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Noise logging is applicable whenever fluid flow, either in the borehole or in the casing formation annulus, produces a detectable noise. Detection is by means of a microphone suspended in the well. Experience teaches that analysis of noise is a refined technique for deducing the source of the noise. Student life in the low-rent district is enough to turn even the untrained ear into a veritable Sherlock Holmes, distinguishing the characteristic sounds of flushing toilets from draining bath tubs. The human ear and brain perform this function well by making an amplitude-frequency analysis of the total audible spectrum. Tools for well-flow analysis have to perform a similar function in order to earn their keep. Only by this kind of frequency analysis can the hiss of gas be distinguished from the gurgle of liquids.
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Bateman, R.M. (2015). Noise Logging. In: Cased-Hole Log Analysis and Reservoir Performance Monitoring. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2068-6_9
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