CA1163379A - Method and apparatus for measuring gamma rays in a borehole - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for measuring gamma rays in a borehole

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CA1163379A
CA1163379A CA000380483A CA380483A CA1163379A CA 1163379 A CA1163379 A CA 1163379A CA 000380483 A CA000380483 A CA 000380483A CA 380483 A CA380483 A CA 380483A CA 1163379 A CA1163379 A CA 1163379A
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Bronislaw Seeman
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Schlumberger Canada Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • G01T1/36—Measuring spectral distribution of X-rays or of nuclear radiation spectrometry
    • G01T1/40—Stabilisation of spectrometers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • 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
    • G01V5/06—Prospecting or detecting by the use of ionising radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity specially adapted for well-logging for detecting naturally radioactive minerals

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  • Measurement Of Radiation (AREA)
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CA000380483A 1980-06-25 1981-06-24 Method and apparatus for measuring gamma rays in a borehole Expired CA1163379A (en)

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FR80.14066 1980-06-25
FR8014066A FR2485752A1 (fr) 1980-06-25 1980-06-25 Procede et dispositif de mesure de rayons gamma dans un sondage

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US (1) US4433240A (OSRAM)
EP (1) EP0043313B1 (OSRAM)
JP (1) JPS5739372A (OSRAM)
AU (1) AU547451B2 (OSRAM)
BR (1) BR8103928A (OSRAM)
CA (1) CA1163379A (OSRAM)
DE (1) DE3173241D1 (OSRAM)
FR (1) FR2485752A1 (OSRAM)
NO (1) NO154852C (OSRAM)

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EP0043313A3 (en) 1982-01-13
US4433240A (en) 1984-02-21
AU547451B2 (en) 1985-10-24
NO154852C (no) 1987-01-07
EP0043313B1 (fr) 1985-12-18
DE3173241D1 (en) 1986-01-30
JPS5739372A (en) 1982-03-04
AU7190281A (en) 1982-01-07
NO812015L (no) 1981-12-28
FR2485752B1 (OSRAM) 1984-04-20
FR2485752A1 (fr) 1981-12-31
BR8103928A (pt) 1982-03-09
EP0043313A2 (fr) 1982-01-06
NO154852B (no) 1986-09-22

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