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Title:
PULSED NEUTRON BASED MONITORING OF CO2 IN ENHNACED RECOVERY AND SEQUESTRATION PROJECTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/008468
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method for estimating a concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in a formation penetrated by a borehole, the method includes: conveying a carrier through the borehole; irradiating the formation with neutrons from a neutron source disposed at the carrier; detecting photons from the formation resulting from the irradiating; and estimating the concentration of CO2 from data acquired from the detecting.

Inventors:
INANC FEYZI (US)
GEORGI DANIEL T (US)
GILCHRIST W ALLEN (US)
HAN XIAOGANG (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/039950
Publication Date:
April 14, 2011
Filing Date:
June 25, 2010
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Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES INC (US)
INANC FEYZI (US)
GEORGI DANIEL T (US)
GILCHRIST W ALLEN (US)
HAN XIAOGANG (US)
International Classes:
E21B47/00; G01V5/10
Foreign References:
US20080023629A12008-01-31
US5097123A1992-03-17
US5528030A1996-06-18
US5900627A1999-05-04
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