US3252131A
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Method of acoustic well logging that retains characteristics of later arriving waves
Assignee: Shell USA Inc
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Filing: 1962-09-10
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Granted: 1966-05-17
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Expires: 1982-09-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles B Vogel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 22:06
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01V; G01V1/00; G01V1/40; G01V1/44
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A METHOD OF ACOUSTICALLY LOGGING A BOREHOLE TO OBTAIN A RECORD OF THE VELOCITY OF COMPRESSION WAVES THROUGH FORMATIONS SURROUNDING THE BOREHOLE AND A RECORD OF SLOWER ARRIVING WAVES, SAID METHOD COMPRISING: GENERATING AN ACOUSTICAL INPULSE AT A POINT WITHIN THE BOREHOLE; RECEIVING THE WAVES RESULTING FROM SAID ACOUSTICAL IMPULSE AT A POINT SPACED FROM THE POINT OF GENERATION AND CONVERTING THE RECEIVED WAVES TO A RELATED ELECTRICAL SIGNAL; TRANSMITTING THE FIRST PORTION OF SAID ELECTRICAL SIGNAL AT A HIGH AMPLIFICATION TO A RECORDING SYSTEM, THEN TRANS-
Claim 2
Independent Claim
87 words
A METHOD OF ACOUSTICALLY LOGGING A BOREHOLE TO OBTAIN A RECORD OF THE VELOCITY OF COMPRESSION WAVES THROUGH FORMATIONS SURROUNDING THE BOREHOLE AND A RECORD OF SLOWER ARRIVING WAVES, SAID METHOD COMPRISING: GENERATING AN ACOUSTICAL INPULSE AT A POINT WITHIN THE BOREHOLE; RECEIVING THE WAVES RESULTING FROM SAID ACOUSTICAL IMPULSE AT A POINT SPACED FROM THE POINT OF GENERATION AND CONVERTING THE RECEIVED WAVES TO A RELATED ELECTRICAL SIGNAL; TRANSMITTING THE FIRST PORTION OF SAID ELECTRICAL SIGNAL AT A HIGH AMPLIFICATION TO A RECORDING SYSTEM, THEN TRANS-
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