A method of determining an azimuthal orientation of a well tool relative to a line in a well can include connecting at least one acoustic source to the well tool, the acoustic source having a known azimuthal orientation relative to the well tool, and detecting at least one acoustic signal transmitte
A method of determining an azimuthal orientation of a well tool relative to a line in a well can include connecting at least one acoustic source to the well tool, the acoustic source having a known azimuthal orientation relative to the well tool, and detecting at least one acoustic signal transmitted from the acoustic source to an acoustic sensor, the acoustic sensor having a known azimuthal orientation relative to the line. A system for determining an azimuthal orientation of one or more lines relative to a well tool in a wellbore can include at least one acoustic source having a known azimuthal orientation relative to the well tool, and an optical waveguide connected to a distributed acoustic sensing instrumentation, the waveguide having a known azimuthal orientation relative to the lines, and in which the distributed acoustic sensing instrumentation detects acoustic signals transmitted from the acoustic source to the waveguide.
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1. A method of determining an azimuthal orientation of a well tool relative to a line in a well, the method comprising: connecting at least one acoustic source to the well tool, the acoustic source having a known azimuthal orientation relative to the well tool;detecting at least one acoustic signal
1. A method of determining an azimuthal orientation of a well tool relative to a line in a well, the method comprising: connecting at least one acoustic source to the well tool, the acoustic source having a known azimuthal orientation relative to the well tool;detecting at least one acoustic signal transmitted from the acoustic source to an acoustic sensor, the sensor having a known azimuthal orientation relative to the line, wherein an azimuthal orientation of the acoustic source relative to the sensor is unknown prior to the detecting; andanalyzing the at least one acoustic signal detected by the sensor, thereby determining the azimuthal orientation of the acoustic source relative to the sensor, and thereby permitting the azimuthal orientation of the well tool relative to the line to be determined. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the acoustic sensor comprises an optical waveguide. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the line comprises the waveguide, whereby the waveguide has the same azimuthal orientation as the line. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein the waveguide is positioned external to a casing. 5. The method of claim 2, wherein distributed acoustic signals are detected along the waveguide. 6. The method of claim 2, wherein the acoustic signal is detected at multiple longitudinally spaced apart locations along the waveguide. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the line is positioned external to a casing. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the well tool comprises a perforating gun, and further comprising determining an azimuthal orientation of the perforating gun relative to the line in response to the analyzing. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the azimuthal orientation of the acoustic source relative to the sensor is based on a difference in time between multiple acoustic signals being detected. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the azimuthal orientation of the acoustic source relative to the sensor is based on a difference in interference patterns between multiple detected acoustic signals. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the azimuthal orientation of the acoustic source relative to the sensor is based on a difference in amplitude between multiple detected acoustic signals. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein multiple acoustic sources are connected to the well tool, each acoustic source having a different azimuthal orientation relative to the well tool. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the acoustic source transmits the acoustic signal at multiple different azimuthal orientations relative to the well tool. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the acoustic signal is transmitted continuously with a substantially constant frequency. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the acoustic signal comprises multiple signals with different frequencies. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the acoustic signal comprises acoustic pulses. 17. A system for determining an azimuthal orientation of one or more lines relative to a well tool in a wellbore, the system comprising: at least one acoustic source having a known azimuthal orientation relative to the well tool;an acoustic sensor which detects at least one acoustic signal transmitted from the acoustic source, the sensor having a known azimuthal orientation relative to the one or more lines, and wherein an azimuthal orientation of the acoustic source relative to the sensor is unknown prior to transmission of the at least one acoustic signal; andinstrumentation which analyzes the at least one acoustic signal detected by the sensor and determines the azimuthal orientation of the acoustic source relative to the sensor, thereby permitting the azimuthal orientation of the one or more lines relative to the well tool to be determined. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the sensor comprises an optical waveguide. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the one or more lines comprise the waveguide, whereby the waveguide has the same azimuthal orientation as the lines. 20. The system of claim 17, wherein the lines are positioned external to a casing. 21. The system of claim 17, wherein the well tool comprises a perforating gun. 22. The system of claim 17, wherein the azimuthal orientation of the acoustic source relative to the sensor is determined, based on a difference in time between multiple acoustic signals being detected. 23. The system of claim 17, wherein the azimuthal orientation of the acoustic source relative to the sensor is determined, based on a difference in interference patterns between multiple detected acoustic signals. 24. The system of claim 17, wherein the azimuthal orientation of the acoustic source relative to the sensor is determined, based on a difference in amplitude between multiple detected acoustic signals. 25. The system of claim 17, wherein multiple acoustic sources are connected to the well tool, each acoustic source having a different azimuthal orientation relative to the well tool. 26. The system of claim 17, wherein the acoustic source transmits the acoustic signal at multiple different azimuthal orientations relative to the well tool. 27. The system of claim 17, wherein the acoustic signal is transmitted continuously with a substantially constant frequency. 28. The system of claim 17, wherein the acoustic signal comprises multiple signals with different frequencies. 29. The system of claim 17, wherein the acoustic signal comprises acoustic pulses. 30. The system of claim 17, wherein the instrumentation comprises a distributed acoustic sensing system.
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