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Bead tracer

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000303

An isotope tracer carried in a small bead whose density matches that of the flowing fluid, so the bead travels with the fluid. A gamma ray detector follows the beads along the wellbore, which gives fluid flow rates and shows where fluid enters or leaves the well. Entry and exit points appear as changes in the bead travel rate between detector positions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000303
FieldOil and gas
SubjectProduction Logging
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000303",
  "term": "Bead tracer",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "An isotope tracer carried in a small bead whose density matches that of the flowing fluid, so the bead travels with the fluid. A gamma ray detector follows the beads along the wellbore, which gives fluid flow rates and shows where fluid enters or leaves the well. Entry and exit points appear as changes in the bead travel rate between detector positions.",
  "subject": "Production Logging",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/bead-tracer/"
}

Record 329 of 4,468 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.