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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
May. 26, 1998
Charles Flaum, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Robert L Kleinberg, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Abstract
Technique and apparatus are disclosed for identifying characteristics of hydrocarbons, such as distinguishing light and heavy formation oil, in formations surrounding an earth borehole. The technique and apparatus can also be used for determining residual oil saturation, permeability, and bound water volume. An embodiment of the method of the invention includes the following steps: providing a nuclear magnetic resonance logging device that is moveable through the borehole; providing, from the logging device, a polarizing magnetic field and cycles of a magnetic pulse sequence, and receiving magnetic resonance spin echoes from the formations; processing the received spin echoes to produce a T.sub.2 distribution; computing a magnetic resonance porosity from the T.sub.2 distribution; deriving a measure of total porosity of the formations; and comparing the magnetic resonance porosity with the total porosity.