148 results about "Nmr data" patented technology

Methods for assessing the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and other related disorders include obtaining an NMR derived reference spectrum for a known glucose concentration sample and storing this information as a reference standard. A patient blood sample is collected and NMR derived patient spectrums for the blood sample are obtained. The two NMR data sets (the reference and the patient) are compared and a glucose concentration is determined for the patient sample. The glucose concentration can be evaluated with a blood sample undergoing lipoprotein cholesterol evaluation. The NMR based test can be used to concurrently provide a glucose concentration and lipoprotein constituent values based on a single testing event. The disclosure also includes a multi-purpose test, i.e., a test which concurrently provides lipoprotein screening and coronary heart disease risk evaluation along with a diabetes screening and risk assessment for developing Type 2 diabetes. A method for assessing diabetes includes identifying the presence of diabetic dyslipidemia based on the values of predetermined NMR measured lipoprotein constituents.

An analytical device for rapid, non-invasive nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy of multiple samples using a single spectrometer is provided. A modified toroid cavity / coil detector (TCD), and methods for conducting the simultaneous acquisition of NMR data for multiple samples including a protocol for testing NMR multi-detectors are provided. One embodiment includes a plurality of LC resonant circuits including spatially separated toroid coil inductors, each toroid coil inductor enveloping its corresponding sample volume, and tuned to resonate at a predefined frequency using a variable capacitor. The toroid coil is formed into a loop, where both ends of the toroid coil are brought into coincidence. Another embodiment includes multiple micro Helmholtz coils arranged on a circular perimeter concentric with a central conductor of the toroid cavity.

An apparatus and method for determining a parameter of interest of a formation composed of carbonate rock. A nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) sensor assembly produces a pulsed RF field designed for obtaining measurements indicative of the parameter of interest of the formation. A downhole processor processes the measurements for obtaining BVI and BVM using a cutoff time based on classification of the carbonate. Further processing is done to estimate the permeability of the carbonate.

A method is disclosed for extracting information about a system of nuclear spins from a region of an earth formation. Specifically, a set of NMR data is acquired for a fluid sample located either in a borehole or in a laboratory environment. From the set of NMR data, a multi-dimensional distribution is calculated using a mathematical inversion that is independent of prior knowledge of fluid sample properties.

A multicoil NMR data acquisition apparatus and processing method for performing three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging in a static magnetic field without the application of controlled static magnetic field gradients. A preferred application relates specifically to the detection and localization of groundwater using the Earth's magnetic field. Multicoil arrays are used in both transmit and receive modes, and coherent data processing algorithms applied to the data to generate three-dimensional NMR spin density estimates. Disclosed are methods for acquiring NMR data using an array of at least two transmit and receive coils, and for processing such multicoil data to estimate the three-dimensional NMR spin density distributions.

Methods and related systems are described for extracting information about a system of nuclear spins including: performing a plurality of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) measurements on the system of nuclear spins; acquiring NMR data from each of the plurality of NMR measurements; performing data inversion using an random-sampler to generate an ensemble of spectra so as to extract information about the system of nuclear spins; and analyzing the performed random-sampler inversion results to extract information about the system of nuclear spins.

An expert system is included in a downhole processor designed to acquire and process NMR data downhole in real time. The downhole processor controls the acquisition of the NMR data based at least in part on instructions transmitted downhole from a surface location and at least in part on evaluation of downhole conditions by the expert system. The downhole conditions include drilling operation conditions (including motion sensors) as well as lithology and fluid content of the formation obtained from other MWD data. The wait time, number of echos, number of repetitions of an echo sequence, interecho time, bandwidth and shape of the tipping and refocusing pulses may be dynamically changed. Data processing is a combination of standard evaluation techniques. Selected data and diagnostics are transmitted uphole. The expert system may be implemented as a two stage neural net. The first stage does the formation evaluation and the second stage controls the NMR pulse sequence.

Three MRI acquisitions are performed to acquire data from which separate water and fat images may be reconstructed using a three-point Dixon technique. The NMR data is acquired with a phased array coil having four separate coil elements. Low resolution images are reconstructed from the acquired NMR data sets and used to calculate phase corrections which are used to correct reconstructed high resolution images. The corrected high resolution images are processed using the Dixon technique to produce fat and water images for each coil element which are combined into a single fat and a single water image.

A method and system for estimating native hydrocarbons from oil-based drilling muds with the aid of NMR data. Adaptive echo stacking may be used to balance between precision and sensitivity to changes in the fluid composition. Apparent T2 decay time and effective diffusion constants derived from the NMR data may be transformed into an indication of native hydrocarbon type, using known diffusion constants, fuzzy logic, and neural networks.

