System and methodology for acoustic measurement driven geo-steering

• Main Authors: Deger, Evgeniya, Hori, Hiroshi, Auchere, Jean-Christophe, Nakajima, Hiroshi, Valero, Henri-Pierre, Sakiyama, Naoki, Endo, Takeshi
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.01.2020
• Subjects: DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; MEASURING; MINING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS; PHYSICS; TESTING

A technique facilitates use of acoustic measurements to enable geo-steering during a well operation. A steerable well string is provided with acoustic systems used to collect data which is then processed to determine geo-steering inputs. In some applications, the well string may comprise a coiled tu...