sonic well logging

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sonic well logging [′sän·ik ′wel ‚läg·iŋ]

(engineering)

A well logging technique that uses a pulse-echo system to measure the distance between the instrument and a sound-reflecting surface; used to measure the size of cavities around brine wells, and capacities of underground liquefied petroleum gas storage chambers.

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