CA2704917A1 - Probablistic imaging with azimuthally sensitive mwd/lwd sensors - Google Patents

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CA2704917A1
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A method for forming a borehole image of an azimuthally sensitive borehole or formation parameter is disclosed. Such a borehole image may be formed, for example, by processing logging sensor data with a predetermined sensor response function (also referred to herein as a probability density function) to acquire probabilistically distributed sensor data. The sensor data may be distributed in either one-dimension (azimuthal) or two-dimensions (azimuthal and axial). Certain embodiments of this invention may be advantageously utilized in LWD imaging applications and provide for superior image resolution and noise rejection as compared to prior art binning techniques. Exemplary embodiments of the invention also advantageously conserve logging sensor data such that integration of the distributed data over the entire circumference of the tool provides a non-azimuthally sensitive logging measurement.

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1. A. method for estimating an azimuthal dependence of a parameter of a borehole using logging sensor measurements acquired as a function of sensor azimuth, the method comprising:

(a) rotating a downhole tool in a borehole, the tool including at least one logging sensor and at least one azimuth sensor, data from the logging sensor being operable to assist determination of a parameter of the borehole;

(b) causing the at least one logging sensor and the at least one azimuth sensor to acquire at least one data pair during each of predetermined first and second time periods, each of the data pairs comprising a logging sensor measurement and a corresponding azimuth;

(c) processing the data pairs acquired in (b) with a predetermined probability density function (PDF) to calculate sensor data that is probabilistically distributed in azimuth, and (d) assigning corresponding first and second borehole depth values to the probabilistically distributed sensor data determined in (c) using data pairs acquired during the first and second time periods.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the PDF includes a response function of the azimuthal sensitivity of the logging sensor.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the PDF includes a response function of the azimuthal sensitivity of the azimuth sensor.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the PDF is a discrete function.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the logging sensor is selected from the group consisting of a natural gamma ray sensor, a neutron sensor, a density sensor, a resistivity sensor, a micro-resistivity sensor, a formation pressure sensor, an annular pressure sensor, an ultrasonic;
sensor, an audio-frequency acoustic sensor, and a physical caliper.

group consisting of formation density, formation resistivity, formation acoustic velocity, gamma ray interaction cross section, neutron interaction cross section, and caliper interaction cross section.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the tool further comprises a controller, the controller disposed to cause the at least one logging sensor and the at least one azimuth sensor to acquire the plurality of data pairs in (b), the controller further disposed to process the data pairs with a predetermined PDF in (c).

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one logging sensor and the at least one azimuth sensor acquire the plurality of data pairs in (b) during rotation of the tool in (a).

9. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the logging sensor measurements acquired in (b) are stored in a one-dimensional temporary image array; and the sensor data is probabilistically distributed in (c) via multiplying the temporary image array with the PDF.

10-12 (canceled).

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor data is probabilistically distributed in first and second, azimuthal and axial dimensions.

14-15 (canceled).

16. A method for forming an image of a parameter of a borehole using logging sensor measurements acquired as a function of sensor azimuth, the method comprising;

(a) rotating a downhole tool at a first longitudinal position in the borehole, the tool including at least one logging sensor and at least one azimuth sensor, data from the logging sensor being operable to assist forming the image;

(b) causing the at least one logging sensor and the at least one azimuth sensor to acquire at least one data pair, each data pair comprising a logging sensor measurement and a corresponding azimuth;

(c) processing the data pairs acquired in (b) with a predetermined probability distribution function (PDF) to calculate sensor data that is probabilistically distributed in azimuth; and (d) repositioning the downhole tool and rotating it at a second longitudinal position in the borehole and repeating (b) and (c); and (e) assigning a first depth value to said probabilistically distributed sensor data determined in (c) and a second depth value to said probabilistically distributed sensor data determined in (d).

17. (canceled) 18. The method of claim 16, wherein the logging sensor is selected from the group consisting of natural gamma ray sensor, a neutron sensor, a density sensor, a resistivity sensor, a micro-resistivity sensor, a formation pressure sensor, an annular pressure sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, and an audio-frequency acoustic sensor and a physical caliper.

