GB9500250D0 - Acoustic sensor - Google Patents

Acoustic sensor

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Publication number
GB9500250D0
GB9500250D0 GBGB9500250.7A GB9500250A GB9500250D0 GB 9500250 D0 GB9500250 D0 GB 9500250D0 GB 9500250 A GB9500250 A GB 9500250A GB 9500250 D0 GB9500250 D0 GB 9500250D0
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Prior art keywords
acoustic sensor
acoustic
sensor
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GBGB9500250.7A
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GB2288020A (en
GB2288020B (en
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BAE Systems Electronics Ltd
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GEC Marconi Ltd
Marconi Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from GB9406378A external-priority patent/GB9406378D0/en
Application filed by GEC Marconi Ltd, Marconi Co Ltd filed Critical GEC Marconi Ltd
Publication of GB9500250D0 publication Critical patent/GB9500250D0/en
Priority to US08/716,137 priority Critical patent/US5798488A/en
Priority to DE69517166T priority patent/DE69517166T2/en
Priority to EP95912370A priority patent/EP0753161B1/en
Priority to PCT/GB1995/000684 priority patent/WO1995027222A1/en
Priority to AU19576/95A priority patent/AU1957695A/en
Publication of GB2288020A publication Critical patent/GB2288020A/en
Priority to NO19964078A priority patent/NO319262B1/en
Publication of GB2288020B publication Critical patent/GB2288020B/en
Application granted granted Critical
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/01—Devices for supporting measuring instruments on drill bits, pipes, rods or wirelines; Protecting measuring instruments in boreholes against heat, shock, pressure or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
    • B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
    • B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
    • B06B1/02—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
    • B06B1/06—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction
    • B06B1/0607—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using multiple elements
    • B06B1/0611—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using multiple elements in a pile
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/02—Couplings; joints
    • E21B17/04—Couplings; joints between rod or the like and bit or between rod and rod or the like
    • E21B17/07—Telescoping joints for varying drill string lengths; Shock absorbers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B28/00—Vibration generating arrangements for boreholes or wells, e.g. for stimulating production
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/003—Vibrating earth formations
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/01—Devices for supporting measuring instruments on drill bits, pipes, rods or wirelines; Protecting measuring instruments in boreholes against heat, shock, pressure or the like
    • E21B47/017—Protecting measuring instruments
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B49/00—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V1/00—Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting
    • G01V1/02—Generating seismic energy
    • G01V1/04—Details
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V1/00—Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting
    • G01V1/16—Receiving elements for seismic signals; Arrangements or adaptations of receiving elements
    • G01V1/18—Receiving elements, e.g. seismometer, geophone or torque detectors, for localised single point measurements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V1/00—Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting
    • G01V1/40—Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting specially adapted for well-logging
    • G01V1/52—Structural details

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Geophysics (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
GB9500250A 1994-03-30 1995-01-06 Drilling apparatus Expired - Fee Related GB2288020B (en)

Priority Applications (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU19576/95A AU1957695A (en) 1994-03-30 1995-03-27 Acoustic sensor
PCT/GB1995/000684 WO1995027222A1 (en) 1994-03-30 1995-03-27 Acoustic sensor
DE69517166T DE69517166T2 (en) 1994-03-30 1995-03-27 ACOUSTIC PROBE
EP95912370A EP0753161B1 (en) 1994-03-30 1995-03-27 Acoustic sensor
US08/716,137 US5798488A (en) 1994-03-30 1995-03-27 Acoustic sensor
NO19964078A NO319262B1 (en) 1994-03-30 1996-09-27 Transduce directly connected to drill bit for generating and receiving seismic signals

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9406378A GB9406378D0 (en) 1994-03-30 1994-03-30 Acoustic sensor
GB9408139A GB9408139D0 (en) 1994-03-30 1994-04-25 Acoustic sensor

Publications (3)

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GB9500250D0 true GB9500250D0 (en) 1995-03-01
GB2288020A GB2288020A (en) 1995-10-04
GB2288020B GB2288020B (en) 1998-05-13

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GB9500250A Expired - Fee Related GB2288020B (en) 1994-03-30 1995-01-06 Drilling apparatus

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Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2311427B (en) * 1996-03-22 2000-02-09 Marconi Gec Ltd A drill string sub assembly
GB2343951B (en) 1998-11-20 2003-05-14 Thomson Marconi Sonar Ltd Drilling apparatus
US6480118B1 (en) 2000-03-27 2002-11-12 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Method of drilling in response to looking ahead of drill bit
US6834743B2 (en) * 2001-12-07 2004-12-28 Haliburton Energy Services, Inc. Wideband isolator for acoustic tools
US7079449B2 (en) * 2003-02-18 2006-07-18 Batelle Energy Alliance, Llc Methods and systems for low frequency seismic and infrasound detection of geo-pressure transition zones
US20050034917A1 (en) * 2003-08-14 2005-02-17 Baker Hughes Incorporated Apparatus and method for acoustic position logging ahead-of-the-bit

Family Cites Families (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1993007514A1 (en) * 1991-10-04 1993-04-15 Atlantic Richfield Company System for real-time look-ahead exploration of hydrocarbon wells

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