The increasing complexity of today’s hydrocarbon reservoirs demands an accurate understanding of formation composition and mineralogy. This is particularly true for unconventional reservoirs, in which quantification of both mineralogy and organic carbon is critical for resource evaluation. Neutron-induced gamma-ray spectroscopy is a technique that is especially well suited to providing this information. In this talk, I will explain the basic physics underlying this technique. As a specific example, I will describe a recently released wireline geochemical logging tool and discuss some of the technologies which underlie its performance.

Speaker(s): Dr. R.J. Radtke,

Location:
Bldg: HESS
5430 Westheimer
Houston, Texas
77056