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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1981
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1979
Linus S Allen, Dallas, TX (US);
William R Mills, Jr, Duncanville, TX (US);
Mobil Oil Corporation, Fairfax, VA (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for pulsed neutron logging employing detectors of different energy-dependent sensitivities to neutrons at energy levels less than the chemical binding energy of hydrogen in hydrogenous fluids found in subterranean formations. Fast neutrons from the pulsed neutron source enter the subterranean formation under investigation and are moderated therein to form populations of slow neutrons during a thermalization period occurring subsequent to the fast neutron burst and a thermal equilibrium diffusion period occurring subsequent to the thermalization period. The detectors are employed to obtain count rate measurements during at least one and preferably two time windows falling within the thermalization period and during a later time window occurring within the thermal equilibrium diffusion period. The count rate measurements may be employed in order to arrive at a parameter representative of the time constant of the thermalization period in order to characterize the formation with respect to its relative oil-water content.