided, which apparatus, in one embodiment, includes an acoustic transducer having a first member in pressure communication with a confined fluid, wherein a displacement of the first member causes a volume change in the confined fluid that amplifies displacement of a second member to generate a pressure wave in medium.