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Method for determining shale bed boundaries and gamma ray activity with gamma ray instrument

US7649169B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 21, 2005
Grant dateJan 19, 2010
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V5/06
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Resolution of thin beds made by a natural gamma ray logging tool is improved using a relation between the width of the response and the bed thickness. The peak gamma ray of the bed is determined using another relation between the measured gamma ray response and the bed thickness.

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