19. The method claim 16, wherein the parameter of the borehole is selected from the group consisting of formation density, formation resistivity, formation acoustic velocity, gamma ray interaction cross, section, neutron interaction cross section and caliper interaction cross section.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the sensor data is probabilistically distributed in (c) according to the following equation:

wherein M represents a number of discrete angular positions such that in =
0,1,..., M- 1 and i- 0,1,..., M-1, I MAW, [i] represents a temporary image array, I FINAL I
¦m¦ represents said notation P1'[(m - i) mod M] indicates that the PDF is a circular function of the azimuth.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein the sensor data is probabilistically distributed in (c) according to at least one equation selected from the group consisting of:

wherein I RAW [i, j] represents a one or two dimensional temporary image array, I FINAL [m,n] represents said probabilistically distributed sensor data, M.
represents a number of discrete angular positions such that m = 0,1,...,M - I and i= 0,1,..., M - 1, L represents a number of discrete axial positions in the temporary image array such that j =
0,1,...,L-1, N represents a number of discrete axial positions in said probabilistically distributed sensor data such that n = 0,1,..., N-1,P2'[(m -i)mod M,n - j] represents a discrete two-dimensional PDF, P'Az[(m - i) mod M] represents a discrete one-dimensional azimuthal PDF, P'Ax[n - j] represents a discrete one-dimensional axial PDF, and notation P2' [m - i) mod M, n - j]
and P Az [(m - i) mod M ¦ indicates that the two-dimensional and one-dimensional azimuthal PDF's are circular functions of the azimuth.

22. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

(e) spatially compressing said probabilistically distributed sensor data, the spatial compressing including summing the probabilistically distributed sensor data in each of a plurality of predetermined azimuthal sectors.

23. The method of claim 22, comprising between 4 and 24 azimuthal sectors.

consisting of: (i) storing said spatially compressed sensor data to downhole memory and (ii) telemetering said spatially compressed sensor data to a surface location.

25. The method of claim 1, further comprising (e) processing said probabilistically distributed sensor data acquired in (c) with a de-blurring filter.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the de-blurring filter is selected from the group consisting of: an inverse filter, a pseudo-inverse filter, a radially limited inverse filter, and a Wiener filter.

27. A system for estimating an azimuthal dependence of a parameter of a borehole using logging sensor measurements acquired as a function of azimuth of said logging sensors, the system comprising:

a downhole tool including at least one logging sensor and at least one azimuth sensor, data from the logging tool being operable to assist determination of a parameter of the borehole, the downhole tool further including a controller disposed to process logging sensor data with a predetermined sensor probability distribution function (PDF), the downhole tool operable to be coupled to a drill string and rotated in a borehole;

the controller configured to:

(A) cause the at least one logging sensor and the at least one azimuth sensor to acquire at least one data pair during each of predetermined first and second time periods, each of the data pairs comprising a logging sensor measurement and a corresponding azimuth;

(B) process the data pairs acquired in (A) with a predetermined sensor PDF to calculate sensor data that is probabilistically distributed in azimuth; and (C) assign corresponding first and second borehole depth values to the probabilistically distributed sensor data determined in (B) using data pairs acquired during the first and second time periods.

(R) according to the following equation:

wherein M represents a number of discrete angular positions such that m =
0,1,..., M - 1 and i 0,1,..., M - 1, I Raw [i] represents a temporary image array, I FINAL
[m] represents said probabilistically distributed sensor data, P1'[(m - i) mod M] represents a discrete PDF, and the notation P1'[(m - i) mod M] indicates that the PDF is a circular function of the azimuth.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the sensor data is probabilistically distributed in (B) according to at least one equation selected from the group consisting of:

