Muon detector for muon tomography

    公开(公告)号:US12105230B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US17673567

    申请日:2022-02-16

    摘要: A muon detector includes: a chamber having a maximum cross-sectional dimension of 30 cm or less; a gas sealed inside the chamber ionized by the passage of atmospheric muons to form ions in the chamber; a cathode in the chamber at a first position; an anode in the chamber displaced from the first position, the anode including a mesh of wires; a micropattern gaseous detector arranged between the cathode and the anode and proximate to the anode and configured to receive the ions formed in the chamber between the anode and the cathode and generate electrons in response to each ion sufficient to generate a current in one or more of the mesh wires of the anode; and readout electronics in electrical communication with the anode to detect signals in response to the current generated in the mesh wires.

    Creation of near bit gamma ray image from a gamma ray curve

    公开(公告)号:US12066590B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US17715269

    申请日:2022-04-07

    摘要: Systems and methods include a computer-implemented method for creating artificial real-time gamma ray (GR) images for well placement. Real-time azimuthal density data is determined from drilling of a well. An azimuthal density data set is generated using the real-time azimuthal density data. The azimuthal density data set is generated with a greater sampling rate than a real-time sampling rate of the real-time azimuthal density data. An azimuthal density curve depth match is performed using the azimuthal density data set. Performing the azimuthal density curve depth match includes creating a depth shift match table. A high-resolution sector near-bit gamma ray (GR) image is generated using the azimuthal density curve depth match and the depth shift match table. The high-resolution sector near-bit GR image is oriented to a top of a wellbore for the well.

    METHOD FOR DETERMINING PORE PRESSURES OF A RESERVOIR

    公开(公告)号:US20230184084A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-15

    申请号:US17643551

    申请日:2021-12-09

    摘要: A method for determining a real-time pore pressure log of a well in a reservoir, including the steps: storing existing data logs of surface drilling parameters, logging while drilling (LWD), and mud gas of existing wells in a database, storing existing pore pressure logs of the existing wells in the database, wherein the existing pore pressure logs correspond to the existing data logs, determining a relationship between the existing data logs and the existing pore pressure logs, drilling a new well into the reservoir, determining new data logs of surface drilling parameters, LWD, and mud gas of the new well while drilling the new well, inputting the new data logs of the new well into the relationship while drilling the new well, determining a real-time pore pressure log of the new well by outputting an estimated pore pressure at a certain depth by the relationship while drilling the new well.

    DRIFT TUBE BOREHOLE MUON DETECTOR SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MUON RADIOGRAPHY AND TOMOGRAPHY

    公开(公告)号:US20230102216A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US16975499

    申请日:2020-03-20

    摘要: A borehole muon detector for muon radiography or geotomography is provided, the borehole muon detector including a substantially cylindrical housing, which defines a bore, a pair of end caps, each end cap sealing an end of the cylindrical housing and a plurality of sealed drift tubes which are longitudinally disposed in the bore of the housing to form a bundle of drift tubes, wherein each sealed drift tube comprises: a centrally located anode wire disposed on a longitudinal axis; an inner surface which is coated with a cathode coating, the cathode coating divided into a first cathode pad and a second cathode pad by a Vernier pattern; and a timer in electrical communication with the anode wire for measuring a drift time. A system and a method are also provided.

    Trajectory control for directional drilling using azimuthal gamma ray measurements

    公开(公告)号:US11237294B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US17087384

    申请日:2020-11-02

    IPC分类号: G01V5/12 G01V5/04

    摘要: A method includes receiving a drilling parameter, a tool characterization parameter, and a formation model. The method includes generating a forward model of a tool response at a bed boundary using the one drilling parameter, the tool characterization parameter, and the formation model. The method includes predicting at least two azimuthal gamma logs using the forward model. The method includes determining that a difference between the at least two azimuthal gamma logs generates a confidence level that is greater than a confidence threshold. In response to determining that the difference between the at least two azimuthal gamma logs generates the confidence level that is greater than the confidence threshold, the method includes generating a well plan. The method includes outputting a command for controlling a trajectory in directionally drilling a wellbore within a formation associated with the formation model using the well plan.