Gamma ray detectors having azimuthal sensitivity
    1.
    发明授权
    Gamma ray detectors having azimuthal sensitivity 有权
    伽马射线探测器具有方位灵敏度

    公开(公告)号:US08455812B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-04

    申请号:US12846989

    申请日:2010-07-30

    IPC分类号: G01V5/04 G06F19/00 H01L31/18

    CPC分类号: H01L31/115 G01V5/04 G01V5/14

    摘要: An instrument for performing measurements downhole includes: at least one gamma-ray detector with azimuthal sensitivity equipped for discriminating energy of incident gamma-rays. This instrument is equipped with or without a neutron or gamma-ray source. A method and computer program product providing the azimuthal sensitivity of the instrument is provided.

    摘要翻译: 用于在井下进行测量的仪器包括:至少一个具有方位灵敏度的伽马射线探测器,用于区分入射伽马射线的能量。 该仪器配备有或不具有中子或伽马射线源。 提供了提供仪器方位灵敏度的方法和计算机程序产品。

    Gamma Ray Detectors Having Azimuthal Sensitivity
    2.
    发明申请
    Gamma Ray Detectors Having Azimuthal Sensitivity 有权
    具有方位灵敏度的伽马射线探测器

    公开(公告)号:US20110029246A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-03

    申请号:US12846989

    申请日:2010-07-30

    IPC分类号: G01V5/04 G06F19/00 H01L31/18

    CPC分类号: H01L31/115 G01V5/04 G01V5/14

    摘要: An instrument for performing measurements downhole includes: at least one gamma-ray detector with azimuthal sensitivity equipped for discriminating energy of incident gamma-rays. This instrument is equipped with or without a neutron or gamma-ray source. A method and computer program product providing the azimuthal sensitivity of the instrument is provided.

    摘要翻译: 用于在井下进行测量的仪器包括:至少一个具有方位灵敏度的伽马射线探测器,用于区分入射伽马射线的能量。 该仪器配备有或不具有中子或伽马射线源。 提供了提供仪器方位灵敏度的方法和计算机程序产品。

    Measurement of formation porosity using a single gamma ray detector
    4.
    发明授权
    Measurement of formation porosity using a single gamma ray detector 有权
    使用单个伽马射线探测器测量地层孔隙度

    公开(公告)号:US08847170B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-30

    申请号:US13527000

    申请日:2012-06-19

    IPC分类号: G01T1/16 G01V5/10 G01V5/12

    CPC分类号: G01V5/101 G01V5/125

    摘要: A pulsed neutron source is used in a porosity logging tool with a single gamma ray detector coated with a neutron absorbing material. By using a ratio of the spectral peak associated with hydrogen to a spectral peak associated with the neutron absorbing material, the formation porosity is estimated.

    摘要翻译: 脉冲中子源用于具有涂覆有中子吸收材料的单个伽马射线探测器的孔隙测井工具中。 通过使用与氢相关的光谱峰与与中子吸收材料相关联的光谱峰的比率,估计形成孔隙率。

    Measurement of Formation Porosity Using a Single Gamma Ray Detector
    5.
    发明申请
    Measurement of Formation Porosity Using a Single Gamma Ray Detector 有权
    使用单个γ射线探测器测量形成孔隙度

    公开(公告)号:US20120326048A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-27

    申请号:US13527000

    申请日:2012-06-19

    IPC分类号: G01T1/16

    CPC分类号: G01V5/101 G01V5/125

    摘要: A pulsed neutron source is used in a porosity logging tool with a single gamma ray detector coated with a neutron absorbing material. By using a ratio of the spectral peak associated with hydrogen to a spectral peak associated with the neutron absorbing material, the formation porosity is estimated.

    摘要翻译: 脉冲中子源用于具有涂覆有中子吸收材料的单个伽马射线探测器的孔隙测井工具中。 通过使用与氢相关的光谱峰与与中子吸收材料相关联的光谱峰的比率,估计形成孔隙率。

    APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF RADIATION INCLUDING NEUTRONS AND GAMMA RAYS
    6.
    发明申请
    APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF RADIATION INCLUDING NEUTRONS AND GAMMA RAYS 有权
    用于检测包括中子和伽玛射线在内的辐射的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120312994A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-13

    申请号:US13459486

    申请日:2012-04-30

    IPC分类号: G01T3/06 G01T1/20

    摘要: A scintillation detector includes: a photodetector; a scintillating material configured to emit light in response to exposure to ionization particles; an optically transparent material having a light absorption coefficient that is less than a light absorption coefficient of the scintillating material, the optically transparent material optically coupled to a surface of the scintillating material and configured to transmit the emitted light; and a reflective material at least partially surrounding the scintillating material and the optically transparent material, the reflective material configured to reflect the emitted light and direct the emitted light toward the photodetector.

