Higher Order Modes in Acoustic Logging While Drilling

In multipole acoustic logging while drilling (LWD), the fundamental modes dominate recorded waveforms. Higher order modes may also appear and complicate the processing of LWD data. In dipole LWD measurements, the dipole tool mode is often not well separated from the flexural mode. This makes the she...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chi, Shihong, Zhu, Zhenya, Rao, Rama V. N., Toksoz, M. Nafi
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Earth Resources Laboratory
Format: Technical Report
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Earth Resources Laboratory 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67876