Patents Examined by Taon M Le
  • Patent number: 6684159
    Abstract: A method for determining the location and the orientation of the open natural fractures in an earth formation from the interaction of the two seismic signals, one signal transmitted into the formation from one wellbore and the second signal transmitted from the surface of the earth, the interaction of the two seismic signals as they simultaneously propagate through the fractured space is recorded in the second wellbore. The seismic signal transmitted from the surface is a lower frequency acoustic pulse of large amplitude identified as ‘modulation’ wave and the signal transmitted from the wellbore is a higher discrete frequency seismic signal, identified as ‘carrier’ wave. The interaction of the ‘carrier’ wave during the compression and rarefaction cycles of the ‘modulation’ signal is recorded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Inventors: Tawassul Ali Khan, Sofia Khan McGuire