Numerical simulation of an acoustic field generated by a phased arc array in a fluid-filled borehole

作     者：Che Xiaohua Qiao Wenxiao Che Xiaohua and Qiao Wenxiao State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resource and Prospecting,China University of Petroleum,Beijing 102249,China

作者机构：State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resource and Prospecting China University of Petroleum Beijing 102249 China 

出 版 物：《Petroleum Science》 (石油科学（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2009年第6卷第3期

页      面：225-229页

核心收录：

学科分类：081801[工学-矿产普查与勘探] 081802[工学-地球探测与信息技术] 081401[工学-岩土工程] 08[工学] 0818[工学-地质资源与地质工程] 0814[工学-土木工程] 

基　　金：supported by the National Natural ScienceFoundation of China(Grant Nos.10534040,40574049 and 40874097) the Research Fund for the Doctoral Programof Higher Education(Grant No.20070425028) the Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resourceand Prospecting,China University of Petroleum(Grant No.PRPDX2008-08) 

主　　题：Phased arc array acoustic field acoustic well logging azimuth finite difference method 

摘      要：The acoustic tools widely used in borehole well logging and being developed in borehole acoustic reflection imaging do not have the function of azimuthal measurement due to a symmetric source, so they can not be used to evaluate the azimuthal character of borehole formation. In this paper, a 3D finite difference method was used to simulate the acoustic fields in a fluid-filled borehole generated by a traditional monopole source and a phased arc array. Acoustic waveforms were presented for both cases. The analysis of the simulated waveforms showed that different from the monopole source, the acoustic energy generated by the phased arc array transmitter mainly radiated to the borehole in a narrow azimuthal range, which was the key technique to implement azimuthal acoustic well logging. Similar to the monopole source, the waveforms generated by the phased arc array in the fluid-filled borehole also contain compressional （P） waves and shear （S） waves refracted along the borehole, which is the theoretical foundation of phased arc array acoustic well logging.