Abstract

Nonlinear Acoustic Borehole Equipment

V.A.Alexandrov, Yu.A.Koriakin, V.A.Maiorov, D.B.Ostrovsky, V.B.Zhelezny, V.B.Zhukov (Central Research Institute "Morphyspribor", St.Petersburg, Russia)

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The report deals with current and prospective acoustic parametric transducers intended for borehole geophysics. Characteristics are of various generator devices and acoustic transducers are presented with capability of non-linear action on an area located nearby a hole bottom. Possible mechanisms of action on fluid-saturated hard rocks are described as well as analytical estimations of acoustic pressure at difference frequencies carried out by method of wave fronts for various hard rocks.

Section : 11