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32 results about "Gamma ray spectra" patented technology

Downhole tool data correction method and apparatus

A method and apparatus are provided for correcting gamma ray data representative of gamma ray energies for spectral degradation. The method and apparatus include degrading reference gamma ray spectra. At least one correction factor is calculated between the degraded gamma ray spectra and the reference gamma ray spectra. The gamma ray data are then corrected using a calculated correction factor. Another method is provided for determining a correction factor for correcting data representative of gamma ray energies for spectral degradation. The method includes disposing a downhole tool in a simulated environment representative of actual downhole conditions, the tool including a neutron source and at least one gamma ray detector. The temperature of at least one of the gamma ray detectors of the tool is then varied while the simulated environment is irradiated with neutrons emitted from the neutron source. Gamma ray energy signals are then detected at the at least one detector in response to gamma rays produced during nuclear reactions between the neutrons and materials in and of the simulated environment. A characteristic of the simulated environment is then determined along with a characteristic of the at least one detector. The determined characteristics of the simulated environment and of the at least one detector are then correlated to determine at least one correction factor.
Owner:SCHLUMBERGER TECH CORP

Absolute elemental concentrations from nuclear spectroscopy

The present invention discloses a system and method for estimating absolute elemental concentrations of a subterranean formation from neutron-induced gamma-ray spectroscopy. In one example, a system (10) for estimating an absolute yield of an element in a subterranean formation may include a downhole tool (12) and data processing circuitry (14). The downhole tool may include a neutron source (18) to emit neutrons into the formation, a neutron monitor (20) to detect a count rate of the emitted neutrons, and a gamma-ray detector (26,28) to obtain gamma-ray spectra deriving at least in part from inelastic gamma- rays produced by inelastic scattering events and neutron capture gamma-rays produced by neutron capture events. The data processing circuitry may be configured to determine a relative elemental yield from the gamma-ray spectra and to determine an absolute elemental yield based at least in part on a normalization of the relative elemental yield to the count rate of the emitted neutrons.
Owner:PRAD RES & DEV LTD

Formation element capture gamma-ray spectra measurement method and device

The invention provides a formation element capture gamma-ray spectra measurement method and device, and belongs to the technical field of oil-gas exploration logging. The method comprises the steps that a neutron source is slowed down according to the neutron capture cross section of samples to be measured; and standard capture gamma-ray spectra of the samples to be measured can be acquired through measurement when thermal neutron flux of reaction of the neutron source through slowing down and the atomic nucleus of the samples to be measured reaches the position of the preset value. The neutron source is slowed down according to the neutron capture cross section of different samples to be measured so that the element capture gamma-ray spectra of the samples to be measured can be acquired through measurement, and multiple types of formation element capture gamma-ray spectra with higher accuracy can be acquired.
Owner:PETROCHINA CO LTD

Method and device for evaluating abundance of organic matter of hydrocarbon source rock

InactiveCN103760182ASolve the technical status of evaluating organic carbon elementsMeet the needs of direct evaluation of organic matter abundance in source rocksMaterial analysis using wave/particle radiationInelastic scatteringSoil organic matter
The invention provides a method and a device for evaluating abundance of organic matter of a hydrocarbon source rock, wherein the method comprises the following steps: emitting high-energy neutron to a stratum; recording an inelastic scattering gamma-ray spectra generated by the interaction of nucleus of elements in the stratum and the high-energy neutron; analyzing the inelastic scattering gamma-ray spectra, to obtain the content of elements in the stratum; obtaining the content of inorganic carbon in the stratum by using the elements associated with the content of the inorganic carbon; deducting the content of the inorganic carbon from the total carbon content of the stratum, so as to obtain the content of the organic carbon in the stratum; evaluating the abundance of organic matter of the hydrocarbon source rock by using the content of the organic carbon element.
Owner:PETROCHINA CO LTD

