System and method for generating micro-seismic events and characterizing properties of a medium with non-linear acoustic interactions
Abstract
A method and system includes generating a first coded acoustic signal including pulses each having a modulated signal at a central frequency; and a second coded acoustic signal each pulse of which includes a modulated signal a central frequency of which is a fraction d of the central frequency of the modulated signal for the corresponding pulse in the first plurality of pulses. A receiver detects a third signal generated by a non-linear mixing process in the mixing zone and the signal is processed to extract the third signal to obtain an emulated micro-seismic event signal occurring at the mixing zone; and to characterize properties of the medium or creating a 3D image of the properties of the medium, or both, based on the emulated micro-seismic event signal.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1234213
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,223,039
- Application Number:
- 13/292,948
- Assignee:
- CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. (San Ramon, CA) LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2011 Nov 09
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 58 GEOSCIENCES
Citation Formats
Vu, Cung Khac, Nihei, Kurt, Johnson, Paul A., Guyer, Robert, Ten Cate, James A., Le Bas, Pierre-Yves, and Larmat, Carene S. System and method for generating micro-seismic events and characterizing properties of a medium with non-linear acoustic interactions. United States: N. p., 2015.
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Vu, Cung Khac, Nihei, Kurt, Johnson, Paul A., Guyer, Robert, Ten Cate, James A., Le Bas, Pierre-Yves, & Larmat, Carene S. System and method for generating micro-seismic events and characterizing properties of a medium with non-linear acoustic interactions. United States.
Vu, Cung Khac, Nihei, Kurt, Johnson, Paul A., Guyer, Robert, Ten Cate, James A., Le Bas, Pierre-Yves, and Larmat, Carene S. Tue .
"System and method for generating micro-seismic events and characterizing properties of a medium with non-linear acoustic interactions". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1234213.
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title = {System and method for generating micro-seismic events and characterizing properties of a medium with non-linear acoustic interactions},
author = {Vu, Cung Khac and Nihei, Kurt and Johnson, Paul A. and Guyer, Robert and Ten Cate, James A. and Le Bas, Pierre-Yves and Larmat, Carene S.},
abstractNote = {A method and system includes generating a first coded acoustic signal including pulses each having a modulated signal at a central frequency; and a second coded acoustic signal each pulse of which includes a modulated signal a central frequency of which is a fraction d of the central frequency of the modulated signal for the corresponding pulse in the first plurality of pulses. A receiver detects a third signal generated by a non-linear mixing process in the mixing zone and the signal is processed to extract the third signal to obtain an emulated micro-seismic event signal occurring at the mixing zone; and to characterize properties of the medium or creating a 3D image of the properties of the medium, or both, based on the emulated micro-seismic event signal.},
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