US 12,135,402 B2
Algorithm-free, data-centric multivariate inversion for pulsed neutron logging
Mayir Mamtimin, Houston, TX (US); Jeffrey James Crawford, Houston, TX (US); and Weijun Guo, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/693,087.
Prior Publication US 2023/0288602 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. G01V 5/10 (2006.01); G01V 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC G01V 5/102 (2013.01) [G01V 5/045 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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10. A system comprising:
a pulsed-neutron logging tool comprising:
a neutron source to emit a neutron into a formation; and
a neutron detector to capture one or more gammas expelled from the formation to the neutron from the neutron source; and
an information handling system to:
form a log from a plurality of pulsed neutron logging (PNL) measurements based at least in part on the one or more gammas;
compare the log to a database with a cost function to form a solution, wherein the database is populated with a plurality of simulated data of the plurality of petrophysical properties, wherein the simulated data is simulated PNL measurements; and
identify a plurality of petrophysical properties based at least in part on the solution.