gamma ray imaging spectrometer

The invention provides a spectrometer for gamma ray imaging, which consists of a uniform redundant array encoding board, a detection module, a front-end signal processing module, an A / D module, a control module, a data interface module, a power supply module, and a lead shielding layer composition. In the lead shielding layer, the uniform redundant array coding board is placed at the front of the detection module; the detection module is connected to the front-end signal processing module through a cable; the A / D module is connected to the front-end signal processing module, and then connected to the control module through a double row of pins The control module is connected to the data interface module through the cable socket; the data interface module is output to the upper PC through Ethernet; the power module processes the input low-voltage DC power of the system and supplies it to each module respectively. The gamma-ray imaging energy spectrometer provided by the invention can be used for both gamma-ray imaging and gamma-ray energy spectrum measurement.
Owner:LASER FUSION RES CENT CHINA ACAD OF ENG PHYSICS

Small-bore gamma-ray spectra well logging device as well as data acquisition transmission and self-stabilization method

The invention discloses a small-bore gamma-ray spectra well logging device as well as a data acquisition transmission and self-stabilization method. In order to achieve the aim of continuous gamma-ray spectra well logging, the small-bore gamma-ray spectra well logging device is provided. The small-bore gamma-ray spectra well logging device comprises a BGO scintillation crystal probe, a Ba self-stabilization source, a photomultiplier, a first amplifier, a pole zero cancellation circuit, a second amplifier, a base line restoring circuit, a high voltage module, a self-stabilization circuit, a sampling hold circuit, a threshold comparing circuit, an A / D conversion circuit, an address latch, a first microprocessor, a double-port RAM, a second microprocessor and a time-base circuit, so that the data throughput rate is improved; a synchronization mechanism is designed between the two microprocessors to guarantee the completeness of a gamma-ray spectra data frame. The data frame is like an FIFO, and the gamma-ray spectra data frame which is written at first by the microprocessor 1 is taken away from the microprocessor 2 at first; the microprocessor 1 bears high-speed gamma pulse acquisition, functions of data reading, combination processing, automatic spectra stabilization and the like are realized by the microprocessor 2, and the spectra data are sent to a ground system through an asynchronous serial port in real time.
Owner:BEIJING RES INST OF URANIUM GEOLOGY

Medical Imaging Machine and Methods of Use

A system for medical imaging is provided and includes at least one neutron generator having a neutron generator fuel material and at least one neutron moderator material, a gantry for stationing an imaging subject, a neutron collimator attached to the neutron generator, the collimator disposed between the neutron moderator and the imaging subject, at least one gamma ray camera electrically connected to a processor-based data acquisition system, and software executing on the processor-based data acquisition system from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing a first function for producing at least one gamma ray spectrum or image, a second function for applying correction factors to the gamma ray spectra or images, and a third function for analyzing the corrected gamma ray spectra or images to process one or more clinically relevant images of one or more targeted or general areas of the imaging subject.
Owner:HELIOCENTRIC TECH

Gamma ray spectra spectrum unfolding method and device for element capture spectrometry logging

The invention provides a gamma ray spectra spectrum unfolding method and device for element capture spectrometry logging. The spectrum unfolding method comprises the steps that first, data obtained byan element capture spectrometry logger are preprocessed; then through the theoretical analysis and numerical calculation of spectral shapes, characteristic peak tracks, and backgrounds of different elements, and a main element group and an auxiliary element group are constructed according to the degree of interaction between the elements; then the least square method is used for unfolding the spectrum based on the construction of the main element group and the auxiliary element group; and finally, the yield of each element obtained by the least square method is reconstructed by theory, and the measured gamma ray spectrum and the reconstructed gamma ray spectrum are compared for error control to improve the accuracy of spectral unfolding. The spectrum unfolding method has the advantages ofhigh accuracy and high operability, has good universality for different types of reservoirs, and at the same time, an important reference significance for processing of neutron gamma ray spectrum data of other types of instruments is provided.
Owner:PETROCHINA CO LTD

