WELL SURVEYING METHOD Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC E21B47/10 G01V5/04 

FIELD: oil and gas industry.

SUBSTANCE: method involves thermometry and gamma logging of a well with recording of a background value of natural radioactivity of rocks and background distribution of temperature along the well shaft, a disturbing action, repeated telemetry and gamma logging with recording of values and data of a flow meter, and comparison of data. Thermometry and gamma logging is performed via inter-tube space of the well; the disturbing action is taken by reduction of liquid level in the well by pumping of inert gas to the inter-tube space at the pressure not exceeding maximum allowable pressure on a production string, with displacement of liquid to a tubing string through valves of a rod well pump and then to a discharge line by excess pressure bleeding-off to atmospheric pressure. At repeated performance of thermometry and gamma logging, a geophysical instrument is lifted by 50-100 m higher than the roof of upper perforation interval at the speed of 180-200 m/h with simultaneous recording of a liquid flow rate with a borehole thermoconductive flow meter, intensity of gamma emission of rocks and temperature; after the above instrument passes the distance of 50-100 m above the roof of upper perforation interval, recording is performed only with a thermometer at the speed of 400-600 m/h; when temperature anomalies are found out, which differ from temperature values at test recording via the well shaft, the data of intervals is specified and detailed by performing complex recording using the borehole thermoconductive flow meter and a mechanical flow meter at the speed of 180-200 m/h with measurement of 30-40 points at the investigated interval; after recording via the whole well shaft is completed, repeated lowering of the instrument, repeated temperature recording is performed; complex recording is performed using the borehole thermoconductive flow meter and the mechanical flow meter with measurement of 30-40 points; after the borehole working face is reached, the geophysical instrument is lifted, during which the same records are taken with a thermometer, the borehole thermoconductive flow meter and the mechanical flow meter as at the repeated lowering operation.

EFFECT: surveying of a production well with a lowered non-operating bottom-hole pump.