Method and Apparatus for Acoustic Impedance and P-Wave Anisotropy Measurements

Measurements of impedance are made using a piezoelectric transducer oriented at different angles to a formation bedding plane. The impedance measurements are then used to estimate the anisotropic velocity of the formation.

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Main Authors EGEREV SERGEY, OVCHINNIKOV OLEG, TANG XIAO MING, DUBINSKY VLADIMIR, DUBINSKY ZAREMA, YUSHIN VICTOR, PATTERSON DOUGLAS J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.09.2010
Subjects
DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS
GEOPHYSICS
GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS
MEASURING
PHYSICS
TESTING
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Summary:Measurements of impedance are made using a piezoelectric transducer oriented at different angles to a formation bedding plane. The impedance measurements are then used to estimate the anisotropic velocity of the formation.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20100716085