GB2497857B - Method and apparatus for interrogating a subterranean annulus - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for interrogating a subterranean annulus

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Publication number
GB2497857B
GB2497857B GB1222790.6A GB201222790A GB2497857B GB 2497857 B GB2497857 B GB 2497857B GB 201222790 A GB201222790 A GB 201222790A GB 2497857 B GB2497857 B GB 2497857B
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Prior art keywords
interrogating
subterranean annulus
subterranean
annulus
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB1222790.6A
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GB2497857A (en
GB201222790D0 (en
Inventor
John E Smaardyk
Donald K Steinman
Russel C Hertzog
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GE Oil and Gas Logging Services Inc
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GE Oil and Gas Logging Services Inc
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Priority claimed from US13/332,543 external-priority patent/US9267359B2/en
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Publication of GB2497857A publication Critical patent/GB2497857A/en
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/01—Devices for supporting measuring instruments on drill bits, pipes, rods or wirelines; Protecting measuring instruments in boreholes against heat, shock, pressure or the like
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V5/00—Prospecting or detecting by the use of nuclear radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity
    • G01V5/04—Prospecting or detecting by the use of nuclear radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity specially adapted for well-logging
    • G01V5/08—Prospecting or detecting by the use of nuclear radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity specially adapted for well-logging using primary nuclear radiation sources or X-rays
    • G01V5/12—Prospecting or detecting by the use of nuclear radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity specially adapted for well-logging using primary nuclear radiation sources or X-rays using gamma or X-ray sources
    • G01V5/125—Prospecting or detecting by the use of nuclear radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity specially adapted for well-logging using primary nuclear radiation sources or X-rays using gamma or X-ray sources and detecting the secondary gamma- or X-rays in different places along the bore hole
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/02—Subsoil filtering
    • E21B43/04—Gravelling of wells
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/01—Devices for supporting measuring instruments on drill bits, pipes, rods or wirelines; Protecting measuring instruments in boreholes against heat, shock, pressure or the like
    • E21B47/017—Protecting measuring instruments
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/08—Measuring diameters or related dimensions at the borehole
    • E21B47/085—Measuring diameters or related dimensions at the borehole using radiant means, e.g. acoustic, radioactive or electromagnetic
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/10—Locating fluid leaks, intrusions or movements
    • E21B47/11—Locating fluid leaks, intrusions or movements using tracers; using radioactivity
GB1222790.6A 2011-12-21 2012-12-18 Method and apparatus for interrogating a subterranean annulus Expired - Fee Related GB2497857B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US13/332,543 US9267359B2 (en) 2009-07-01 2011-12-21 Method and apparatus for interrogating a subterranean annulus

Publications (3)

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GB201222790D0 GB201222790D0 (en) 2013-01-30
GB2497857A GB2497857A (en) 2013-06-26
GB2497857B true GB2497857B (en) 2016-03-23

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BR (1) BR102012032901B8 (en)
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WO2009151350A1 (en) * 2008-06-11 2009-12-17 Schlumberger Canada Limited Well flaw detection system (embodiments)
WO2010002458A1 (en) * 2008-07-02 2010-01-07 Wood Group Logging Services, Inc. Gravel pack assessment tool and methods of use
GB2474381A (en) * 2008-07-02 2011-04-13 Wood Group Logging Services Inc Gravel pack assessment tool and methods of use
WO2011127156A2 (en) * 2010-04-07 2011-10-13 Baker Hughes Incorporated Method and apparatus for evaluating a cemented borehole casing

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2019094189A1 (en) * 2017-11-10 2019-05-16 Hunter Well Science, Inc. Radiation sensor for determining the density of a material
GB2582492A (en) * 2017-11-10 2020-09-23 Hunter Well Science Inc Radiation sensor for determining the density of a material
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BR102012032901B1 (en) 2020-05-26
CA2799809C (en) 2020-04-14
AR089430A1 (en) 2014-08-20
GB2497857A (en) 2013-06-26
GB201222790D0 (en) 2013-01-30
BR102012032901A2 (en) 2014-08-26
CA2799809A1 (en) 2013-06-21

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