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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1978
Filed:
Apr. 20, 1977
Harry D Smith, Jr, Houston, TX (US);
Michael P Smith, Bellaire, TX (US);
Ward E Schultz, Houston, TX (US);
Texaco Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An improved pulsed neutron porosity logging system is provided in the present invention. A logging tool provided with a 14 MEV pulsed neutron source, an epithermal neutron detector and an inelastic scattering gamma ray detector is moved through a borehole. The detection of inelastic gamma rays provides a measure of the fast neutron population in the vicinity of the detector. Repetitive bursts of neutrons irradiate the earth formation and, during the bursts, inelastic gamma rays representative of the fast neutron population is sampled. During the interval between bursts the epithermal neutron population is sampled along with background gamma radiation due to lingering thermal neutrons. The fast and epithermal neutron population measurements are combined to provide a measurement of formation porosity.