Methods and systems for acoustically monitoring formations

Active Publication Date: 2010-04-01
SCHLUMBERGER TECH CORP
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[0011]The disclosure herein may meet at least some of the above-described needs and others. In consequence of the background discussed above, and other factors that are known in the field of formation analysis, applicants recognized need for methods and systems for acoustically monitoring subterranean formations with a tool in a borehole having a plurality of acoustic sources mounted thereon to provide faster and more numerous collection of data points. In this, applicants recognized that an apparatus was needed that could generate seismic signals using a plurality of efficient and repeatable acoustic sources having suitable source bandwidth, for example, low frequency acoustic energy for deep imaging, with or without the

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[0032]Illustrative embodiments and aspects of the invention are described below. It will of course be appreciated that in the development of any such actual embodiment, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developers' specific goals, such as compliance with system-related and business-related constraints, that will vary from one implementation to another. Moreover, it will be appreciated that such development effort might be complex and time-consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of this disclosure.

[0033]Reference throughout the specification to “one embodiment,”“an embodiment,”“some embodiments,”“one aspect,”“an aspect,” or “some aspects” means that a particular feature, structure, method, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or aspect is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus, the appearance of the phrases “in one embodim

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Methods and systems for acoustically determining reservoir parameters of subterranean formations. A tool comprising a plurality of acoustic sources and configured for acoustic measurements is deployed within a wellhole. Acquired acoustic data are processed and utilized for deriving key parameters for the formations.

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