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- 专利标题: Methods of identifying high neutron capture cross section doped proppant in induced subterranean formation fractures
- 专利标题(中): 识别诱导地下裂缝中高中子捕获截面掺杂支撑剂的方法
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申请号: US12820576申请日: 2010-06-22
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公开(公告)号: US08234072B2公开(公告)日: 2012-07-31
- 发明人: Harry D. Smith, Jr. , Michael P. Smith , Robert Duenckel
- 申请人: Harry D. Smith, Jr. , Michael P. Smith , Robert Duenckel
- 申请人地址: US TX Irving
- 专利权人: Carbo Ceramics, Inc
- 当前专利权人: Carbo Ceramics, Inc
- 当前专利权人地址: US TX Irving
- 代理机构: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- 主分类号: G01V1/40
- IPC分类号: G01V1/40 ; G01V5/04 ; G01V5/10 ; E21B47/00
摘要:
Methods for determining the locations/heights of fractures in a subterranean formation use a post-fracture log obtained with a compensated neutron or pulsed neutron logging tool. Utilizing predetermined relationships between tool count rates and associated near/far count rate ratios, the methods detect the presence of proppant containing high thermal neutron capture cross-section material, substantially eliminating proppant determination uncertainty resulting from changes in formation hydrogen index. In an interval of a well with given borehole and formation conditions, and not containing proppant, a relationship is developed between detector count rate and near/far ratio. This relationship is used to compute count rate from the ratio in intervals of the well possibly containing proppant and which have similar formation and borehole conditions. The count rate computed from the ratio is compared with the observed detector count rate, with proppant indicated from suppression in observed count rate relative to count rate computed from the ratio.
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