The present invention provides a method for obtaining a multi-dimensional proton density distribution from a system of nuclear spins. A plurality of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data is acquired from a fluid containing porous medium having a system of nuclear spins. A multi-dimensional inversion is performed on the plurality of nuclear magnetic resonance data using an inversion algorithm to solve a mathematical problem employing a single composite kernel to arrive at a multi-dimensional proton density distribution. Ideally, the mathematical problem can be cast in the form of a Fredholm integral of the first kind wherein a two or more kernels can be reduced to a single composite kernel for ease of solution. Preferably, a series of conventional CPMG pulse sequences, using a conventional NMR tool, can be used to excite the system of nuclear spins. The present invention further includes a regression method which reduces computational efforts by retaining only those grid points, and preferably their neighboring grid points, which have non-zero values, during subsequent iterations of solving for the multi-dimensional proton density distribution. This regression process can be repeated until the density distribution is satisfactorily smooth.

A system and method for accurately producing MR images of selected vascular compartments includes employing a control scan and a tag scan, each including velocity selective modules that suppress signal from blood flowing faster than a given cutoff velocity, to acquire control and tag sets of NMR data that may be subtracted to produce a compartment-specific MR image that is substantially free of information from stationary tissues and blood outside the selective vascular compartments. Accordingly, physiological parameters, such as oxygen saturation (SaO2), oxygen extraction fraction (OEF), and cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2), can be generated from the compartment-specific images. Further still, kinetic curves of oxygen exchange can be created, thus providing detailed insight into oxygen exchange dynamics.

The present invention provides a novel NMR metabolomics method for observing an animal by labeling the animal itself. A labeled animal labeled with a stable isotope is produced by feeding an animal a labeled food labeled with the stable isotope. Metabolism of a biological substance in the animal is analyzed based on nuclear magnetic resonance data of the biological substance containing the stable isotope. The nuclear magnetic resonance data is acquired by performing NMR measurement on a body of the labeled animal, a portion of the body, or an extract.

The invention discloses a nuclear magnetic resonance underground water detection signal noise eliminating method. The method comprises the steps of: recoding response data entry three groups, each of these three sets of data Fourier transform nuclear magnetic resonance to determine the frequency of the data center in each neighborhood contains frequency harmonics, and frequency harmonic structure and the same frequency, and magnetic resonance corresponding data with sine function of the length of the cosine function, and composition and magnetic resonance response data observed signal using independent component analysis for each group observed signals to separate the mixed signal obtained solution for data reconstruction to eliminate frequency harmonic interference, the three groups of removing harmonic frequency data as observational signals, and then use algorithm processing, weaken the remaining random noise. The invention is to eliminate harmonic frequency noise at the same time, the signal will not destroy any details, without laying a reference coil, simple operation, suppress random noise does not require a lot of data, reducing the processing time.

A method is disclosed for interpretation of multi-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance data taken on a sample of an earth formation. Specifically, a set of NMR data is acquired for a fluid sample located either in a borehole or in a laboratory environment. From the set of NMR data, a multi-dimensional distribution is calculated using a mathematical inversion that is independent of prior knowledge of fluid sample properties. The multi-dimensional distribution is graphically displayed on a multi-dimensional map. Each fluid instance or artifact visible on the graph is identified as representing a probable existence of a detected fluid. One or more quantitative formation evaluation answers for one or more fluid instances is computed based on the multi-dimensional distribution associated with the respective fluid instance.

The present invention relates to a constant gradient field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) rock sample analysis method and instrument. The method includes: in a constant gradient magnetic field, performing NMR measurement to acquire data; converting the measured NMR data into a two-dimensional NMR spectrum D-T2; performing measurement and inversion on a standard sample of a constant gradient field to obtain a standard sample two-dimensional NMR spectrum D-T2; measuring the sample to acquire a two-dimensional NMR spectrum D-T2 of a fluid in the sample; identifying fluid types according to the practically measured two-dimensional NMR spectrum D-T2; computing the fluid property and the petrophysical parameters according to the two-dimensional NMR spectrum D-T2 of the fluid in the sample; performing single slice scanning on the sample to acquire partial oil and water saturation; performing continuous slice scanning to obtain axial oil and water saturation distribution and movable fluid saturation distribution of the sample.

