Asymmetric source acoustic LWD for the improved formation shear velocity estimation

Most acoustic logging while drilling (LWD) tools generate a single pure borehole mode (e.g., dipole or quadrupole) to estimate the formation shear velocity. We propose an approach where multipole modes are generated simultaneously and used to obtain a better shear estimation. This approach uses...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chen, Tianrun, Wang, Bing, Zhu, Zhenya, Toksoz, Daniel R.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Earth Resources Laboratory
Format: Technical Report
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Earth Resources Laboratory 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68591