Published November 8, 1979 | Version v1
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Measuring water flow rate

Creators

Description

This invention relates to nuclear well logging methods and apparatus and more particularly to neutron-gamma logging involving the reaction 16O(n,γp)16N to determine the presence of undesired water flow in cement voids or channels behind steel well casing in a cased well borehole

Availability note (English)

Copies available from the Commissioner of Patents, Canberra.

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
(well fluid production profiling using an oxygen activation flow meter)

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
39 p.
Patent number
AU patent document 76/19197/B/

INIS

Country of Publication
Australia
Country of Input or Organization
Australia
INIS RN
12616293
Subject category
S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BOREHOLES; FLOW RATE; FLOWMETERS; FLUID FLOW; GAMMA RADIATION; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON REACTIONS; NEUTRON-GAMMA LOGGING; NITROGEN 16; OXYGEN 16 TARGET; PROTONS; WATER
Descriptors DEC
ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; BARYON REACTIONS; BARYONS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CATIONS; CAVITIES; CHARGED PARTICLES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRON REACTIONS; HADRONS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN IONS; HYDROGEN IONS 1 PLUS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IONS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NEUTRON LOGGING; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEON REACTIONS; NUCLEONS; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATIONS; RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING; RADIOISOTOPES; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; TARGETS; WELL LOGGING

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Notes
Filed 1 Nov 1976, priority US 3 Nov 1975 (628175).