A method is disclosed for extracting information about a system of nuclear spins from a region of an earth formation. Specifically, a set of NMR data is acquired for a fluid sample located either in a borehole or in a laboratory environment. From the set of NMR data, a multi-dimensional distribution is calculated using a mathematical inversion that is independent of prior knowledge of fluid sample properties.

Adsorbed gas in a formation may be estimated. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data for a subsurface geological formation is obtained, and at least a portion of the NMR data is corrected to produce corrected NMR data. A NMR-based estimate of formation porosity is determined using the corrected NMR data. Dielectric permittivity data for the subsurface geological formation is obtained, and a dielectric permittivity-based estimate of the formation water-filled porosity is determined using the dielectric permittivity data. A gas volume is determined using the determined NMR-based estimate of the formation porosity and the determined dielectric permittivity-based estimate of the formation water-filled porosity. The gas volume may be determined by subtracting the determined dielectric permittivity-based estimate of the formation water-filled porosity from the determined NMR-based estimate of the formation porosity. The gas volume per unit volume of the formation may be determined using an equation of state.

A method for obtaining a parameter of interest relating to a region investigated by a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) tool and a non-NMR tool is disclosed. Data arising from the NMR tool is acquired, and data arising from the non-NMR tool is acquired. A solution equation is utilized for NMR signal intensity, the solution equation being functionally related to the NMR data, and a solution constraint is utilized based at least partially on the non-NMR data. The solution equation is solved for the signal intensity subject to the solution constraint, wherein the solving provides information relating to the parameter of interest.

NMR measurements made in a borehole are susceptible to contamination by signals from the borehole fluid. Correction is made for this contamination by using a standoff measuring device to determine the fractional volume of the region of investigation of the NMR tool that lies within the borehole. Using known or determined characteristics of the borehole fluid, a correction is made either to the NMR signals prior to processing or to the processed results of the uncorrected signals.

An apparatus and method for determining a parameter of interest of a formation composed of carbonate rock. A nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) sensor assembly produces a pulsed RF field designed for obtaining measurements indicative of the parameter of interest of the formation. A downhole processor processes the measurements for obtaining BVI and BVM using a cutoff time based on classification of the carbonate. Further processing is done to estimate the permeability of the carbonate.

Processing nuclear magnetic resonance data to obtain information regarding material properties is described. This processing can include, for example, compression techniques that can be implemented to lower the required operating memory. In some embodiments, a compression technique can be chosen based on the available operating memory of the computer system. By doing so, an efficient compression algorithm can be selected. In some embodiments, a Lanczos bidiagonalization algorithm, for example, an IRLBA algorithm, can be used for data compression.

A method for estimating a property of a material, the method including: acquiring data using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements, the measurements performed by varying at least one of a magnetic field gradient (G) and an inter-echo time (TE); organizing the data according to at least one of magnetic field gradients (G) and inter-echo times (TE) used in the NMR measurements; calculating a shift of apparent transverse relaxation time (T2,app) and (longitudinal relaxation time T1) / (apparent transverse relaxation time T2,app) due to a variation of the product of G and TE; constructing a mathematical model of the NMR measurements from the shifts; and inverting the mathematical model to estimate the property.

A method for determining fluid saturation in a formation at a plurality of radial depths near a wellbore, the method including: obtaining multi-frequency nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) response data for the formation; and processing the data to determine simultaneously the fluid saturation at each radial depth. A computer program product is provided.

A method for determining oil viscosity and continuous gas-oil-ratio (GOR) from nuclear magnetic resonance logs (NMR). The method includes obtaining a set of NMR data of a portion of the subterranean formation from inside the wellbore without acquiring formation fluid sample; isolating a quantitative reservoir fluid information associated with oil from oil based mud (OBM) using radial profiling of the set of NMR data, wherein the OBM is used for extracting fluid from the underground reservoir; determining GOR related information associated with the portion of the subterranean formation from the quantitative reservoir fluid information associated with oil, wherein the GOR related information is determined based on a predetermined model; and performing operations for the oilfield based on the GOR related information.

A method for obtaining a parameter of interest related to an earth formation, the method including: obtaining nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data from an NMR tool investigating the earth formation with a plurality of pulse sequences of radio frequency energy, each pulse sequence having a unique frequency, a first train of pulses having a first interecho time (TE1) and a second train of pulses having a second interecho time (TE2) different from the first interecho time; relating the NMR data to a partial porosity at points to establish an NMR response model; solving the NMR response model to calculate the partial porosity at each of the points in the earth formation; summing the partial porosity for each of the points corresponding to each depth of investigation to provide a pore volume; and associating each pore volume with the corresponding depth of investigation to provide the parameter of interest.