System and method for a downhole gamma ray instrument
US11067716B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 26, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V5/12
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A downhole logging tool includes a radiation generation source operable to emit radiation into a formation surrounding the tool and a radiation detector operable to detect backscattered radiation from the formation surrounding the tool. The tool also includes a sleeve positioned around the radiation generation source, the sleeve including at least one aperture for forming a pathway for a radiation beam, emitted from the radiation generation source, to enter the formation, the sleeve being rotatable about an axis of the tool to change a position of the aperture to distinctly inspect different regions of the formation.
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