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Title: System and method for sonic wave measurements using an acoustic beam source

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1209347
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A method and system for investigating structure near a borehole are described herein. The method includes generating an acoustic beam by an acoustic source; directing at one or more azimuthal angles the acoustic beam towards a selected location in a vicinity of a borehole; receiving at one or more receivers an acoustic signal, the acoustic signal originating from a reflection or a refraction of the acoustic wave by a material at the selected location; and analyzing the received acoustic signal to characterize features of the material around the borehole.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
Assignee:
Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
Patent Number(s):
9,103,944
Application Number:
13/836,611
OSTI ID:
1209347
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Mar 15
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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