| CPC E21B 21/08 (2013.01) [E21B 21/10 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
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6. A method comprising:
controlling, by a computing device, a positioning of an apparatus for generating a first controllable fluid hammer via a pressure source external to a flow path defined by a tubular;
controlling, by the computing device, positioning of a sensor to sense data indicating one or more properties of a first reflection signal corresponding to a pressure signal, wherein the first reflection signal and pressure signal are generated from the first controllable fluid hammer in the flow path;
controlling, by the computing device, generation of the first controllable fluid hammer within the flow path defined by the tubular;
controlling, by the computing device, release of the first controllable fluid hammer from the pressure source through a valve into the flow path defined by the tubular;
receiving, by the computing device, the first reflection signal corresponding to the pressure signal from the sensor; and
determining, by the computing device and based on the reflection signal, at least one of a blockage of the flow path, a deposition in the flow path, or a leak in the flow path using a controlled shape of the pressure signal, wherein determining the at least one of the blockage of the flow path, the deposition in the flow path, or the leak in the flow path further comprises:
determining, based on the reflection signal corresponding to the pressure signal, a correction, using an arrestor, to adjust the pressure signal;
determining a first change to an amplitude of a second reflection signal; and
determining a second change to the amplitude of the second reflection signal subsequent to the first change.
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