Discrimination of porosity and fluid saturation using seismic velocity analysis
    1.
    发明授权
    Discrimination of porosity and fluid saturation using seismic velocity analysis 失效
    使用地震速度分析判断孔隙度和流体饱和度

    公开(公告)号:US06269311B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-07-31

    申请号:US09417515

    申请日:1999-10-13

    申请人: James G. Berryman

    发明人: James G. Berryman

    IPC分类号: G01V128

    CPC分类号: G01V1/306

    摘要: The method of the invention is employed for determining the state of saturation in a subterranean formation using only seismic velocity measurements (e.g., shear and compressional wave velocity data). Seismic velocity data collected from a region of the formation of like solid material properties can provide relatively accurate partial saturation data derived from a well-defined triangle plotted in a (&rgr;/&mgr;, &lgr;/&mgr;)-plane. When the seismic velocity data are collected over a large region of a formation having both like and unlike materials, the method first distinguishes the like materials by initially plotting the seismic velocity data in a (&rgr;/&lgr;, &mgr;/&lgr;)-plane to determine regions of the formation having like solid material properties and porosity.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的方法用于仅使用地震速度测量(例如剪切和压缩波速度数据)来确定地下地层中的饱和状态。 从形成类似固体材料性质的区域收集的地震速度数据可以提供从(rho / mu,lambd / mu)平面绘制的明确定义的三角形得到的相对精确的部分饱和度数据。 当地震速度数据被收集在具有类似和不同材料的地层的大区域时,该方法首先通过初步绘制(rho / lambd,mu / lambd)平面中的地震速度数据来区分类似材料,以确定 地层具有固体材料性质和孔隙度。

    Optimal joule heating of the subsurface
    2.
    发明授权
    Optimal joule heating of the subsurface 失效
    地下最佳焦耳加热

    公开(公告)号:US5325918A

    公开(公告)日:1994-07-05

    申请号:US100800

    申请日:1993-08-02

    摘要: A method for simultaneously heating the subsurface and imaging the effects of the heating. This method combines the use of tomographic imaging (electrical resistance tomography or ERT) to image electrical resistivity distribution underground, with joule heating by electrical currents injected in the ground. A potential distribution is established on a series of buried electrodes resulting in energy deposition underground which is a function of the resistivity and injection current density. Measurement of the voltages and currents also permits a tomographic reconstruction of the resistivity distribution. Using this tomographic information, the current injection pattern on the driving electrodes can be adjusted to change the current density distribution and thus optimize the heating. As the heating changes conditions, the applied current pattern can be repeatedly adjusted (based on updated resistivity tomographs) to affect real time control of the heating.

    摘要翻译: 一种同时加热地下和成像加热效果的方法。 该方法结合了使用层析成像(电阻断层扫描或ERT)对地下图像电阻率分布,并通过注入地面的电流进行焦耳加热。 在一系列埋地电极上建立电位分布,导致地下能量沉积,这是电阻率和注入电流密度的函数。 电压和电流的测量也允许电阻率分布的断层重建。 使用该断层图像信息,可以调节驱动电极上的当前注入图案以改变电流密度分布,从而优化加热。 随着加热变化的条件,施加的电流模式可以重复调整(基于更新的电阻率断层扫描),以影响加热的实时控制。

    Device, Methods, and Control for Sonic Guidance of Molecules and Other Material Utilizing Time-Reversal Acoustics
    3.
    发明申请
    Device, Methods, and Control for Sonic Guidance of Molecules and Other Material Utilizing Time-Reversal Acoustics 审中-公开
    使用时间反射声学的分子和其他材料的声波引导的装置,方法和控制

    公开(公告)号:US20120215157A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-23

    申请号:US13208756

    申请日:2011-08-12

    IPC分类号: A61M37/00 F17D3/01

    摘要: The present invention provides for a method of controlling mass movement of fluid material within a field of interest comprising using time reversal acoustic focusing. The time reversal acoustic focusing can be is used for simultaneous spatial and temporal focusing of acoustic energy to control the duration of localization and/or direction of movement of material within tissue or liquid within tissue. Both delivery of material and persistence with respect to target locations can be enhanced by focusing of sonic waveforms or transmissions towards targeted areas in a field of interest, such as within a patient.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种在感兴趣的领域内控制流体材料的质量移动的方法,包括使用时间反转声聚焦。 时间反转声聚焦可以用于声能的同时空间和时间聚焦以控制在组织内的组织或液体内的材料的定位和/或运动方向的持续时间。 可以通过将声波形或发射集中在感兴趣的领域(例如患者体内)中的目标区域来增强相对于目标位置的物质输送和持久性。

