| Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 146, 2017
ND 2016: International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology
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| Article Number | 09036 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Nuclear Data for Applications | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714609036 | |
| Published online | 13 September 2017 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714609036
Designing tools for oil exploration using nuclear modeling
1 Schlumberger Riboud Product Center, Clamart, France
2 Schlumberger Houston Formation Evaluation Integration Center, Sugarland, TX, USA
a e-mail: MMauborgne@slb.com
Published online: 13 September 2017
When designing nuclear tools for oil exploration, one of the first steps is typically nuclear modeling for concept evaluation and initial characterization. Having an accurate model, including the availability of accurate cross sections, is essential to reduce or avoid time consuming and costly design iterations. During tool response characterization, modeling is benchmarked with experimental data and then used to complement and to expand the database to make it more detailed and inclusive of more measurement environments which are difficult or impossible to reproduce in the laboratory. We present comparisons of our modeling results obtained using the ENDF/B-VI and ENDF/B-VII cross section data bases, focusing on the response to a few elements found in the tool, borehole and subsurface formation. For neutron-induced inelastic and capture gamma ray spectroscopy, major obstacles may be caused by missing or inaccurate cross sections for essential materials. We show examples of the benchmarking of modeling results against experimental data obtained during tool characterization and discuss observed discrepancies.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017
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