Linear iterative refinement method for the rapid simulation of borehole nuclear measurements: Part I - Vertical wells

Geophysics

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Mendoza, Alberto ^a   Torres Verdín, Carlos ^a   Preeg, Bill ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; BOREHOLES; DEPOSITION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; ITERATIVE METHODS; NEUTRON LOGGING; NEUTRONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BOLTZMANN'S EQUATIONS; BOLTZMANN'S TRANSPORT EQUATIONS; BOREHOLE MEASUREMENTS; INTEGRAL REPRESENTATION; ITERATIVE REFINEMENT; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES; QUANTITATIVE INTERPRETATION; SENSITIVITY FUNCTIONS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; WELL LOGGING;

EID: 84864156495     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.3267877     Document Type: Article

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