    Method for distinguishing multiple targets using time-reversal acoustics
    4.
    发明授权
    Method for distinguishing multiple targets using time-reversal acoustics 失效
    使用时间反转声学区分多个目标的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06755083B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-06-29

    申请号:US10131391

    申请日:2002-04-22

    申请人: James G. Berryman

    发明人: James G. Berryman

    IPC分类号: G01N2906

    摘要: A method for distinguishing multiple targets using time-reversal acoustics. Time-reversal acoustics uses an iterative process to determine the optimum signal for locating a strongly reflecting target in a cluttered environment. An acoustic array sends a signal into a medium, and then receives the returned/reflected signal. This returned/reflected signal is then time-reversed and sent back into the medium again, and again, until the signal being sent and received is no longer changing. At that point, the array has isolated the largest eigenvalue/eigenvector combination and has effectively determined the location of a single target in the medium (the one that is most strongly reflecting). After the largest eigenvalue/eigenvector combination has been determined, to determine the location of other targets, instead of sending back the same signals, the method sends back these time reversed signals, but half of them will also be reversed in sign. There are various possibilities for choosing which half to do sign reversal. The most obvious choice is to reverse every other one in a linear array, or as in a checkerboard pattern in 2D. Then, a new send/receive, send-time reversed/receive iteration can proceed. Often, the first iteration in this sequence will be close to the desired signal from a second target. In some cases, orthogonalization procedures must be implemented to assure the returned signals are in fact orthogonal to the first eigenvector found.

    摘要翻译: 使用时间反转声学来区分多个目标的方法。 时间反射声学使用迭代过程来确定在混乱环境中定位强反射目标的最佳信号。 声阵将信号发送到介质中,然后接收返回/反射的信号。 然后,该返回/反射信号被时间反转并再次发送回介质,并且再次发送和接收的信号不再改变。 在这一点上,阵列已经隔离了最大的特征值/特征向量组合,并有效地确定了介质中单个目标的位置(最强反射的)。 在确定了最大特征值/特征向量组合之后,为了确定其他目标的位置,该方法不是发送相同的信号,而是发回这些时间反转的信号,但是其中一半也将被反转。 有多种可能性可以选择哪一半做符号逆转。 最明显的选择是将线性阵列中的每一个相反,或者像2D中的棋盘图案。 然后,可以继续新的发送/接收,发送时间反转/接收迭代。 通常,该序列中的第一次迭代将接近来自第二个目标的期望信号。 在某些情况下,必须执行正交化程序以确保返回的信号实际上与所找到的第一特征向量正交。

    Using electrical impedance tomography to map subsurface hydraulic
conductivity
    5.
    发明授权
    Using electrical impedance tomography to map subsurface hydraulic conductivity 失效
    使用电阻断层扫描来映射地下水力传导性

    公开(公告)号:US6147497A

    公开(公告)日:2000-11-14

    申请号:US106405

    申请日:1998-06-29

    CPC分类号: G01V3/24

    摘要: The use of Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) to map subsurface hydraulic conductivity. EIT can be used to map hydraulic conductivity in the subsurface where measurements of both amplitude and phase are made. Hydraulic conductivity depends on at least two parameters: porosity and a length scale parameter. Electrical Resistance Tomography (ERT) measures and maps electrical conductivity (which can be related to porosity) in three dimensions. By introducing phase measurements along with amplitude, the desired additional measurement of a pertinent length scale can be achieved. Hydraulic conductivity controls the ability to flush unwanted fluid contaminants from the surface. Thus inexpensive maps of hydraulic conductivity would improve planning strategies for subsequent remediation efforts. Fluid permeability is also of importance for oil field exploitation and thus detailed knowledge of fluid permeability distribution in three-dimension (3-D) would be a great boon to petroleum reservoir analysts.

    摘要翻译: 使用电阻抗层析成像(EIT)来绘制地下水力传导性。 EIT可用于绘制在地下测量幅度和相位的水力传导率。 液压传导性取决于至少两个参数:孔隙度和长度尺度参数。 电阻层析成像(ERT)测量并映射三维导电性(可与孔隙度相关)。 通过引入相位测量以及幅度,可以实现相关长度尺度的期望的附加测量。 液压导电性控制从表面冲洗不需要的流体污染物的能力。 因此,廉价的水力传导图可以改进后续修复工作的规划策略。 流体渗透性对于油田开采也是非常重要的,因此三维(3-D)流体渗透率分布的详细知识将对石油储层分析师是一个很大的好处。