Wells – Processes – With indicating – testing – measuring or locating
Patent
1984-08-02
1987-01-20
Leppink, James A.
Wells
Processes
With indicating, testing, measuring or locating
166 64, 166 66, 181113, 181124, 367908, E21B 4704
Patent
active
046374639
ABSTRACT:
An echo ranging gun (10) is disclosed which is useable with high pressure gas wells having gas pressure exceeding 15,000 psi. The gun (10) is connected to the needle valve (30) typically encountered on a well having high pressure. The needle valve can have a diameter as small as approximately 1/8 inch. The gun (10) has a passage (38) which is exposed to the gas in the wellbore (14) and a volume chamber (46). A poppet valve (56) is movable between open and closed positions in the volume chamber by rotating a wing handle (88) connected to a head (78) within the volume chamber (46) which has a ramp (80) to contact the poppet valve (56) to move the valve to the closed position. A bleed valve (112) is used to bleed the wellbore gas from the volume chamber to create a predetermined pressure differential between the passage (38) and volume chamber (46). Further rotation of the wing handle (88) causes the poppet valve (56) to be released from the ramp at a down step (86). The pressure differential causes the poppet valve (56) to rapidly move to the open position and the gas flow into the volume chamber (46) generates an acoustic event which passes through the needle valve (30) reflects off various objects down the borehole and returns through the needle valve (30) to be sensed by a microphone (144).
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Leppink James A.
Neuder William P.
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