CA980017A - Logging technique for assaying for uranium in rock formations - Google Patents

Logging technique for assaying for uranium in rock formations

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CA980017A
CA980017A CA173,714A CA173714A CA980017A CA 980017 A CA980017 A CA 980017A CA 173714 A CA173714 A CA 173714A CA 980017 A CA980017 A CA 980017A
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uranium
assaying
rock formations
logging technique
logging
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Wyatt W. Givens
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Mobil Oil AS
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    • 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
    • G01V5/08—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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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
  • Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)
CA173,714A 1972-11-29 1973-06-11 Logging technique for assaying for uranium in rock formations Expired CA980017A (en)

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US (1) US3828189A (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
AR (1) AR216415A1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
AU (1) AU5911673A (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
CA (1) CA980017A (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
ES (1) ES417355A1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
FR (1) FR2217705B1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
OA (1) OA04461A (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
ZA (1) ZA734343B (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)

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US3256438A (en) * 1955-11-14 1966-06-14 Texaco Development Corp Radioactivity analysis of a medium utilizing a pulsed neutron source
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AR216415A1 (es) 1979-12-28
OA04461A (fr) 1980-03-15
AU5911673A (en) 1975-02-13
ES417355A1 (es) 1976-03-01
FR2217705B1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html) 1977-08-12
ZA734343B (en) 1975-02-26
FR2217705A1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html) 1974-09-06
US3828189A (en) 1974-08-06

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