Abstract:
This specification discloses a system for obtaining a water production profile of a producing oil well. A logging instrument is used having a deuterium tritium neutron source. A detector is mounted in the tool above the neutron source and an inflatable bag is positioned between the source and this detector. A positive displacement pump, servo-controlled from the surface, is provided to permit precisely determined amounts of liquid to be pumped into the bag from the borehole to thus vary the transit time of the borehole fluid from the source to the detector by a known amount. A second detector is positioned below the neutron source to detect whether any downward circulation in the borehole takes place. In an alternative embodiment, a pair of detectors are positioned on the same side of the source within the borehole instrument.