Paper: Field Examples Of A New Oxygen Activation Log To Determine Water Flow Behind Pipe

Previous methods to detect and locate fluid flow behind well casings such as temperature, radioactive tracer, or acoustic noise have been successful but often difficult to interpret. An alternative method which is specific for detecting water flow (or CO2 flow) is the oxygen activation log. This paper presents field examples from West Texas of the Water Flow Log which is based on a new approach to oxygen activation logging. Each example demonstrates the importance of this measurement in obtaining a conclusive interpretation to difficult production problems caused from channeling fluids behind pipe.