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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120147702 | FILTERING ACOUSTIC WAVEFORMS IN DOWNHOLE ENVIRONMENTS Methods and apparatus to filter acoustic waveforms in downhole environments are described. An example method involves receiving acoustic waveform data representing acoustic signals traversing at least a portion of a borehole adjacent a subterranean formation and perform... | 06/14/2012 |
| 20090236145 | ANALYSIS REFRACTED ACOUSTIC WAVES MEASURED IN A BOREHOLE Methods and related systems are described for measuring and analyzing refracted acoustic energy. A plurality of receivers mounted are on a downhole tool, and are arranged and adapted to receive refracted acoustic energy from a downhole formation. Measurements of refract... | 09/24/2009 |