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Determining elemental concentrations and formation matrix type from natural gamma ray spectral logs

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OSTI ID:5754826
Natural gamma radiation is detected by a scintillation detector in a well logging sonde and separated into at least six separate energy regions. The gamma ray counts in the higher four energy regions are used to derive borehole compensated elemental concentrations of potassium, uranium and thorium. The gamma ray counts lower two energy regions are used to identify formation lithology.
Assignee:
Halliburton Co.
Patent Number(s):
US 4492863
OSTI ID:
5754826
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English