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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2011
Applicants:
Libai Xu, Katy, TX (US);
Kevin S. Mckinny, Hudson, OH (US);
Cornelis Huiszoon, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 5/101 (2013.01); G01V 5/104 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining a bulk formation density using a neutron generator includes detected secondary gamma rays and evaluating the detected gamma rays according to pre-determined selection criteria. Selected gamma rays are then used to compute the formation density. The selection criteria may include, for example, a time delay between the detection of a neutron and an associated particle and/or a direction of propagation of the neutron.