SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PIPE AND CEMENT INSPECTION USING BOREHOLE ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC RADAR

摘要

An example method for pipe inspection in a subterranean formation using borehole electro-acoustic radar may include emitting mechanical energy from a mechanical energy source disposed in a pipe, which may cause the pipe to vibrate. Electromagnetic (EM) energy from an electromagnetic energy source disposed in the borehole may then be transmitted and received. A vibration signature of the medium may be identified by comparing the transmitted EM energy to the received EM energy. This may include determining the phase difference between the transmitted and received EM energy, which can be correlated to the vibration of the pipe.