SINGLE WELL RESERVOIR IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for detecting features of a subterranean formation surrounding a borehole, said apparatus comprising:
- at least one transmitter to emit an electromagnetic wave signal and at least one receiver to receive a signal representing a response of said formation to said electromagnetic wave signal, wherein said at least one transmitter emits a broadband signal from within the range of 1 Hz to 1000 Ghz and said at least one transmitter and said at least one receiver combined have a directional characteristic to provide an azimuthal determination of the direction of a discontinuity within said formation as said discontinuity reflects or scatters at least part of said broadband signal and wherein said at least one transmitter and said at least one receiver are mounted on a tool body to allow an azimuthally resolved scanning of said surrounding formation; and
further comprising output feeds for connecting said at least one transmitter and said at least one receiver to an inversion calculator for deriving at least a distance of said reflecting discontinuity from the borehole from a simultaneous inversion of a reflected wavefield at multiple frequencies.
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Abstract
An apparatus and related methods are described for detecting features of a reservoir surrounding a borehole, the apparatus being capable of emitting an electromagnetic wave signal and receiving a signal representing a response of the reservoir to the electromagnetic wave signal, wherein the emitted signal is a broadband signal selected from within the range of 1 Hz to 1000 Ghz and the received signal includes a directional characteristic to provide an azimuthal determination of the direction of a discontinuity within the formation as the discontinuity reflects or scatters at least part of the broadband signal; azimuthally scanning the surrounding formation; and inverting the received signal for deriving at least a distance of the reflecting discontinuity from the borehole using simultaneous inversion of the reflected or scattered wavefield at multiple frequencies.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus for detecting features of a subterranean formation surrounding a borehole, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one transmitter to emit an electromagnetic wave signal and at least one receiver to receive a signal representing a response of said formation to said electromagnetic wave signal, wherein said at least one transmitter emits a broadband signal from within the range of 1 Hz to 1000 Ghz and said at least one transmitter and said at least one receiver combined have a directional characteristic to provide an azimuthal determination of the direction of a discontinuity within said formation as said discontinuity reflects or scatters at least part of said broadband signal and wherein said at least one transmitter and said at least one receiver are mounted on a tool body to allow an azimuthally resolved scanning of said surrounding formation; and further comprising output feeds for connecting said at least one transmitter and said at least one receiver to an inversion calculator for deriving at least a distance of said reflecting discontinuity from the borehole from a simultaneous inversion of a reflected wavefield at multiple frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for detecting features of a reservoir surrounding a borehole, said method comprising the steps of:
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emitting an electromagnetic wave signal and receiving a signal representing a response of said reservoir to said electromagnetic wave signal, wherein said emitted signal is a broadband signal from within the range of 1 Hz to 1000 Ghz and the received signal includes a directional characteristic to provide an azimuthal determination of the direction of a discontinuity within the formation as said discontinuity reflects at least part of said broadband signal; scanning azimuthally the surrounding formation; and inverting the received signal for deriving at least a distance of said reflecting discontinuity from the borehole using simultaneous inversion of a reflected wavefield at multiple frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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