Environmental corrections in nuclear spectroscopy using variable shape standard

An aspect of a formation may be estimated by placing a nuclear spectroscopy tool including a neutron source and a gamma ray detector into a borehole and performing a plurality of environmental measurements. Neutrons are emitted from the nuclear spectroscopy tool such that some of the neutrons generate gamma rays from a formation adjacent the nuclear spectroscopy tool, some of the neutrons generate gamma rays from elements within the nuclear spectroscopy tool and some of the neutrons generate gamma rays from an element in the drilling mud. An energy spectrum of gamma rays induced by the emitted neutrons can be detected with the tool.The detected gamma-ray energy spectrum can be analyzed using a combination of standard spectra, where the shape of at least one of the standard spectra can be varied based on the environmental measurements to account for the environment's effects on gamma-ray spectra.
Owner:PRAD RES & DEV LTD

Method for obtaining sandstone brine layer potassium ion content by means of logging information

The invention relates to evaluation of the brine grade in underground brine exploration and development, in particular to a method for obtaining the sandstone brine layer potassium ion content by means of natural gamma-ray logging. The method comprises the following steps that 1) geophysical well logging is carried out on a stratum to be explained, and the geophysical well logging comprises lithological class logging, physical property class logging and natural gamma-ray spectra logging; 2) a sandstone layer and pure mudstone are divided, shaliness Vsh of the sandstone layer is evaluated; 3) porosity phi of the sandstone layer is calculated, and the sandstone brine layer and a dry sand layer are divided; 4) the sandstone brine layer potassium total content K, the potassium content Ksh of the pure mudstone near the sandstone brine layer, and the potassium content Kma of the dry sand layer near the sandstone brine layer are obtained by means of natural gamma-ray logging information; 5) the potassium ion mass concentration of the sandstone brine layer is evaluated. The method is a brand new method for evaluating the potassium ion content in deep well brine, precision is high, and well logging interpretation requirements of the potassium ion content are met.
Owner:EXPLORATION & DEV RES INST OFSINOPEC JIANGHAN OILFIELD +1

System and Method For Resolving Gamma-Ray Spectra

A system for identifying radionuclide emissions is described. The system includes at least one processor for processing output signals from a radionuclide detecting device, at least one training algorithm run by the at least one processor for analyzing data derived from at least one set of known sample data from the output signals, at least one classification algorithm derived from the training algorithm for classifying unknown sample data, wherein the at least one training algorithm analyzes the at least one sample data set to derive at least one rule used by said classification algorithm for identifying at least one radionuclide emission detected by the detecting device.
Owner:PRINCETON UNIV THE TRUSTEES OF

Rapid ore prospecting method for shallow coverage region of Gobi and desert areas

ActiveCN108680965AImprove exploration efficiencyEnhanced enhanced exception displayGeological measurementsBedrockPotassium
The invention discloses a rapid ore prospecting method for a shallow coverage region of Gobi and desert areas. The method comprises: step A, selecting a favorable metallogenic area; step B, compilinga surface geological map; step C, compiling high-precision magnetic survey inferring structure explaining map with the scale of 1 to 10000; step D, making a soil measurement anomaly map and an inferential structure explanatory map with the scale of 1 to 10000; step E, making an induced intermediate gradient measurement apparent chargeability contour map, a apparent resistivity contour map, and aninference structural interpretation map with the scale of 1 to 10000; step F, making an undermining gamma-ray spectra measurement uranium, thorium, potassium, general-path contour planar graph and aninference structural interpretation map with the scale of 1 to 10000; step G, making a mining area bedrock geological structure lithologic map; step H, tracing a surface mineralization alteration zone; step I, determining a surface trenching engineering location; step J, determining a theoretical coordinate value of a drilling location; step K, installing a core drilling rig; step L, carrying outwhole-hole core acquisition; and step M, carrying out center alignment sampling analysis to obtain grade and spatial location data. Therefore, mineralization data can be collected comprehensively; thegeological mineralization conditions are studied comprehensively; and the efficiency is improved.
Owner:陕西省矿产地质调查中心