wherein I RAW [i,j] represents a one or two dimensional temporary image array, I FINAL [m,n]
represents said probabilistically distributed sensor data, M represents a number of discrete angular positions such that m - 0,1,..., M-1 and i= 0,1,..., M-1 , L
represents a number of discrete axial positions in the temporary image array such that j = 0,1,..., L-1, N represents a number of discrete axial positions in said probabilistically distributed sensor data such that n= 0,1,..., N-1, P2'[m - i) mod M, n- j] represents a discrete two-dimensional PDF, P'Az [(m - i) mod M] represents a discrete one-dimensional azimuthal PDF, P'Ax [n - j] represents a discrete one-dimensional axial PDF, and notation P2'[(m - i)mod M,n - j] and P'Az[(m - i) mod M] indicates that the two-dimensional and one-dimensional azimuthal PDFs are circular functions of the azimuth.

using logging sensor measurements acquired as a function of sensor azimuth, the method comprising:

(a) rotating a downhole tool in a borehole, the tool including at least one logging sensor and at least one azimuth sensor, data from the logging sensor being operable to assist determination of a parameter of the borehole, (b) causing the at least one logging sensor and the at least one azimuth sensor to acquire at least one data pair, each data pair comprising a logging sensor measurement and a corresponding azimuth, the at least one data pair stored in a one-dimensional temporary image array;

(c) multiplying the temporary image array acquired in (b) with a predetermined probability density function (PDF) to calculate sensor data that is probabilistically distributed in azimuth.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the sensor data is probabilistically distributing in (c) according to the following equation:

wherein M represents a number of-discrete angular positions such that m =
0,1,..., M-1 and i 0,1,...,M - 1 I RAW [i] represents the temporary image array, I FINAL
[m] represents said probabilistically distributed sensor data, P1'[(m - i)mod M1 represents a discrete PDF, and the notation P1'[(m - i) mod M] indicates that the PDF is a circular function of the azimuth.

32. The method of claim 31, wlierein P1'[(m - i) mod M] is selected from the group consisting of:

(i) P'M [(m - i) mod M];

(ii) P'R [(m - i) mod M]; and wherein P'Az[(m - i) mod M] represents the response function of the logging sensor;

P'R[(m-i)mod M] represents the response function of the azimuth sensor, and P'Az[(m - i)mod M].cndot. - P'R [(m - i) mod M] represents the product of the response function of the logging sensor with the response function of the azimuth sensor.

33. A method for estimating an azimuthal dependence of a parameter of a borehole using logging sensor measurements acquired as a function of sensor azimuth, the method comprising:

(a) rotating a downhole tool in a borehole, the toot including at least one logging sensor and at least one azimuth sensor, data from the logging sensor being operable to assist determination of a parameter of the borehole;

(b) causing the at least one logging sensor and the at least one azimuth sensor to acquire a plurality of data pairs during each of predetermined first and second time periods, each of the data pairs comprising a logging sensor measurement and a corresponding azimuth;

(c) processing the data pairs acquired in (h) with a predetermined probability density function (PDF) to calculate sensor data that is probabilistically distributed in azimuth, wherein the sensor data is probabilistically distributed in first and second, azimuthal and axial dimensions.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the PDF is selected from the group consisting of: (i) a two-dimensional PDF and (ii) first and second one-dimensional PDFs.

35. The method of claim 33, wherein the sensor data is probabilistically distributed in (c) according to at least one equation selected from the group consisting of:

represents said probabilistically distributed sensor data, M represents a number of discrete angular positions such that -m = 0,1,..., M-1 and i= 0,1,..., M- I, L
represents a number of discrete axial positions in the temporary image array such that j = 0,1,..., I, -1, N represents a number of discrete axial positions in said probabilistically distributed sensor data such that n = 0,1,..., N-1, P2'[(m-i)mod M, n - j] represents a two-dimensional discrete PDF, P'Az [(m - i) mod M] represents a one dimensional azimuthal PDF, P'Ax[n - j]
represents a one-dimensional axial PDF, and notation P2'[(m - i) mod M, n - j] and P'Az[(m - i) mod M] indicates that the two-dimensional and one-dimensional azimuthal PDFs are circular functions of the azimuth.
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