Field test results of a new neutron-induced gamma-ray spectroscopy geochemical logging tool

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 658-679

  Galford, James ^a   Quirein, John ^a   Shannon, Scott ^a   Truax, Jerome ^a   Witkowsky, James ^b  

^a Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America   (United States)

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; BOREHOLES; CALCIUM; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; MINERALS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRON LOGGING; NEUTRON SOURCES; NEUTRONS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STRATIGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

CHARACTERISTIC ENERGY; MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS; NEUTRON CAPTURE REACTION; PULSE HEIGHT ANALYZERS; SCATTERING AND ABSORPTION; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; SURROUNDING MATERIALS; WEIGHTED LEAST SQUARES;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 78349255033     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/123992-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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