Abstract: Prior to the measurements a first volume element is specified in a porous material sample in order to record the distribution of pore volume characteristics and matrix thermal conductivity along a surface of the porous material sample. A second volume element is set for the record of a thermal conductivity distribution along the surface of the sample with the dimensions equal or close to the dimensions of the first volume element for the record of the pore volume characteristics' and matrix thermal conductivity. The porous material sample is subsequently saturated with at least two fluids with known different thermal conductivities. After each saturation a sample thermal conductivity is measured in each volume element of the sample equal to the second volume element and pore volume characteristics and the porous material matrix thermal conductivity are determined for each volume element of the sample corresponding to the first volume element.

Abstract: A porous sample is alternately saturated with at least two saturating fluids with known different thermal conductivities. As at least one saturating fluid a mixture of at least two fluids is used with known and different thermal conductivities. After each saturation thermal conductivity of the saturated sample is measured, and pore space characteristics and matrix thermal conductivity are determined based on the results of thermal conductivity measurements.

Abstract: A casing with temperature sensors attached to its outer surface is lowered into a borehole and a cement slurry is injected into an annulus between the casing and a borehole wall. During injecting and hardening of the cement temperature is measured and thermal conductivity of the rock formation surrounding the borehole is determined.

Abstract: Studies of mechanical and thermal properties of materials. The method for determining a CLTE coefficient of a material comprises moving relative to each other a sample of the material and a source of heating a surface of the sample. While moving, the surface of the sample is heated with a periodic change in a density of a heating power, and an amplitude of deformation of the sample surface by heating is measured. Coefficient of linear thermal expansion is calculated based on measurement results and taking into account a density and a volumetric heat capacity of the sample. A device for determining CLTE comprises a platform for placing a sample of a material, a heating source configured to change a density of a heating power, at least one sample surface deformation amplitude sensor and a system for relative movement of the sample, the heating source and the surface deformation amplitude sensors.

Abstract: Electrical signals corresponding to initial temperatures of surfaces of a sample under study and of at least two reference samples with known thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity are registered. The surfaces of the samples under study and of the reference samples are heated by an optical heating source and electrical signals corresponding to temperatures of the heated surfaces of the samples under study and of the reference samples along a heating line and also along a line parallel to the heating line and spaced by a distance therefrom are registered. The thermal conductivity and the thermal diffusivity of the sample under study are determined on the basis of a difference between output electrical signals corresponding to the heated and unheated surfaces of the samples under study and the reference samples.

Abstract: The downhole sensor is intended for measuring fluid flow parameters. It comprises two identical hollow metal housings opened at one end, whose symmetry axes are aligned. The open ends of the housings face each other and are rigidly fastened in the electrical insulator. A thermoanemometer sensor is arranged in each housing. Electrical leads of the sensors are within the cavities of the housings and extend outside through the electrical insulator.

Abstract: Prior to the measurements a first volume element is specified in a porous material sample in order to record the distribution of pore volume characteristics and matrix thermal conductivity along a surface of the porous material sample. A second volume element is set for the record of a thermal conductivity distribution along the surface of the sample with the dimensions equal or close to the dimensions of the first volume element for the record of the pore volume characteristics' and matrix thermal conductivity. The porous material sample is subsequently saturated with at least two fluids with known different thermal conductivities. After each saturation a sample thermal conductivity is measured in each volume element of the sample equal to the second volume element and pore volume characteristics and the porous material matrix thermal conductivity are determined for each volume element of the sample corresponding to the first volume element.

Abstract: A method for determining properties of a formation comprises disposing at least one acoustic logging tool in a well and moving the logging tool along the well. An acoustic logging is performed during movement of the acoustic logging tool together with simultaneous thermal treatment of the formation. A temperature of a formation zone being thermally treated is measured as well as attenuation and velocity of the Stoneley waves excited by the acoustic logging tool. Based on the obtained dependencies of measured parameters as functions of the formation zone temperature formation relative phase permeabilities, formation fluid viscosity and viscous flow activation energy are determined.

Abstract: A porous sample is alternately saturated with at least two saturating fluids with known different thermal conductivities. As at least one saturating fluid a mixture of at least two fluids is used with known and different thermal conductivities. After each saturation thermal conductivity of the saturated sample is measured, and pore space characteristics and matrix thermal conductivity are determined based on the results of thermal conductivity measurements.

Abstract: The methods of heterogeneity characterization and determination of thermal conductivity of materials provides for heating a surface of the heterogeneous solid samples during the movement of the samples relative to a heating source and a temperature recording unit. Prior to the measurements the measurement parameters are adjusted so as to provide the best spatial resolution and a required uncertainty of the measurements. Distributions of initial temperature on the surface of the samples before and after heating are measured and heterogeneity of the samples is estimated on the basis of the temperature change along the line of the temperature recording unit movement. Thermal conductivity of homogeneous regions of the samples is determined using solution of the coefficient inversed problem with the measured temperatures.

