The direct measurement of carbon in wells containing oil and natural gas using a pulsed neutron mineralogy tool

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 1457-1470

  Pemper, Richard ^a   Han, Xiaogang ^a   Mendez, Freddy ^a   Jacobi, David ^a   LeCompte, Brian ^a   Bratovich, Matt ^a   Feuerbacher, Gary ^a   Bruner, Mike ^a   Bliven, Steve ^b  

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

^b BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; KEROGEN; LITHOLOGY; MINERALS; NATURAL GAS WELLS; NEUTRON SOURCES; NEUTRONS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL SHALE; ORGANIC CARBON; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

DIRECT MEASUREMENT; ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL; INDIRECT MEASUREMENTS; OIL AND NATURAL GAS; PULSED NEUTRON GENERATOR; PULSED NEUTRON SOURCES; SUBSURFACE FORMATIONS;

OIL BEARING FORMATIONS;

EID: 78349292642     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/124234-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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