CA1162660A - Method for simultaneous measurement of borehole and formation neutron lifetimes - Google Patents
Method for simultaneous measurement of borehole and formation neutron lifetimesInfo
- Publication number
- CA1162660A CA1162660A CA000382171A CA382171A CA1162660A CA 1162660 A CA1162660 A CA 1162660A CA 000382171 A CA000382171 A CA 000382171A CA 382171 A CA382171 A CA 382171A CA 1162660 A CA1162660 A CA 1162660A
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- Prior art keywords
- borehole
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- detecting
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- G01V5/00—Prospecting or detecting by the use of ionising radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity
- G01V5/04—Prospecting or detecting by the use of ionising radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity specially adapted for well-logging
- G01V5/08—Prospecting or detecting by the use of ionising radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity specially adapted for well-logging using primary nuclear radiation sources or X-rays
- G01V5/10—Prospecting or detecting by the use of ionising radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity specially adapted for well-logging using primary nuclear radiation sources or X-rays using neutron sources
- G01V5/101—Prospecting or detecting by the use of ionising radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity specially adapted for well-logging using primary nuclear radiation sources or X-rays using neutron sources and detecting the secondary Y-rays produced in the surrounding layers of the bore hole
- G01V5/102—Prospecting or detecting by the use of ionising radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity specially adapted for well-logging using primary nuclear radiation sources or X-rays using neutron sources and detecting the secondary Y-rays produced in the surrounding layers of the bore hole the neutron source being of the pulsed type
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US18217180A | 1980-08-28 | 1980-08-28 | |
| US182,171 | 1980-08-28 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA1162660A true CA1162660A (en) | 1984-02-21 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA000382171A Expired CA1162660A (en) | 1980-08-28 | 1981-07-21 | Method for simultaneous measurement of borehole and formation neutron lifetimes |
Country Status (3)
| Country | Link |
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| CA (1) | CA1162660A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| FR (1) | FR2489533A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| GB (1) | GB2083211B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
Families Citing this family (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| CA1225469A (en) * | 1983-06-22 | 1987-08-11 | Mobil Oil Corporation | Accelerator-type neutron source and a method of controlling the same |
Family Cites Families (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US3133195A (en) * | 1958-12-05 | 1964-05-12 | California Research Corp | Neutron slowing down and absorption logging method |
| US3705304A (en) * | 1967-05-31 | 1972-12-05 | Dresser Ind | Pulsed neutron well logging apparatus having means to vary the neutron generator pulse repetition rate |
| US4152590A (en) * | 1977-05-19 | 1979-05-01 | Texaco Inc. | Simultaneous thermal neutron decay time and porosity logging system |
| IE49620B1 (en) * | 1978-10-26 | 1985-11-13 | Schlumberger Ltd | Method and apparatus for measuring thermal neutron characteristics |
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1981
- 1981-07-21 CA CA000382171A patent/CA1162660A/en not_active Expired
- 1981-08-14 GB GB8124931A patent/GB2083211B/en not_active Expired
- 1981-08-28 FR FR8116482A patent/FR2489533A1/fr active Granted
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| GB2083211B (en) | 1984-04-11 |
| FR2489533B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1984-12-21 |
| GB2083211A (en) | 1982-03-17 |
| FR2489533A1 (fr) | 1982-03-05 |
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