EP2948626A4 - Downhole optical acoustic transducers - Google Patents

Downhole optical acoustic transducers

Info

Publication number: EP2948626A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: acoustic transducers; optical acoustic; downhole optical; downhole; transducers
Prior art date: 2013-01-24
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP14742955.9A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2948626A1 (en

Inventor

Neal G Skinner

Etienne M Samson

Jr John L Maida

Christopher L Stokely

David A Barfoot

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Halliburton Energy Services Inc

Original Assignee

Halliburton Energy Services Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2013-01-24

Filing date

2014-01-08

Publication date

2016-09-07

2014-01-08 Application filed by Halliburton Energy Services Inc filed Critical Halliburton Energy Services Inc

2015-12-02 Publication of EP2948626A1 publication Critical patent/EP2948626A1/en

2016-09-07 Publication of EP2948626A4 publication Critical patent/EP2948626A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
- E21B47/12—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling
- E21B47/14—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling using acoustic waves
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
- E21B47/12—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling
- E21B47/13—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling by electromagnetic energy, e.g. radio frequency
- E21B47/135—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling by electromagnetic energy, e.g. radio frequency using light waves, e.g. infrared or ultraviolet waves
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01H—MEASUREMENT OF MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OR ULTRASONIC, SONIC OR INFRASONIC WAVES
- G01H9/00—Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves by using radiation-sensitive means, e.g. optical means
- G01H9/004—Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves by using radiation-sensitive means, e.g. optical means using fibre optic sensors
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
- G01V1/00—Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting
- G01V1/22—Transmitting seismic signals to recording or processing apparatus
- G01V1/226—Optoseismic systems
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G01D5/00—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable
- G01D5/48—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using wave or particle radiation means
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
- G01V2210/00—Details of seismic processing or analysis
- G01V2210/10—Aspects of acoustic signal generation or detection
- G01V2210/14—Signal detection
- G01V2210/142—Receiver location
- G01V2210/1429—Subsurface, e.g. in borehole or below weathering layer or mud line

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Remote Sensing (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Geology (AREA)
Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
Geophysics (AREA)
Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Electromagnetism (AREA)
Optical Communication System (AREA)
Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)

EP14742955.9A 2013-01-24 2014-01-08 Downhole optical acoustic transducers Withdrawn EP2948626A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US13/748,764 US20140204712A1 (en)	2013-01-24	2013-01-24	Downhole optical acoustic transducers
PCT/US2014/010717 WO2014116427A1 (en)	2013-01-24	2014-01-08	Downhole optical acoustic transducers

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2948626A1 EP2948626A1 (en)	2015-12-02
EP2948626A4 true EP2948626A4 (en)	2016-09-07

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP14742955.9A Withdrawn EP2948626A4 (en)	2013-01-24	2014-01-08	Downhole optical acoustic transducers

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20140204712A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP2948626A4 (en)
AU (1)	AU2014209780A1 (en)
CA (1)	CA2896109A1 (en)
MX (1)	MX2015007546A (en)
WO (1)	WO2014116427A1 (en)

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2014
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- 2014-01-08 MX MX2015007546A patent/MX2015007546A/en unknown
- 2014-01-08 AU AU2014209780A patent/AU2014209780A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2014-01-08 CA CA2896109A patent/CA2896109A1/en not_active Abandoned
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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO2014116427A1 (en)	2014-07-31
US20140204712A1 (en)	2014-07-24
CA2896109A1 (en)	2014-07-31
EP2948626A1 (en)	2015-12-02
AU2014209780A1 (en)	2015-06-11
MX2015007546A (en)	2016-03-01

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