Improved borehole imaging by ultrasonics

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-13

  Hayman, A J ^a,c,d,e,f,g   Parent, Philippe ^b,h,i   Cheung, Philip ^a,b,j   Verges, Patrick ^b,k,l  

^a SPE   (France)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c SCHLUMBERGER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^g CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h Ingenieur Electicien de Grenoble   (France)

ⁱ STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

^k I2S   (France)

^l UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE UNDERSTANDING; LITHOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

IMAGE CEMENTATION;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

BOREHOLE; IMAGING TECHNIQUE; ULTRASONIC TECHNIQUE; WELL;

BOREHOLES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ULTRASONIC DEVICES;

EID: 0032007232     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/28440-pa     Document Type: Article

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