Method for using neutron interaction cross section to interpret neutron measurements
US10746895B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V5/104
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for determining a fractional volume of at least one component of a formation includes entering into a computer a number of detected radiation events resulting from imparting neutrons into the formation at an energy level of at least 1 million electron volts (MeV). The detected radiation events correspond to at least one of an energy level of the imparted neutrons and thermal or epithermal energy neutrons. A measurement of at least one additional petrophysical parameter of the formation is made. The at least one additional petrophysical parameter measurement and at least one of a fast neutron cross-section and a thermal neutron cross-section determined from the detected radiation events are used in the computer to determine the fractional volume of the at least one component of the formation. In another embodiment, the fast neutron cross-section and the thermal neutron cross-section may be used on combination to determine the fractional volume.
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