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SIMPLE METHOD FOR DETECTING ANOMALOUS FLUID MOTIONS IN BOREHOLES FROM CONTINUOUS TEMPERATURE LOGS.

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Abstract

Above a critical Rayleigh number, the fluid in a borehole convects. The aspect ratio of the convective motions is commonly between four and ten as determined by temperature-time recordings at fixed depths in cased holes. Aspect ratios greatly in excess of this range indicate anomalous fluid-flow in the hole such as might be caused by exchange of fluid among aquifers. Such high-aspect ratios can be detected from a single continuous temperature-depth log by taking the difference between the temperature gradient over a short interval and that over a longer spanning interval and dividing this difference by the gradient over the longer interval. This provides a measure of the gradient error (GE) from which an aspect ratio (AR) can be calculated. GEAR logs are presented for a large and a small diameter hole and for a large-diameter partially cased hole containing a small-diameter tubing. Refs.

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Diment, W.H., Urban, T.C., 1983, SIMPLE METHOD FOR DETECTING ANOMALOUS FLUID MOTIONS IN BOREHOLES FROM CONTINUOUS TEMPERATURE LOGS., in Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council, v. 7, Portland, OR, USA, p. 485-490.

Publication type Conference Paper
Publication Subtype Conference Paper
Title SIMPLE METHOD FOR DETECTING ANOMALOUS FLUID MOTIONS IN BOREHOLES FROM CONTINUOUS TEMPERATURE LOGS.
ISBN 093441257X
Volume 7
Year Published 1983
Language English
Publisher Geothermal Resources Council
Publisher location Davis, CA, USA
Larger Work Title Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council
First page 485
Last page 490
Conference Title Geothermal Resources: Energy on Tap! Geothermal Resources Council 1983 Annual Meeting.
Conference Location Portland, OR, USA
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