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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2018
Visuray Intech Ltd (Bvi), Tortola, VG;
Mauro Arrambide, Montgomery, TX (US);
Melissa Spannuth, Houston, TX (US);
Philip Teague, Houston, TX (US);
Visuray Intech Ltd (BVI), Tortola, VG;
Abstract
A borehole fracture evaluation tool for imaging radiation emitted by radioactive materials injected into the formation during hydraulic fracturing operations, the tool including at least one collimated imaging detector used to record x-ray backscatter images; sonde-dependent electronics; and a plurality of tool logic electronics and power supply units. A method for fracture evaluation imaging, the method including at least injecting radioactive tracer materials into the formation fractures; controlling the imaging direction of an imaging array detector; imaging the fracture structures; creating a composite image of the fractures versus the formation; and determining the size and position of the fractures.