Method and apparatus for neutron induced gamma ray well logging

Patent · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6455458

Koenn, L D; Drude, D B

In a neutron induced gamma ray well logging instrument, a neutron generator is pulsed at a predetermined clock frequency. Each neutron burst produces inelastically scattered gamma rays and thermal neutron capture gamma rays. Inelastically scattered gamma rays are detected during a time interval coinciding with the neutron source pulsing for a first plurality of neutron bursts. Capture gamma rays are detected during a time interval subsequent to the cessation of the neutron burst for a second plurality of neutron bursts. A detection pulse is transmitted to processing circuitry during each of the detection intervals. Sync pulses generated in the well logging instrument are transmitted to the processing circuitry along with the detection pulses. The sync pulses are used to route the pulse occurring during the inelastic detection interval to one section of a multi-channel analyzer. Similarly, the pulse occurring in the capture interval is routed into another section of the multi-channel analyzer. Address decoders, subtractors and ratio circuits are used to obtain signals representative of selected elements within the irradiated formations.

• Assignee: Dresser Industries Inc.
• Patent Number(s): US 4446368
• OSTI ID: 6455458
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

440400* -- Well Logging Instrumentation
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
CAPTURE
DESIGN
DETECTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EQUIPMENT
GAMMA RADIATION
INELASTIC SCATTERING
IONIZING RADIATIONS
NEUTRON LOGGING
NEUTRON-GAMMA LOGGING
PULSED NEUTRON TECHNIQUES
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATIONS
RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING
SCATTERING
WELL LOGGING
WELL LOGGING EQUIPMENT