Measuring and testing – Borehole or drilling – Downhole test
Patent
1976-12-09
1978-07-25
Myracle, Jerry W.
Measuring and testing
Borehole or drilling
Downhole test
E21B 4710
Patent
active
041021851
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a down hole logging tool featuring a neutron generator, an acoustic disturbance generator, and a radiation detection system. In the embodiment shown, an array of acoustic magnetostriction transducers is arranged about the target of a neutron accelerator. Two gamma ray sensors are separated from the accelerator target by shielding. According to the method of the invention, the underground fluid at the level of a formation is bombarded by neutrons which react with oxygen in the fluid to produce unstable nitrogen 16 particles according to the reaction O.sup.16 (n,p)N.sup.16. Acoustic pulses are communicated to the fluid, and are incident on the boundary of the borehole at the formation. The resulting net flow of fluid across the boundary is determined from radiation detection measurements of the decaying N.sup.16 particles in the fluid. A measure of the permeability of the formation is obtained from the determination of net fluid flow across the boundary.
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patent: 3320803 (1967-05-01), Lord
patent: 3508439 (1970-04-01), Alger
patent: 3990297 (1976-11-01), Pelet et al.
Arnold Dan M.
Dowling Donald J.
Beard William J.
Myracle Jerry W.
Ries Carl G.
Texaco Inc.
Whaley Thomas H.
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