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Specific type of Downhole cross-flow occurring behind the casing through:

Open space between casing and rocks
Channels and fractures in cement, filling the space between casing and rocks 
Gaps between cement and rocks due to poor cement-rocks bond
Gaps between cement and casing due to poor cement-casing bond

Fissure network in rocks behind cement 


Case Study Total Flow - TGT

Fig. 1. Example of  Behind-Casing Cross-Flow captured by the temperature and noise logs (courtesy of TGT Oilfield Services)


See Also


Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Petroleum Well / Downhole cross-flow

Well Drilling ] [ Well completion ] [ Production (well flow status) ] [ Injection (well flow status) ] [ Flowing (well flow status) ] [ Shut-in (well flow status) ]


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