Abstract: A thermal disturbance of a rock mass is performed by circulating a fluid through a borehole, a temperature of the circulation fluid differs from a temperature of the rock mass. Before, during and after the thermal disturbance, differential electrical signals proportional to a temperature difference between two points along the borehole are registered by at least one pair of differential temperature transducers disposed along an axis of the borehole Differential electrical signals measured before the thermal disturbance are compared with differential electrical signals measured during the thermal disturbance and differential electrical signals of different temperature transducers positioned along the wellbore borehole are compared with one another. Based on the comparison results of different rock mass areas with different properties are identified.

Abstract: A complex tool according to the invention comprises a cylindrical housing, a lever centralizer aligning the tool along the well axis and having at least six levers and a fluid flow temperature sensor and inflow temperature indicator located on the tool axis. A fluid phase composition sensors are located on the centralizer levers and distributed along the well bore circumference. An additional fluid phase composition sensor is located on the tool axis. At least one additional fluid flow temperature sensor and at least one additional inflow temperature indicator disposed on each lever and distributed along the well bore circumference and located on the same line with the phase composition sensors parallel to the tool axis. There is an additional upper lever centralizer in the tail part.

Abstract: A method for determining properties of a formation is described herein. The method includes disposing a well-logging tool in a borehole. The well-logging tool includes a device for varying temperature of the formation and two acoustic logging probes located symmetrically along the well-logging tool length relative to the device for varying temperature of the formation. During the logging tool movement in the borehole, continuous varying of the formation temperature, continuous acoustic logging, and continuous measurement of formation temperature are performed. Dependencies of the measured velocity and attenuation of the Stoneley waves as functions of the measured temperature of the formation are obtained. Based on the obtained dependencies, properties of the formation are determined.

Abstract: The invention relates to the area of thermophysical studies of media and is intended for the determination of thermal properties of solid media by placing a measuring device on the surface of the medium. A heater, which is made in the form of a flexible membrane capable of taking the shape of the solid body surface under the action of the hold-down pressure and which additionally serves as a temperature sensor, is pressed to the solid body surface by using a hold-down element in such a way as to ensure that the heater shape fits the shape and irregularities of the solid body surface. The heater temperature is registered throughout the heater surface during and after the heating. The thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of the solid body are determined by processing the heater temperature measurement data both in the time range from the start of the solid body heating to the start of the thermal convention of the ambient medium and after the termination of the solid body heating process.

Abstract: A method for determining properties of a formation comprises disposing at least one acoustic logging tool in a well and moving the logging tool along the well. An acoustic logging is performed during movement of the acoustic logging tool together with simultaneous thermal treatment of the formation. A temperature of a formation zone being thermally treated is measured as well as attenuation and velocity of the Stoneley waves excited by the acoustic logging tool. Based on the obtained dependencies of measured parameters as functions of the formation zone temperature formation relative phase permeabilities, formation fluid viscosity and viscous flow activation energy are determined.

Abstract: A complex tool according to the invention comprises a cylindrical housing, a lever centralizer aligning the tool along the well axis and having at least six levers and a fluid flow temperature sensor and inflow temperature indicator located on the tool axis. A fluid phase composition sensors are located on the centralizer levers and distributed along the well bore circumference. An additional fluid phase composition sensor is located on the tool axis. At least one additional fluid flow temperature sensor and at least one additional inflow temperature indicator disposed on each lever and distributed along the well bore circumference and located on the same line with the phase composition sensors parallel to the tool axis. There is an additional upper lever centralizer in the tail part.

Abstract: The method for a productive formation properties determination comprises positioning a complex well-logging tool in a borehole, the well-logging tool consists of the device for the formation temperature impact and two similar logging probes located symmetrically along the well-logging tool relative to the device for the formation temperature impact. During the logging tool movement in the borehole continuous formation temperature impact and formation temperature measurement are performed. Based on the obtained dependencies of the formation parameters in question as a function of temperature the productive formation properties are determined.

Abstract: The rock mass thermal excitation is performed by means of pumping the flush fluid through the wellbore using a tubing string, the flush fluid temperature differs from the rock mass temperature. Before the thermal excitation, during the thermal excitation and after the termination thereof differential electrical signals proportional to the well bore temperature difference are registered by at least one pair of the temperature transducers positioned along the wellbore axis. The distances between the transducers in the pairs and the number of pairs is selected in advance based on the required accuracy of the determination of the rock mass areas with different properties, minimum and maximum possible length of the rock mass areas identified and the nature and degree of the wellbore temperature noise.

Abstract: The invention relates to the area of thermophysical studies of media and is intended for the determination of thermal properties of solid media by placing a measuring device on the surface of the medium. A heater, which is made in the form of a flexible membrane capable of taking the shape of the solid body surface under the action of the hold-down pressure and which additionally serves as a temperature sensor, is pressed to the solid body surface by using a hold-down element in such a way as to ensure that the heater shape fits the shape and irregularities of the solid body surface. The heater temperature is registered throughout the heater surface during and after the heating. The thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of the solid body are determined by processing the heater temperature measurement data both in the time range from the start of the solid body heating to the start of the thermal convention of the ambient medium and after the termination of the solid body heating process.