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Elemental gamma ray signature instrument

US7205535B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 12, 2004
Grant dateApr 17, 2007
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Expiry dateJan 17, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N33/24
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Elemental analysis of an earth formation is obtained using measurements from a gamma ray logging tool. From the elemental analysis, an estimate of the mineralogy of the formation is made treating the problem as one of Linear Programming (maximizing an objective function subject to equality and/or inequality constraints).

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