Patents by Inventor Thilo Brill

Thilo Brill has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230136442
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for obtaining a flexural-attenuation measurement for cement evaluation that may be effective even for wells with relatively thick casings. A method includes emitting an acoustic signal at a casing in a well that excites the casing into generating an acoustic response signal containing acoustic waves, such as Lamb waves. The Lamb waves include flexural waves and extensional waves. The casing may be relatively large, having a thickness of at least 16 mm. The acoustic response signal may be detected and filtered to reduce a relative contribution of the extensional waves. This may correspondingly increase a relative contribution of the flexural waves. The filtered acoustic response signal may be used as a flexural-attenuation measurement for cement evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Hayman, Christoph Klieber, Jean-Luc Le Calvez, Thilo Brill
  • Patent number: 11473419
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for obtaining a flexural-attenuation measurement for cement evaluation that may be effective even for wells with relatively thick casings. A method includes emitting an acoustic signal at a casing in a well that excites the casing into generating an acoustic response signal containing acoustic waves, such as Lamb waves. The Lamb waves include flexural waves and extensional waves. The casing may be relatively large, having a thickness of at least 16 mm. The acoustic response signal may be detected and filtered to reduce a relative contribution of the extensional waves. This may correspondingly increase a relative contribution of the flexural waves. The filtered acoustic response signal may be used as a flexural-attenuation measurement for cement evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Hayman, Christoph Klieber, Jean-Luc Le Calvez, Thilo Brill
  • Publication number: 20180328163
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for obtaining a flexural-attenuation measurement for cement evaluation that may be effective even for wells with relatively thick casings. A method includes emitting an acoustic signal at a casing in a well that excites the casing into generating an acoustic response signal containing acoustic waves, such as Lamb waves. The Lamb waves include flexural waves and extensional waves. The casing may be relatively large, having a thickness of at least 16 mm. The acoustic response signal may be detected and filtered to reduce a relative contribution of the extensional waves. This may correspondingly increase a relative contribution of the flexural waves. The filtered acoustic response signal may be used as a flexural-attenuation measurement for cement evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew Hayman, Christoph Klieber, Jean-Luc Le Calvez, Thilo Brill
  • Patent number: 8165825
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for electromagnetically measuring physical parameters of a pipe that includes measuring a pipe inner diameter ID and a pipe ratio of magnetic permeability to electrical conductivity ?2/?2 by means of a measuring arrangement 1 comprising a transmitter coil 2 and a receiver coil 3, both coils being coaxial to and longitudinally spaced from each other, the measuring arrangement being adapted to be positioned into the pipe CS and displaced through the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Emmanuel Legendre, Thilo Brill
  • Patent number: 7960969
    Abstract: An electromagnetic imaging apparatus and method for electromagnetically measuring physical parameters of a pipe CJ, CC by means of a plurality of measuring arrangement ZMA, MCMA, MonMa, ImMA comprising a plurality of transmitter coil ZTX, LFTX, DTX and a plurality of receiver coil ZRX1, ZR2, MRX, MC, PRX1, PRX2, PRX3, PRX4, PRX5, PRX6, PRX7, PRX8, PRX9, PRX10, PRX11, PRX12, PRX13, PRX14, PRX15, PRX16, PRX17, PRX18, the transmitter coils and receiver coils being associated so as to form the plurality of measuring arrangement, the plurality of measuring arrangement being adapted to be positioned into the pipe and displaced through the pipe, the physical parameters being measured for a plurality of position along the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Pierre Mouget, Emmanuel Legendre, Thilo Brill
  • Publication number: 20090195244
    Abstract: An electromagnetic imaging method for electromagnetically measuring physical parameters of a pipe CJ, CC by means of a plurality of measuring arrangement ZMA, MCMA, MonMa, ImMA comprising a plurality of transmitter coil ZTX, LFTX, DTX and a plurality of receiver coil ZRX1, ZR2, MRX, MC, PRX1, PRX2, PRX3, PRX4, PRX5, PRX6, PRX7, PRX8, PRX9, PRX10, PRX11, PRX12, PRX13, PRX14, PRX15, PRX16, PRX17, PRX18, the transmitter coils and receiver coils being associated so as to form the plurality of measuring arrangement, the plurality of measuring arrangement being adapted to be positioned into the pipe and displaced through the pipe, the physical parameters being measured for a plurality of position along the pipe, the method comprising the steps of: a) determining a first value of an average ratio of magnetic permeability to electrical conductivity and a first value of an average inner diameter of the pipe Z-MES, b) determining an average electromagnetic thickness of the pipe MC-MES, c) determining a second value of
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Pierre Mouget, Emmanuel Legendre, Thilo Brill