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Study of Flexural-mode Dispersion With Anisotropic Formations and Non-circular Boreholes Using the Finite Element Method
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 71st EAGE Conference and Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2009, Jun 2009, cp-127-00346
- ISBN: 978-90-73781-67-2
Abstract
Cross-dipole acoustic logging is used to measure formation shear-wave anisotropy around the borehole. The phase velocities of the flexural modes are dispersive, and reach the formation fast and slow shear velocities at low frequencies. Their dispersion pr