摘要:
A well logging apparatus and method for measuring the resistivity of the formation surrounding a borehole is disclosed. The invention provides two transmitting antennas arranged around a housing means or drill collar in spaced relation from one another. A transmitting circuit alternately supplies an oscillating drive signal to each transmitting antenna with a sufficiently high frequency such that one and then the other of the transmitting antennas radiates an electromagnetic wave signal which propagates through the formation. Two receiving antennas are located equally spaced between the transmitting antennas to produce pick-up signals from the electromagnetic wave propagating through the formation. Each receiving antenna includes a single turn coil connected in series with a capacitor to provide a reduced impedance circuit to resonate in the frequency region embracing the oscillating drive signal. Receive antenna circuitry responsive to induced alternating current in the coil produces a signal indicative of the formation parameter under study. The method of positioning two series resonant single turn receiving antennas tuned to the oscillating drive frequency and alternately coupling an electrical drive signal to a pair of transmitters spaced equally on each side of the receiving antennas allows receiving signals which are self-cancelling for system induced effects.
摘要:
A logging-while-drilling system is disclosed which includes a pair of receiving antenna disposed between upper and lower transmitting antenna. The upper and lower transmitting antenna are energized successively to generate an electromagnetic wave which propagates through the formation surrounding the borehole. The amplitude attenuation and phase shift of the electromagnetic wave between the receiving antenna is measured. Measurements from both the upper and lower transmitting antenna can be combined to eliminate by cancellation system error components. In order to further improve the performance of the logging-while-drilling system, separate and dedicated driver circuits are provided proximate each transmitter. In addition, reference signals which are utilized to coordinate and synchronize the operation of the various components of the logging-while-drilling system are provided at frequencies which are substantially different from the interrogation frequency of the electromagnetic interrogation signal.
摘要:
Improved radioactivity well logging by mounting a scintillator in a hole extending through a drill collar at the lower end of a drill string so that measurements can be made while drilling. Radioactive sources (when required for well logging) are mounted in cavities which open to the exterior of the drill collar. Light from the scintillator is coupled through a right-angle prism or fiber optics through an angle of about 90.degree. so that an elongated photomultiplier tube can be mounted within a housing within the drill collar with the longitudinal axis of the photomultiplier tube extending substantially parallel to the axis of the drill collar to provide maximum cross sectional area for flow of drilling fluid with the housing in the drill collar.
摘要:
Improved radioactivity well logging by mounting a scintillator and photomultiplier tube in a single case interfacing with a hole extending through a drill collar at the lower end of a drill string so that measurements can be made while drilling. Radioactive sources (when required for well logging) are mounted in cavities which open to the exterior of the drill collar. Light from the scintillator is coupled directly to the aligned photomultiplier tube both of which are mounted in a case extending radially within the drill collar and sealingly engaging an electronics housing within the drill collar and the drill collar wall surrounding the hole. The scintillator is of greater diameter than the photomultiplier tube. A frustoconical light pipe connects the scintillator and the photomultiplier tube, channeling scintillation in the crystal to the photomultiplier to provide an amplified detection capability over that for a scintillator having the same diameter as the photomultiplier tube.
摘要:
The present invention relates generally to increasing the accuracy of MWD nuclear based measurement systems. Specifically, the present invention provides a secondary measurement system for determining the tool displacement from the bore-hole wall for calculated compensation of nuclear measurement data.
摘要:
A computer-based well logging system is disclosed, for acquiring nuclear well log data, including gamma ray energy spectrum and neutron population decay rate data, and providing a real-time preentation of the data on an operator's display based on a traversal by a downhole instrument of a prescribed borehole depth interval.For acquiring energy spectrum data, the system has a multichannel analyzer including a pulse height analyzer and a memory. After a spectral gamma ray pulse signal coming from a downhole instrument over a logging cable is amplified and conditioned, the pulse height analyzer converts the pulse height into a digital code by peak detection, sample-and-hold action, and analog-to-digital conversion. The digital code defines the address of a memory location, or channel, corresponding to a particular gamma ray energy and having a count value to be incremented. After a period of time, the memory channels contain a spectrum of counts per incremental energy band. The spectrum data is then accessed by the system central processing unit (CPU) for analysis, and routed to the operator's display for presentation as a plot of relative gamma ray emissions activity versus energy level.For acquiring neutron decay rate data, the system has a multichannel scaling unit including a memory and a memory address generator. After a burst of neutrons downhole, thermal and epithermal neutron detector pulses build up and die away.Using the neutron source trigger as an initializing reference, the address generator produces a sequence of memory address codes, each code addressing the memory for a prescribed period of time, so as to define a series of time slots. A detector pulse signal produced during a time slot results in the incrementing of the count value in an address memory location. The process is repeated for every trigger, resulting in the production of time histogram data. The data is accessed by the CPU and routed to the operator's display.