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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
May. 23, 2020
Resman As, Ranheim, NO;
Thomas Sperle, Ranheim, NO;
Øystein Mølstre, Ranheim, NO;
Resman AS, Ranheim, NO;
Abstract
The invention provides a method of monitoring influx of a fluid to a hydrocarbon producing well comprising providing at least one tracer release apparatus () in a hydrocarbon producing well at an influx location (-). The at least one tracer release apparatus comprises a fluid volume () and a tracer material () located in the fluid volume. The method comprises shutting in the tracer release apparatus during production to increase the concentration of tracer molecules in the fluid volume; releasing the tracer molecules from the tracer release apparatus into the production flow and detecting the presence of tracer downstream of the influx location.