A simple method to determine heat production from gamma-ray logs

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 373-375

  Bücker, Christian ^a   Rybach, Ladislaus ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gamma ray log; Radiogenic heat production; Thermal modelling

Indexed keywords

BASALT; BOREHOLES; CARBONATES; GAMMA RAYS; GRANITE; HEAT RADIATION; LITHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POTASSIUM; THORIUM; URANIUM; WELL LOGGING;

AMPHIBOLITE; GAMMA RAY LOGS; GNEISS; RADIOGENIC HEAT PRODUCTION; THERMAL MODELLING;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

EID: 0030174137     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0264-8172(95)00089-5     Document Type: Article

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