NMR logging of natural gas in reservoirs

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5498960
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08326561

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A lithology-independent method of well logging the gas saturation in a reservoir containing natural gas. The method makes use of a pulsed NMR logging tool utilizing a recovery time that is greater than the relaxation time of hydrocarbon gas within the formation. In a preferred embodiment, two different NMR logs are obtained: one with a recovery time significantly shorter than the longitudinal relaxation time, T1, of the gas and one with a recovery time equal to or longer than T1. The amplitudes of the two logs are subtracted and the remainder divided by the hydrogen index of the gas at reservoir conditions to determine the pore volume occupied by gas.

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  • SHELL OIL COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Akkurt, Ridvan Mandeville, LA 30 1340
Tutunjian, Pierre N Houston, TX 6 1244
Vinegar, Harold J Houston, TX 338 71519

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