Fluid driven torsional dipole seismic source
Abstract
A compressible fluid powered oscillating downhole seismic source device capable of periodically generating uncontaminated horizontally-propagated, shear waves is provided. A compressible fluid generated oscillation is created within the device which imparts an oscillation to a housing when the device is installed in a housing such as the cylinder off an existing downhole tool, thereby a torsional seismic source is established. Horizontal waves are transferred to the surrounding bore hole medium through downhole clamping.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- AT&T
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867667
- Patent Number(s):
- 4982811
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01V - GEOPHYSICS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fluid; driven; torsional; dipole; seismic; source; compressible; powered; oscillating; downhole; device; capable; periodically; generating; uncontaminated; horizontally-propagated; shear; waves; provided; generated; oscillation; created; imparts; housing; installed; cylinder; existing; tool; established; horizontal; transferred; surrounding; bore; medium; clamping; compressible fluid; shear waves; shear wave; device capable; seismic source; fluid driven; source device; fluid drive; downhole tool; /181/367/
Citation Formats
Hardee, Harry C. Fluid driven torsional dipole seismic source. United States: N. p., 1991.
Web.
Hardee, Harry C. Fluid driven torsional dipole seismic source. United States.
Hardee, Harry C. Tue .
"Fluid driven torsional dipole seismic source". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867667.
@article{osti_867667,
title = {Fluid driven torsional dipole seismic source},
author = {Hardee, Harry C},
abstractNote = {A compressible fluid powered oscillating downhole seismic source device capable of periodically generating uncontaminated horizontally-propagated, shear waves is provided. A compressible fluid generated oscillation is created within the device which imparts an oscillation to a housing when the device is installed in a housing such as the cylinder off an existing downhole tool, thereby a torsional seismic source is established. Horizontal waves are transferred to the surrounding bore hole medium through downhole clamping.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1991},
month = {1}
}