Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Nuclear transmutation – By neutron bombardment
Patent
1989-12-20
1992-03-10
Hunt, Brooks H.
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
Nuclear transmutation
By neutron bombardment
376166, G21G 106
Patent
active
050948083
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to an apparatus for detecting and measuring water production in oil and gas wells and in injection wells, involving a neutron source for activating oxygen atoms in any water produced or injected in the well, and a plurality of detectors, at least three (3) but preferably four (4), longitudinally spaced within the housing for detecting and counting gamma ray emissions resulting from the oxygen activation.
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Garrana Henry N.
Hunt Brooks H.
Schlumberger Technology Corporation
Voss Frederick H.
Wagret Frederic C.
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