Method for Detecting, Locating and Characterizing Single and Multiple Fluid-Filled Fractures in Fractured Formations

Abstract

A method to analyze full waveform multiple (i.e., monopoles, dipoles, quadrupoles) acoustic measurements in a fluid-filled borehole, surrounded by a system of fractures oriented parallel to the axis of the borehole. The method uses new measurement attributes, herein referred to as dual flexure waves and leaky fracture mode.

Patent Number
2,116
Date Of Issue
Inventors

Jorge Octavio Parra; Pei-Cheng Xu