Analysis of noncircular fluid-filled boreholes in elastic formations using a perturbation model
This paper presents a perturbation model to obtain flexural mode dispersions of noncircular fluid-filled boreholes in homogeneous elastic formations. The perturbation model is based on Hamilton's principle with a modified procedure for the reference state selection in order to handle the direct...
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| Published in | The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Vol. 124; no. 1; p. 213 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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United States
01.07.2008
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| Summary: | This paper presents a perturbation model to obtain flexural mode dispersions of noncircular fluid-filled boreholes in homogeneous elastic formations. The perturbation model is based on Hamilton's principle with a modified procedure for the reference state selection in order to handle the directional sensitivity of the flexural modes. The accuracy of the perturbation model has been confirmed by comparison to boundary integral solutions. Numerical results confirm that for a fast formation, even modes, and for a slow formation, odd modes are more sensitive to changes in the borehole elongation and azimuth. Even though the focus of this work is on elliptical boreholes and breakouts, the formulation is valid for any kind of noncircular borehole. |
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| ISSN: | 1520-8524 |
| DOI: | 10.1121/1.2931954 |