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    Gamma Rays Log

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    The spectral gamma ray log measures natural gamma radiation from formations and identifies contributions from potassium, uranium, and thorium. It can be used to determine lithology, detect unconformities, correlate between wells, and estimate hydrocarbon and uranium potential. The tool records gamma ray energies proportional to the radioactive elements present. Potassium emits only gamma rays while uranium and thorium decay through daughter elements that also emit gamma rays at measurable energies. Spectral gamma ray tools identify the specific sources of radioactivity.

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    The spectral gamma ray log measures natural gamma radiation from formations and identifies contributions from potassium, uranium, and thorium. It can be used to determine lithology, detect unconformities, correlate between wells, and estimate hydrocarbon and uranium potential. The tool records gamma ray energies proportional to the radioactive elements present. Potassium emits only gamma rays while uranium and thorium decay through daughter elements that also emit gamma rays at measurable energies. Spectral gamma ray tools identify the specific sources of radioactivity.

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    The spectral gamma ray log measures natural gamma radiation from formations and identifies contributions from potassium, uranium, and thorium. It can be used to determine lithology, detect unconformities, correlate between wells, and estimate hydrocarbon and uranium potential. The tool records gamma ray energies proportional to the radioactive elements present. Potassium emits only gamma rays while uranium and thorium decay through daughter elements that also emit gamma rays at measurable energies. Spectral gamma ray tools identify the specific sources of radioactivity.

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    The spectral gamma ray log measures natural gamma radiation from formations and identifies contributions from potassium, uranium, and thorium. It can be used to determine lithology, detect unconformities, correlate between wells, and estimate hydrocarbon and uranium potential. The tool records gamma ray energies proportional to the radioactive elements present. Potassium emits only gamma rays while uranium and thorium decay through daughter elements that also emit gamma rays at measurable energies. Spectral gamma ray tools identify the specific sources of radioactivity.

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    The document discusses spectral gamma ray logs, which measure natural gamma radiation from formations and can be used to determine lithology and other properties.

    Main uses of spectral gamma ray logs include determining lithology, discriminating between rock types, recognizing unconformities, correlation between wells, and estimating resources.

    A spectral gamma ray tool identifies the radioactive sources (potassium, uranium, thorium) and their contributions to the overall gamma radiation spectrum measured.

    GAMMA RAYS LOG

    The spectral gamma ray log measures the natural gamma radiation emanating from a
    formation split into contributions from each of the major radio-isotopic sources.
    MAIN USES OF SPECTRAL GR LOG

    Determination of Lithology
    Discriminating between Sands,
    Shales and Accessory Minerals
    Carbonate formations
    Evaporites
    Sedimentology
    Unconformity Detection Estimation of Uranium Potential

    Inter-well Correlation Cation Exchange Capacity


    Radioactive Scaling
    Recognition of Igneous Rocks Hydrocarbon Potential
    Fracture Detection
    Diagenesis Stylolite Detection
    Phosphate Detection
    SPECTRAL GAMMA RAY LOG
    PRINCIPLE

    The amplitude of the output from the gamma ray sensor is proportional to the
    energy of the incident gamma ray.
    It can be used to measure thee radioactivity of rocks as the result of the
    presence of natural isotopes: potassium 40K, uranium 238U, 234U, 235U and
    thorium 232Th and the products of their decay for a particular formation.
    High gamma-ray response indicates the presence of fine-grained deposits or
    clay-rich rock formation, such as shale, claystone, mudstone.
    Low gamma radiation indicates the presence of coarse-grained sandstone and
    carbonate rock, which exhibits higher water-transmitting capacity
    SPECTRAL GAMMA RAY LOG
    PRINCIPLE

    Potassium gives off only a gamma ray.


    The other elements give off a gamma ray, then decay to other elements
    called daughters, which, because they are still radioactive, give off other
    gamma rays, and so on. This gives rise to the pattern of gamma ray energies

    The spectra of gamma rays emitted


    by the three naturally occurring
    radioactive measurements (MeV)
    SPECTRAL GAMMA RAY TOOLS

    The gamma ray tool records the natural radioactivity of


    the formation without regard to the source.
    The spectral gamma ray tool identifies the source and
    gives the contribution of each elements (potassium ,
    uranium, and thorium ) to the overall spectrum.
    It is also useful in identifying fracture
    SGR RESPONSE IN COMMON
    FORMATION

    Shales Often Radioactive


    Clays
    Trace and heavy minerals
    Sandstones may be radioactive
    Non-clay minerals, e.g., mica, feldspar
    Clays
    Units
    GR calibrated to standard
    Response in mid-continent shale equals 200 API units
    Calibration pits
    EFFECTS OF
    LOGGING SPEED AND
    FILTER LENGTH ON
    GAMMA RAY LOG

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