Method and device for determining stratum mineral content

The invention provides a method and device for determining stratum mineral content. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a hybrid Gamma-ray spectra produced by the nuclear reaction of multi-elements in a to-be-detected stratum with fast neutrons; decomposing the hybrid Gamma-ray spectra to obtain relative yield of each element in the multi-elements in the to-be-detected stratum; computing to obtain the content of each stratum mineral in multiple stratum minerals in the to-be-detected stratum according to the relative yield of the element and a preset quantitative relation, wherein the quantitative relation is the quantitative relation between the relative yield of single element and the content of the stratum mineral containing the single element. The quantitative relation between the relative yield of single element and the content of the stratum mineral containing the single element is established by the method in the embodiment of the invention, thereby directly computing the contents of different stratum minerals in the to-be-detected stratum through the relative yield of the element, the computing precision of the stratum mineral content is effectively improved, and the accuracy of the computation result of the stratum mineral content is guaranteed.
Owner:PETROCHINA CO LTD

Screen pipe horizontal well production profile testing apparatus and testing method for same

A screen pipe horizontal well production profile testing apparatus and a testing method for the same are provided to overcome defects of difficulty of instrument loading, high testing cost and large construction risk of horizontal production profile testing technology for a screen pipe completion well in the prior art. In the screen casing horizontal well production profile testing apparatus, a releasing device (I), a releasing device (II) and a releasing device (III) are orderly fixedly connected via screen pipes; tracer agent is respectively disposed in the three releasing devices; during well completion practice, the testing apparatus is connected into a well completion pipe string; the releasing device (I) is arranged on a separation layer between a toe production layer and a middle production layer; the releasing device (II) is arranged on a separation layer between the middle production layer and a heel part production layer; the releasing device (III) is arranged on a separation layer on the back part of the heel part production layer; well completion construction is conducted; after the apparatus is put into practice, gamma-ray spectra analysis is conducted to produced liquid via gamma-ray spectra detection equipment on the ground; and production profiles can be analyzed according to types and feature contents of detected tracer agents.
Owner:DRILLING TECH DEV CO LTD OF TIANJIN DAGANG OILFIELD PETROLEUM ENG INST +1

Method for judging sources of fission products in nuclear power plant reactor letdown pipelines

ActiveCN103730173AAccurately determine the sourceReduce radioactive doseNuclear energy generationNuclear monitoringSpectral analysisSignal amplification
The invention discloses a method for judging sources of fission products in nuclear power plant reactor letdown pipelines. The method comprises steps as follows: the reactor letdown pipelines are detected by a gamma ray detector in real time to obtain fission nuclide characteristic gamma ray spectrums in the reactor letdown pipelines; a signal amplification processing unit receives fission nuclide characteristic gamma ray spectrum signals detected by the gamma ray detector, amplifies and transmits the signals to a supervisory control computer; the supervisory control computer performs spectral analysis on the received fission nuclide characteristic gamma ray spectrums according to the pressure, the temperature and the flow velocity of reactor primary coolant circuit water as well as the reactor power, and determines nuclides in the reactor letdown pipelines according to characteristic gamma rays obtained through the spectral analysis; and the resources of the fission products in the reactor letdown pipelines are judged according to whether long-service-life nuclides with service lives longer than a first set value, short-service-life nuclides with service lives shorter than a second set value or non-volatile nuclides exist in the reactor letdown pipelines.
Owner:北京智崴科技发展有限公司

