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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2024
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Michael Dewayne Finke, Houston, TX (US);
Jeffrey James Crawford, Houston, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A downhole system may include a downhole tubular having a body portion formed between a central bore and a radially outer surface of the downhole tubular, a neutron generator housed within the body portion and configured to emit neutrons, and a gamma ray detector housed within the body portion and configured to detect gamma rays formed via interactions between the emitted neutrons and a downhole formation. The downhole system may also include a sleeve disposed about the radially outer surface of the downhole tubular. The sleeve may be axially positioned over at least a portion of the gamma ray detector. Additionally, the downhole system may include a thermal neutron absorption layer disposed between a radially outer surface of the sleeve and the gamma ray detector.