    摘要翻译: 闪烁检测器包括:光电检测器; 配置成响应于暴露于电离颗粒而发光的闪烁材料; 光学透明材料,其光吸收系数小于所述闪烁材料的光吸收系数,所述光学透明材料光学耦合到所述闪烁材料的表面并且被配置为透射所发射的光; 以及至少部分地围绕所述闪烁材料和所述光学透明材料的反射材料,所述反射材料被配置为反射所发射的光并将所发射的光引导到所述光电检测器。

    Apparatuses and methods for detection of radiation including neutrons and gamma rays
    7.
    发明授权
    Apparatuses and methods for detection of radiation including neutrons and gamma rays 有权
    用于检测包括中子和伽马射线在内的辐射的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08969813B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-03

    申请号:US13459486

    申请日:2012-04-30

    IPC分类号: G01T1/20 G01T3/06

    摘要: A scintillation detector includes: a photodetector; a scintillating material configured to emit light in response to exposure to ionization particles; an optically transparent material having a light absorption coefficient that is less than a light absorption coefficient of the scintillating material, the optically transparent material optically coupled to a surface of the scintillating material and configured to transmit the emitted light; and a reflective material at least partially surrounding the scintillating material and the optically transparent material, the reflective material configured to reflect the emitted light and direct the emitted light toward the photodetector.

    摘要翻译: 闪烁检测器包括:光电检测器; 配置成响应于暴露于电离颗粒而发光的闪烁材料; 光学透明材料,其光吸收系数小于所述闪烁材料的光吸收系数,所述光学透明材料光学耦合到所述闪烁材料的表面并且被配置为透射所发射的光; 以及至少部分地围绕所述闪烁材料和所述光学透明材料的反射材料,所述反射材料被配置为反射所发射的光并将所发射的光引导到所述光电检测器。

    METHOD OF CALCULATING FORMATION CHARACTERISTICS
    8.
    发明申请
    METHOD OF CALCULATING FORMATION CHARACTERISTICS 审中-公开
    计算形成特征的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120326017A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-27

    申请号:US13299818

    申请日:2011-11-18

    IPC分类号: G01V5/10 G01V5/00

    CPC分类号: G01V5/101 G01V5/125

    摘要: A method of calculating a formation characteristic includes measuring with at least two detectors spaced apart from each other an intensity of gamma rays, and calculating the formation characteristic by calculating a ratio of the intensity of the gamma rays detected by the two detectors.

    摘要翻译: 计算地层特征的方法包括使用至少两个彼此间隔开的伽马射线的检测器进行测量,并且通过计算由两个检测器检测的伽马射线的强度的比率来计算地层特性。

    NANOSTRUCTURED NEUTRON SENSITIVE MATERIALS FOR WELL LOGGING APPLICATIONS
    10.
    发明申请
    NANOSTRUCTURED NEUTRON SENSITIVE MATERIALS FOR WELL LOGGING APPLICATIONS 有权
    用于井下应用的纳米结构的中性敏感材料

    公开(公告)号:US20150076336A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-19

    申请号:US14026506

    申请日:2013-09-13

    IPC分类号: G01V5/10

    摘要: An apparatus for estimating a property of an earth formation includes: a neutron source disposed in a borehole; a neutron detector having a neutron detection material that includes a material transparent to light having a plurality of nano-crystallites where each nano-crystallite in the plurality has a periodic crystal structure with a diameter or dimension that is less than 1000 nm and includes atoms of a neutron interaction material that emit a charged particle upon absorbing a received neutron and atoms of an activator material that provide for scintillation upon interacting with the charged particle to emit light photons wherein the atoms of the neutron interaction material and the atoms of the activator material have positions in the periodic crystal structure of each nano-crystallite in the plurality; a photodetector that receives the photons and provides a signal correlated to the photons; and a processor to estimate the property using the signal.

    摘要翻译: 用于估计地球物性的装置包括:设置在钻孔中的中子源; 具有中子检测材料的中子检测器,其包括对具有多个纳米晶体的光透明的材料,其中每个纳米微晶中的每个纳米微晶具有直径或尺寸小于1000nm的周期性晶体结构,并且包括 中子相互作用材料,其在吸收接收的中子和激发剂材料的原子时发射带电粒子,其在与带电粒子相互作用时提供闪烁以发射光子,其中中子相互作用材料的原子和活化剂材料的原子具有 在多个纳米微晶的周期性晶体结构中的位置; 光电检测器,其接收光子并提供与光子相关的信号; 以及使用该信号来估计属性的处理器。