Method for calculating organic carbon content of stratum while drilling

InactiveCN104533399ARealize computing while drillingSolve the problem of inaccurate formation organic carbon contentBorehole/well accessoriesAnalysis dataUranium
The invention discloses a method for calculating organic carbon content of a stratum while drilling. The method for calculating the organic carbon content of the stratum while drilling is based on cutting gamma-ray spectra uranium analysis data and cutting experiment analysis organic carbon content data, an interpretation model is built according to the correlation there-between, and the organic carbon content of the stratum is calculated according to the interpretation model while drilling. The method for calculating the organic carbon content of the stratum while drilling realizes to calculate the organic carbon content of the stratum while drilling and solves the problem that the organic carbon content of the stratum calculated through gamma-ray calculation while drilling is imprecise.
Owner:CHINA NAT PETROLEUM CORP CHUANQING DRILLING ENG CO LTD

Environmental corrections in nuclear spectroscopy using variable element ratio

A method for estimating an aspect of a formation using a nuclear spectroscopy tool includes placing a nuclear spectroscopy tool into a borehole and emitting neutrons such that some of the neutrons generate gamma rays from a formation adjacent the nuclear spectroscopy tool and some of the neutrons generate gamma rays from elements within the nuclear spectroscopy tool. An energy spectrum of gamma rays induced by the emitted neutrons can be detected. The energy spectrum includes a background having a plurality of measured spectral components. A background ratio between at least one spectral component of the background and another measured spectral component can be determined or estimated in accordance with environmental measurements. The detected gamma ray spectra can be analyzed using a combination of standard spectra and subtracting at least one spectral component of the background in accordance with the background ratio.
Owner:PRAD RES & DEV LTD

Carbon-oxygen ratio calculation method used for determining remaining oil saturation

InactiveCN105673006AImprove responsivenessReduce the impact of calculating the carbon-to-oxygen ratioBorehole/well accessoriesResponse sensitivityOxygen
The invention discloses a carbon-oxygen ratio calculation method used for determining remaining oil saturation. Firstly, a Gaussian and linear dual model is used for fitting and actually measuring carbon and oxygen energy peaks of inelastic gamma-ray spectrum data, and characteristic peak fitting coefficients are obtained; then, the same fitting model is used for fitting energy peaks corresponding to carbon and oxygen standard gamma-ray spectra; the ratio of height of measurement spectrum carbon peak Gaussian components and height of standard spectrum carbon peak Gaussian components is multiplied by the total number of carbon element standard spectra, so that inelastic gamma-ray generated by a carbon element is counted; the ratio of height of measurement spectrum oxygen peak Gaussian components and height of standard spectrum oxygen peak Gaussian components is multiplied by the total number of oxygen element standard spectra, so that inelastic gamma-ray generated by an oxygen element is counted; the two numbers are divided to generate the carbon-oxygen ratio. The method reduces influences of gamma-ray generated by other elements on the carbon-oxygen ratio, and improves response sensitivity of the carbon-oxygen ratio to oil saturation.
Owner:CHINA UNIV OF PETROLEUM (EAST CHINA)

Gamma-ray spectra nuclide detection analysis method used in biological sample

The invention discloses a gamma-ray spectra nuclide detection analysis method used in a biological sample, which comprises the following steps of: (1) after classifying, cleaning, air-drying and weighing the biological sample, carrying out smashing pulping or cutting segmentation processing; (2) carrying out freeze drying on the sample; (3) carrying out grinding smashing on the freeze-dried sample, sieving, calculating a dry-fresh ratio of the biological sample, and obtaining biological freeze-dried powder; (3) carrying out pressing formation on the biological freeze-dried powder by utilizinga die; (4) carrying out vacuum packaging on the sample subjected to pressing formation; and (5) carrying out high-purity germanium or sodium iodide gamma-ray spectra nuclide detection. The gamma-ray spectra nuclide detection analysis method adopts a biological radioactive rapid pretreatment method combining large-volume rapid freeze drying, grinding smashing and die-pressing source making, implements rapid relative measurement of nuclide by a radioactive gamma-ray spectra method, and is beneficial for implementing biological radioactive detection analysis which is simple, rapid, efficient, lowin cost, low in environment pollution, scientific and accurate.
Owner:国家海洋局南海环境监测中心

