Quantitative discrimination between oil and water in drilled bore cores via Fast-Neutron Resonance Transmission Radiography

David Vartsky; MB Goldberg; V Dangendorf; Itamar Israelashvili; Inbal Mor; Doron Bar; K Tittelmeier; M Weierganz; B Bromberger; Amos Breskin

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.08.018

Quantitative discrimination between oil and water in drilled bore cores via Fast-Neutron Resonance Transmission Radiography

David Vartsky, MB Goldberg, V Dangendorf, Itamar Israelashvili, Inbal Mor, Doron Bar, K Tittelmeier, M Weierganz, B Bromberger, Amos Breskin

Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics

Weizmann Institute of Science

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A novel method utilizing the Fast Neutron Resonance Transmission Radiography is proposed for non-destructive, quantitative determination of the weight percentages of oil and water in cores taken from subterranean or underwater geological formations. The ability of the method to distinguish water from oil stems from the unambiguously-specific energy dependence of the neutron cross-sections for the principal elemental constituents. Monte-Carlo simulations and initial results of experimental investigations indicate that the technique may provide a rapid, accurate and non-destructive method for quantitative evaluation of core fluids in thick intact cores, including those of tight shales for which the use of conventional core analytical approaches appears to be questionable.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	87-94
Number of pages	8
Journal	Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume	118
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.08.018
State	Published Online - 1 Sep 2016

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Vartsky, D., Goldberg, MB., Dangendorf, V., Israelashvili, I., Mor, I., Bar, D., Tittelmeier, K., Weierganz, M., Bromberger, B., & Breskin, A. (2016). Quantitative discrimination between oil and water in drilled bore cores via Fast-Neutron Resonance Transmission Radiography. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 118, 87-94. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.08.018

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Quantitative discrimination between oil and water in drilled bore cores via Fast-Neutron Resonance Transmission Radiography

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