US Patent Issued to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations on July 15 for "Acoustic phased array system and method for determining well integrity in multi-string configurations" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,360,276, issued on July 15, was assigned to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC (Houston).

"Acoustic phased array system and method for determining well integrity in multi-string configurations" was invented by Elan Yogeswaren (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An acoustic logging system includes a first transducer in contact with or in close proximity to a sound barrier configured to emit a beam of acoustic energy according to a first mode of operation or a second mode of operation. The system also includes one or more second transducers in contact with or in close proximity to the sound barrier, positioned axially away from the f...