METHOD FOR EXAMINING HORIZONTAL WELLS Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: geophysics.

SUBSTANCE: method includes lowering protective container to the well to portion of intensive curvature of shaft, which container is fixed at end of drilling pipes, lowering of geophysical device into protective container on lower portion of logging cable, delivery of protective container with geophysical device to pit-face by consecutive extending of drilling pipes column, lowering of upper portion of logging cable through remote-controlled compactor of logging cable fixed on branch of swivel, into drilling pipes, until electric contact to free end of lower portion of logging cable via detachable connecting sleeve, geophysical examining of shaft during raising of geophysical device together with drilling pipes with appropriate connection-disconnection of fixing ends of lower and upper portions of logging cable when screwing away each following drill stand. When examining wells having extensive steeply slanted portion of well shaft with zenith angle of 50°-90°, where lowering of upper portion of logging cable to electrical contact with free end of lower portion of logging cable via detachable connecting sleeve under its own weight is difficult due to friction at drilling column wall, forced lowering of detachable connecting sleeve is performed by feeding washing liquid under pressure into drilling pipes and concurrent adjustment of pressure in chamber of remote-controlled compactor of logging cable. Pressure in chamber of remote-controlled logging cable compactor is achieved to be close to pressure of washing liquid in drilling pipes, to provide for optimal speed of cable lowering and its pressurization, and after connection of detachable connecting sleeve to lower portion of logging cable during raising and lowering of drilling pipes, examinations of well are performed.

EFFECT: higher efficiency.

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