Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Scintillator-based neutron detector for oilfield applications
- Patent Title (中): 用于油田应用的基于闪烁体的中子探测器
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Application No.: US14127898Application Date: 2012-06-26
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Publication No.: US09304226B2Publication Date: 2016-04-05
- Inventor: Markus Berheide , Bradley A. Roscoe , Jing Qian , Timothy Spillane
- Applicant: Markus Berheide , Bradley A. Roscoe , Jing Qian , Timothy Spillane
- Applicant Address: US TX Sugar Land
- Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Sugar Land
- Agent Daniel S. Matthews
- International Application: PCT/US2012/044200 WO 20120626
- International Announcement: WO2013/003349 WO 20130103
- Main IPC: G01V5/10
- IPC: G01V5/10 ; G01T3/06

Abstract:
Borehole logging tools and systems that include a scintillator positioned to interact with scattered source neutrons that are received from a target formation. The scintillator emits luminescence in response to interaction with the scattered neutrons. The scintillator includes an aluminofluoride host material (e.g., LiCAF). In a specific embodiment, the aluminofluoride host material is doped with europium. In a further specific embodiment, a processor distinguishes scattered neutrons from gamma rays based upon identifying a peak within an output signal from the scintillator. In yet another specific embodiment, a system includes a first scintillator and a second scintillator. The processor subtracts luminescence generated by the second scintillator from luminescence generated by the first scintillator to identify a neutron response of the first scintillator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140124659A1 SCINTILLATOR-BASED NEUTRON DETECTOR FOR OILFIELD APPLICATIONS Public/Granted day:2014-05-08
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