Casing Collar Locator

The casing collar locator (CCL) is the universal Application

positioning device used to correlate between
■ Correlation of cased hole logs
cased hole services (e.g., gamma ray–CCL to
to perforating or other cased
perforating–CCL or other cased hole services
hole services
that do not necessarily require a gamma ray for
correlation). The CCL run in combination with
a cased hole gamma ray establishes the link
between the openhole gamma ray measure-
ment and the cased hole casing collar locator.
The magnetic field of the permanent magnets
in the CCL tool becomes distorted as the
device passes a casing collar. The distortion
is amplified within the tool and sent up hole
as a pulse that is recorded in conjunction
with the gamma ray. The dual recording
establishes the position of the casing collar
with reference to the casing gamma ray log
to the spontaneous potential (SP) or gamma
ray of an openhole log.
CCL tools are available in a wide range of
sizes and specifications to address different
casing and tubing sizes, well pressure and
temperature conditions, and logging cables
as well as combinability with other services.

Measurement Specifications
Output
Mud type or weight limitations
Combinability
Special applications
CCL
Casing and tubing collar location
None
Requires monocable, coaxial cable, or hepta-cable
Combinable with perforating guns of different sizes,
plug and packer setting tools, cutters, punchers,
cased hole logging tools
H2S service

Mechanical Specifications
CCL-AG CCL
Temperature rating 500°F [260°C]
Pressure rating 25,000 psi [172 MPa]
Borehole size—min. 11⁄2 in. [3.81 cm]
Borehole size—max. No limit
Outer diameter 1.375 to 3.375 in. [3.49 to 8.57 cm]
Length 1.48 to 3.5 ft [0.45 to 1.07 m]
Weight 6 to 81.5 lbm [2.7 kg to 37 kg]

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