neutron log
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Neutron Log
Contents This topic will cover :
1. Introduction �����
2. When to Use Neutron Logs ��� �� ����� �� �� ����
3. Neutron Log measurement principle ; ���� ��� �� �� ����
4. Neutron Porosity ; ����� �� ����
5. Effect Factors on Neutron Logs. ����� ���� � �� �� �� ����
1. Introduction •Neutrons are produced by chemical sources and pulsed sources. Chemical
neutron sources use a mixture of americium and beryllium and emit a constant
stream of neutrons and gamma rays.
•Pulsed sources are relatively harmless when not energized. They contain an
electron accelerator and a target. When activated, the accelerator sends a short
pulse of electrons into the target, which then emits a burst of neutrons.
•The standard dual-spacing neutron tool use chemical sources, and Pulsed
neutron sources are used for thermal neutron decay logging and C/O logs.
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2. When to Use Neutron Logs Neutron logs can be used in any borehole, open or cased, fluid-filled or air-
filled. The earliest neutron tools had a single detector, but almost all now have
2 detectors to reduce borehole effects. Neutron tools come in several varieties:
Dual-Spacing Neutron tool (DSN)
Dual-Spacing Epithermal Neutron tool (DSEN)
Compensated Neutron tool (CNL)
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The standard dual-spacing neutron tools
detect thermal neutrons, and must have
fluid in the borehole to operate
correctly. The epithermal neutron tools
can be run in both air-filled and fluid-
filled boreholes. Both types can be run
in open or cased holes. In open hole the
DSN is usually run combined with
gamma ray and density tools..
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Presentations and Scales:
A Neutron log will present φN, the neutron porosity, on a linear scale in tracks
2 and 3. The Lithology must be assumed (usually limestone or sandstone) to
determine φN.
When run in combination with the density, φN is overlaid on ρb or φd and it is
important that they be presented in compatible scales. This will facilitate
Lithology identification and gas detection. The two primary overlays are the
compatible sandstone and compatible limestone presentations.
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9.� - 9� �9����. A. Compatible Sandstone Scales
Neutron:
60 to 0
Density:
1.65 to 2.65 g/cm3;
Neutron:
45 to -15
Density:
1.90 to 2.90 g/cm3)
B. Compatible Limestone Scales
Neutron:
30 to -10
Density:
2.00 to 3.00 g/cm3;
Neutron:
45 to -15
Density:
1.95 to 2.95 g/cm3)
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3. Neutron Log measurement principle ���� ��� �� � � ����
Neutron Log is another kind of radioactive logs . It uses chemical or pulsed
sources to produce fast neutrons .These neutrons radiate into formation &
collide with nuclei of the atoms they encounter. The process slows down fast
neutron to a thermal state, which ultimately captured by a nucleus with induces
gamma ray emitted. The thermal neutron count rates and induced gamma rays
can be recorded to estimate hydrogen content or matrix lithology.
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Neutron Name Energy
high energy > 10 Mev
fast 10 Mev~10 Kev
intermediate 10 Kev~10 ev
epithermal 10 ev ~ 0.1 ev
thermal about 0.03ev
Fast neutrons (4 MeV)
epithermal neutrons (0.l to 10 eV)
thermal neutrons(0.03 eV )
� Thermal neutrons are easily absorbed by certain atomic nuclei.
Chemical Sources
•This is how a neutron produced by americium and beryllium chemical sources
.
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•This chemical source is called AmBe source (americium and beryllium),it is
commonly used by thermal neutron logging today. The pulsed source is usually
a non radioactive Tritium target , which could emit high energy neutron when
impacted by high energy electron stream
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Neutron interacts with formation ������ ��� � ���� �� �� ����
•Right Fig. shows three types of interaction a neutron will interact with mass
nucleus . Fast neutrons are slowed down during this process . Thermal
neutrons’ count rates are sensitive to hydrogen content for the reason that
neutron collide with hydrogen nucleus will lost largest amount of energy .
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Element σ elastic Number of
Collisions to 0.03
ev
Thermal σ capture
H 20.0 18 0.30
C 4.8 115 0.00
N 10.0 130 1.88
O 4.1 150 0.00
Na 3.5 215 0.51
Al 1.7 251 0.23
Si 1.5 261 0.13
Cl 10.0 329 .631
Ca 9.5 371 0.43
Hydrogen is an excellent material for slowing down neutrons, and chlorine is
an excellent Material form capturing thermal neutrons.
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4. Neutron porosity ������ � � ����
Dual-spacing Neutron Tool (DSN) has two detectors to eliminate borehole
effects . The ratio of near counts / far counts are directly used to estimate
porosity .The counts of each detector has approximately logarithmic relation
ship as below:
Log Φ = C - KN
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where Φ is porosity ;
N is near or far counts ;
K,C is constants related to tool, borehole size
and lithology.
Apparent neutron porosity and true porosity �������� �� �!�� �������� ��"�"���
The DSN tools are calibrated by pure limestone
filled with fresh water .
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NSSΦ = NLSΦ + 6%
NLSΦ = NLSΦ
NDSΦ = NLSΦ - 3%
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5. Effect factors on φN #�� $�� %&'��� ()� ������ � � ����
A. Environmental Corrections �����*��� ��+���� DSN corrections for environmental factors are small but many.
The largest corrections are for borehole diameter, dh, and borehole temperature,
T.
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� . "�� T. Corrections to open hole φNLS may be determined by following Figure.
Corrections for cased hole neutron logs use a similar chart that also includes
casing and cement thickness
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B. Shale Effects �&,� �����
The response of the neutron log to a mixture of clean matrix, porosity, and
shale may be written in the form:
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φT is the true, clean matrix neutron porosity,
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and Vsh φNsh is the bulk volume of shale times the neutron response in the shale.
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C. Gas effects on φN �&,� -�.�� ()� ������ � �����
At gas-bearing formation the porosity is
filled by gas , it lowers the density of pore
fluid. But neutron tool will see large amount
of gas as smaller volume of fresh water (
sometime 10:1 porosity lost) ,which lead to
abnormally lower porosity at gas-bearing
formation .This effect is also called
“excavation effect ”.
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Summary
In this topic , we discussed :
1. Neutron Log measurement principle (from neutron production, interaction to
detection) ;
2. Neutron Porosity ;
3. Gas effect on neutron porosity .
Question to be answered :
1. Make a classification to neutron according to its energy . Is epithermal
neutron log sensitive to formation fluid salinity ?
2. How does gas affect neutron porosity ? How to use CNL ,DEN and SONIC
curves to find gas-bearing formation ?