GB1429989A - Measurement of oil or gas content of earth formations - Google Patents

Measurement of oil or gas content of earth formations

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GB1429989A
GB1429989A GB3767773A GB3767773A GB1429989A GB 1429989 A GB1429989 A GB 1429989A GB 3767773 A GB3767773 A GB 3767773A GB 3767773 A GB3767773 A GB 3767773A GB 1429989 A GB1429989 A GB 1429989A
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oil
detector
earth formation
mev
log
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Chevron USA Inc
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Chevron Research and Technology Co
Chevron Research Co
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B49/00—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
    • 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
    • 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)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Geophysics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Radiation (AREA)

Abstract

1429989 Measuring oil/gas content of earth formations CHEVRON RESEARCH CO 8 Aug 1973 [21 Aug 1972] 37677/73 Heading G1A A method of determining differences in the fractional volume oil and/or gas content of a reservoir earth formation 12 containing oil and/or gas surrounding a well bore 10 comprises (i) obtaining a first neutron-activation oxygen log and thermalneutron-decay-time log (ii) changing the oil and/or gas content of the earth formation surrounding the well bore (iii) obtaining a second neutronactivation oxygen log and thermal-neutron-decaytime log and (iv) calculating the required differences in fractional volume oil and/or gas of the earth formation from the measured difference in oxygen response between steps (i) and (iii) and the determined difference in total thermal neutron capture cross-section between steps (i) and (iii). A sonde 17 supports 7 radiation detectors 24, 26, generator 28 producing 14 MeV neutrons by the deuterium-tritium interaction and detector 30 which measures the 7 radiation produced by decay of unstable O<SP>16</SP> which is formed when the 14 MeV neutrons strike O<SP>16</SP> nuclei to form unstable N<SP>1</SP><SP>6</SP> which decays with a 7À3 second time constant and which emits beta rays to form an excited state of O<SP>16</SP> which emits two 7 rays of 6À13 MeV and 7À10 MeV in returning to stable O<SP>16</SP>. The record of radiation detected by detector 30 is trace 68 on chart 42. Detector 26 is gated to sample γ- radiation produced by decay of thermal neutrons for one millisecond after a burst of fast neutrons has been emitted by generator 28. The measurement from detector 26 is recorded as trace 66 on the chart, by way of cable 19, slip ring assembly 72 oscilloscope 46 and amplifier 56. The oil content is changed by flooding the earth formation or by production of oil from the earth formation. The flooding is done with an alcohol or micellar solution through valve 82, pump 84 and perforations 16 in the well casing 14, the flooding reducing the oil content substantially to zero by displacement. The displacing agent must then be itself displaced by water with a salinity equal to that of the original formation water, because of the large thermal neutron capture cross section of chlorine nuclei. Cleaned formation water can be injected from tank 88 through valve 90. Further detector 24 senses the natural radio-activity, recorded as trace 64.
GB3767773A 1972-08-21 1973-08-08 Measurement of oil or gas content of earth formations Expired GB1429989A (en)

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US00282618A US3817328A (en) 1972-08-21 1972-08-21 Neutron absorption and oxygen log for measuring oil content of formation

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