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GB2394287B - In-well seismic sensor casing coupling using natural forces in wells - Google Patents

In-well seismic sensor casing coupling using natural forces in wells

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GB2394287B
GB2394287B GB0323328A GB0323328A GB2394287B GB 2394287 B GB2394287 B GB 2394287B GB 0323328 A GB0323328 A GB 0323328A GB 0323328 A GB0323328 A GB 0323328A GB 2394287 B GB2394287 B GB 2394287B
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Prior art keywords
wells
seismic sensor
sensor casing
casing coupling
natural forces
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Francis X Bostick Iii
Brock Williams
Brian Hornby
Christopher W Mayeu
Keith Morley
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Weatherford Lamb Inc
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    • 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
    • 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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Geophysics (AREA)
  • Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)
GB0323328A 2002-10-06 2003-10-06 In-well seismic sensor casing coupling using natural forces in wells Expired - Fee Related GB2394287B (en)

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