Acoustic telemetry system
US-2021231008-A1 · Jul 29, 2021 · US
Hydrophone gain design for array noise tool
US12242010B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-12242010-B2 |
| Application number | US-202217885347-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 10, 2022 |
| Priority date | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Publication date | Mar 4, 2025 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2025 |
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A system for leak detection. The system may comprise an acoustic logging tool that includes a hydrophone array with a plurality of hydrophones. The system may further include an information handling system communicatively connected to the acoustic logging tool and wherein the information handling system chooses three or more hydrophones from the plurality of hydrophones to operate during measurement operations.
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What is claimed is: 1. A system for leak detection comprising: an acoustic logging tool that comprises: a hydrophone array with a first group of hydrophones and a second group of hydrophones; and an information handling system communicatively connected to the acoustic logging tool and wherein the information handling system chooses three or more hydrophones from the first group of hydrophones and the second group of hydrophones, wherein the first group of hydrophones are low gain hydrophones. 2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the high gain hydrophones are saturated from high amplitude acoustic noise. 3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second group of hydrophones are high gain hydrophones. 4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the low gain hydrophones do not sense low amplitude acoustic noise. 5. The system of claim 3 , wherein at least one high gain hydrophone and at least one low gain hydrophone are adjacent to each other. 6. The system of claim 3 , wherein two or more high gain hydrophones are disposed adjacent to a low gain hydrophone. 7. The system of claim 3 , wherein two or more low gain hydrophones are disposed adjacent to a high gain hydrophone. 8. The system of claim 3 , wherein each of the low gain hydrophones are spaced apart from each other. 9. The system of claim 3 , wherein each of the high gain hydrophones are spaced apart from each other. 10. A method for leak detection comprising: disposing an acoustic logging tool into a wellbore, wherein the acoustic logging tool comprises: a hydrophone array with a first group of hydrophones and a second group of hydrophones, wherein the second group of hydrophones are high gain hydrophones; and selecting three or more hydrophones from the hydrophone array using an information handling system that is communicatively connected to the acoustic logging tool; and performing measurements with the three or more hydrophones chosen from the hydrophone array. 11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first group of hydrophones are low gain hydrophones. 12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the high gain hydrophones are saturated from high amplitude acoustic noise. 13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the low gain hydrophones do not sense low amplitude acoustic noise. 14. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least one high gain hydrophone and at least one low gain hydrophone are adjacent to each other. 15. The method of claim 11 , wherein two or more high gain hydrophones are disposed adjacent to a low gain hydrophone. 16. The method of claim 11 , wherein two or more low gain hydrophones are disposed adjacent to a high gain hydrophone. 17. The method of claim 11 , wherein each low gain hydrophone are spaced apart from each other. 18. The method of claim 11 , wherein each high gain hydrophone are spaced apart from each other.
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- What does patent US12242010B2 cover?
- A system for leak detection. The system may comprise an acoustic logging tool that includes a hydrophone array with a plurality of hydrophones. The system may further include an information handling system communicatively connected to the acoustic logging tool and wherein the information handling system chooses three or more hydrophones from the plurality of hydrophones to operate during measur…
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- Halliburton Energy Services Inc
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- Publication date Tue Mar 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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