Fluid level indication system and technique
US8128281B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B47/047
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A technique that is usable with a well includes changing the temperature of a local environment of a distributed temperature sensor, which is deployed in a region of the well and using the sensor to acquire measurements of a temperature versus depth profile. The region contains at least two different well fluid layers, and the technique includes determining the depth of a boundary of at least one of the well fluid layers based at least in part on a response of the temperature versus depth profile to the changing of the temperature.
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