In:
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Acoustical Society of America (ASA), Vol. 145, No. 3_Supplement ( 2019-03-01), p. 1768-1768
Abstract:
Tool waves generated by the presence of the drill collar can cover the formation signals we need. The suppression for those collar waves has been a challenge for designing acoustic logging while drilling (ALWD) tools. To study the collar wave characteristics, we evaluate the excitation intensity of the modes with varying frequencies and positions by solving the elastic wave equations. Analysis results show that the collar wave energy concentrates in the cylindrical tool model. And the radial location of its peak gradually moves from the inner surface to the outer wall with the increasing frequency. The particle vibration trajectories contributed by the collar wave are also investigated. It is revealed that the collar mode in the lower frequency range has an approximately longitudinal polarization, while it tends to the transverse-wave-like motion at high frequencies. According to these features, we propose strategies on the tool structure designs to suppress the collar waves in the lower- and the higher- frequency ranges, respectively. Numerical examples further validate that the proposed collar structures with interlayers or grooves can well attenuate the collar wave propagation.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0001-4966
,
1520-8524
Language:
English
Publisher:
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
Publication Date:
2019
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1461063-2
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