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Ultrasonic Lamb wave detection of a channel in a double-casing well
Da Chen1, Yiguo Yin2, Chao Zhang1
1Department of Astronautics and Mechanics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
Abstract:
In cement-bonding evaluation, channel detection by ultrasonic Lamb waves has been widely studied and applied in single-casing wells. However, its feasibility in double-casing wells remains unknown. The relationship between ultrasonic Lamb waves and channels based on finite-difference time-domain simulations was investigated. According to the Lamb wave propagation, channels near interfaces were determined by the Lamb wave amplitude changes. A channel detection approach in double-casing wells was proposed. The ability of the proposed strategy to accurately detect the spatial position and geometric shape of the channels in double-casing wells was seen. This study provided guidance in double-casing cement-bonding evaluation.
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