Radionuclide detection and identification

Described herein is a method of processing a gamma ray spectrum acquired from a target. The method comprises determining whether the gamma ray spectrum of the target belongs to a first class of a plurality of classes, the first class containing reference gamma ray spectra of one or more radionuclide sources of interest, using optimal loading coefficients associated with the one or more radionuclide sources of interest, wherein the optimal loading coefficients have been obtained using Fisher linear discriminant analysis, and generating an output signal dependent on the determining.
Owner:AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCI & TECH ORGANISAT

Radioactive nuclide iodine-125 nucleus purity rapid determination apparatus and method

The present invention relates to a nuclear purity quick determination apparatus and method for a radionuclide nuclide iodine-125. The apparatus comprises a sample room, an energy discrimination shielded flask, a multi-channel energy spectrometer and a special lead shielded apparatus. The present invention also comprises an energy discrimination shielded room using high density materials such as lead or iron. The thickness of a lead shielded layer ranges from 0.5mm to 1.0mm. The thickness of an iron shielded layer is 10mm. The multi-channel energy spectrometer adopts a sodium iodide NaI Gamma spectrometer with low energy resolution. The determination method of the present invention comprises steps as follows: (1), the iodine-125 is fully shielded by the energy discrimination shielded flask; (2), nuclide identification and characteristic photon are conducted to iodine-126; (3) the measured result is analyzed using SPAN / Win NaI sodium iodide Gamma ray spectra, so the percentage composition of iodine-126 is measured. The present invention results in that the iodine-125 seed source manufacturing enterprise can use the energy spectrometer with low cost and maintenance requirement and the ray energy discrimination technology to measure the percentage composition of the impurity nuclide with low content quickly and accurately. The present invention is of low investment and convenient routine maintenance.
Owner:NINGBO JUNAN PHARMA TECH

A method for judging the source of fission products in the discharge pipeline of a nuclear power plant reactor

ActiveCN103730173BReduce radioactive doseSolve the undeterminedNuclear energy generationNuclear monitoringNuclear reactorSpectral analysis
The invention discloses a method for judging sources of fission products in nuclear power plant reactor letdown pipelines. The method comprises steps as follows: the reactor letdown pipelines are detected by a gamma ray detector in real time to obtain fission nuclide characteristic gamma ray spectrums in the reactor letdown pipelines; a signal amplification processing unit receives fission nuclide characteristic gamma ray spectrum signals detected by the gamma ray detector, amplifies and transmits the signals to a supervisory control computer; the supervisory control computer performs spectral analysis on the received fission nuclide characteristic gamma ray spectrums according to the pressure, the temperature and the flow velocity of reactor primary coolant circuit water as well as the reactor power, and determines nuclides in the reactor letdown pipelines according to characteristic gamma rays obtained through the spectral analysis; and the resources of the fission products in the reactor letdown pipelines are judged according to whether long-service-life nuclides with service lives longer than a first set value, short-service-life nuclides with service lives shorter than a second set value or non-volatile nuclides exist in the reactor letdown pipelines.
Owner:北京智崴科技发展有限公司

Formation water salinity from borehole measurements

The present disclosure describes various embodiments related to methods for determining salinity of water in a borehole of a formation and the water in the formation. Various methods may use inelasticand capture gamma-ray spectra obtained from a pulsed neutron logging tool. Various embodiments may use a ratio of chlorine from a capture spectrum to oxygen from an inelastic spectrum for a near anda far detector to calculate apparent salinity ratios for water in a borehole and a formation. From the apparent salinity ratios, a borehole salinity and a formation salinity may be calculated using atool characterization database and without using formation water saturation for the calculation. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.
Owner:SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO +1
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