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UTT (Ultrasonic Tomography Tool) is widely used in the oil industry and can be used to inspect corrosion, casing wall damage, casing breakoff, and casing distortion in the well borehole with the maximum environment temperature being 125°C, and the pressure being 60 MPa. UTT consists of tool head, upper centralization, electronic section, lower centralization, transmitters, and receivers. Its outer diameter is 4.6 cm and length is 320 cm. The measured casing diameter ranges from 60 mm to 254 mm. The tomography resolution is 512×512. The borehole measurement accuracy is 2 mm. It can supply 3D pipe tomography, including horizontal and vertical profile. This paper introduces its specification, measurement principle, and applications in oilfield.
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Xing-fu, Z., Ying-xiang, W., Dong-hui, L. et al. Ultrasonic tomography and its applications in oilfield. J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci. A 6, 1420–1423 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.2005.A1420
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.2005.A1420