Abstract: A method and system for creating a pulsing scheme. The method may include selecting a pulsing scheme for downhole measurements using a pulsed neutron logging tool and selecting a neutron burst width for the pulsing scheme based at least in part on a neutron tube utilized by the pulsed neutron logging tool during the downhole measurements. The method may further include selecting a carbon-oxygen ratio (CO) neutron burst train for the pulsing scheme to be utilized by the neutron tube, selecting a Sigma decay time for the pulsing scheme, and performing one or more measurements with the pulsed neutron logging tool using the pulsing scheme. The system may include a pulsed neutron logging tool. The pulsed neutron logging tool may include a neutron tube disposed in a pulsed neutron generator, one or more gamma ray scintillator detectors, and one or more thermal neutron detectors.

Abstract: Methods and or systems herein may be utilized for evaluating least one reactive component within a subsurface formation, comprising: disposing a downhole tool into the subsurface formation; introducing into the subsurface formation at a targeted depth a contrast agent composition. Further, methods and systems may be configured for performing one or more formation logging measurements capable of detecting one or more reaction products or byproducts or changes in the at least one reactive component within the subsurface formation fluid with the downhole tool. Additionally, methods and systems may be configured for analyzing the one or more formation logging measurements to at least one of confirm, characterize, presence, spatial distribution, and concentration of the reactive component within the subsurface formation fluid.

Abstract: A method and systems for taking downhole measurements. The method may include selecting a pulsing scheme for taking one or more measurements using a pulsed neutron logging tool, selecting a neutron burst width for the pulsing scheme based at least in part on a neutron tube utilized by the pulsed neutron logging tool to form at least in part a neutron burst train, and selecting a decay window in which the one or more measurements are performed by the pulsed neutron logging tool. The method may further include selecting a starting time for a late gate in which the one or measurements are taken, disposing the pulsed neutron logging tool into a borehole, performing the neutron burst train with the pulsed neutron logging tool, and performing the one or more measurements with the pulsed neutron logging tool during the late gate.

Abstract: A downhole neutron generator includes a housing, a gas reservoir positionable within the housing, a target rod positionable within the housing and having a longitudinal axis aligned with a central axis of the housing, an ion source positionable adjacent to the gas reservoir and between the target rod and the gas reservoir, and a target positionable on a surface of the target rod facing the ion source. The target includes a first metal layer on the surface of the target rod and a second metal layer positionable adjacent to the first metal layer facing the ion source. The second metal layer is a scandium layer.

Abstract: The techniques as described herein enhance the accuracy and precision of mineralogy analysis in elemental spectroscopy logging by utilizing oxide standards and/or rock-forming mineral compounds as reference materials that provide more representative and realistic signatures of geological formations. A method comprises logging a wellbore with a tool and fitting reference spectra from oxide compounds and/or rock-forming mineral compounds against measured gamma spectra obtained with the tool, to characterize a subterranean formation that the wellbore extends through.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for determining downhole formation lithology after calculating the mineralogy of the formation based on acquired elemental data in a specific order. More specifically, the elemental data may be acquired using a downhole geological tool. The elemental data are then used to calculate the formation minerals, which, in combination, are then used to determine the formation lithology classifications.

Abstract: A method and systems for taking downhole measurements. The method may include selecting a pulsing scheme for taking one or more measurements using a pulsed neutron logging tool, selecting a neutron burst width for the pulsing scheme based at least in part on a neutron tube utilized by the pulsed neutron logging tool to form at least in part a neutron burst train, and selecting a decay window in which the one or more measurements are performed by the pulsed neutron logging tool. The method may further include selecting a starting time for a late gate in which the one or measurements are taken, disposing the pulsed neutron logging tool into a borehole, performing the neutron burst train with the pulsed neutron logging tool, and performing the one or more measurements with the pulsed neutron logging tool during the late gate.

Abstract: A downhole neutron generator includes a housing, a gas reservoir positionable within the housing, a target rod positionable within the housing and having a longitudinal axis aligned with a central axis of the housing, an ion source positionable adjacent to the gas reservoir and between the target rod and the gas reservoir, and a target positionable on a surface of the target rod facing the ion source. The target includes a first metal layer on the surface of the target rod and a second metal layer positionable adjacent to the first metal layer facing the ion source. The second metal layer is a scandium layer.

Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for positioning a suspected article. The system includes a truss indicating mechanism defining a coordinate system having X, Y and Z directions perpendicular to each other. The truss indicating mechanism includes a first direction moving rail disposed on a truss body in one of the three directions; a second direction moving rail movably disposed on the first direction moving rail in a another of the three directions, the second direction moving rail is movable in the first direction relative to the first direction moving rail; and a ranging indicating device movably disposed on the second direction moving rail, the ranging indicating device is configured to be movable in the second direction relative to the second direction moving rail, and is configured to feed back position information of the suspected article in a to-be-inspected cargo by using coordinate information of the coordinate system.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for operating and constructing a neutron generator. In some examples, an ion source within a neutron generator may include a hot cathode; at least one cylindrical sleeve coupled to an exterior surface of the hot cathode; at least one electrode coupled to an interior surface of the neutron generator; and at least one mounting flange, wherein a proximal end of the at least one mounting flange is coupled to the at least one cylindrical sleeve and a distal end of the at least one mounting flange is coupled to the at least one electrode.

Abstract: The techniques as described herein enhance the accuracy and precision of mineralogy analysis in elemental spectroscopy logging by utilizing oxide standards and/or rock-forming mineral compounds as reference materials that provide more representative and realistic signatures of geological formations. A method comprises logging a wellbore with a tool and fitting reference spectra from oxide compounds and/or rock-forming mineral compounds against measured gamma spectra obtained with the tool, to characterize a subterranean formation that the wellbore extends through.

Abstract: A variety of methods and apparatus are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a pulsed neutron logging tool for a borehole in a subterranean formation, including: a pulsed neutron generator to broadcast neutrons into the subterranean formation; and a gamma ray scintillator detector comprising cerium bromide (CeBr3), wherein the pulsed neutron logging tool (e.g., as lowered into the borehole) is configured to detect neutron-induced gamma rays from the subterranean formation and natural gamma rays from the subterranean formation.

Abstract: A conveying device (100) and an inspection system (1000) are provided. The conveying device includes: a first support frame (1); a first conveying mechanism (2) and a second conveying mechanism (3) which are installed on the first support frame; and a switching mechanism (4) configured to selectively lift the first conveying mechanism or the second conveying mechanism in a vertical direction, such that the first conveying mechanism or the second conveying mechanism carries goods (401) and conveys the goods in a first horizontal direction or a second horizontal direction different from the first horizontal direction. The conveying device may achieve a positioning and a smooth continuous conveying of goods, and achieve a smooth conveying and a calibrated positioning of the goods in different postures.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for operating and constructing a neutron generator. In some examples, an ion source within a neutron generator may include a hot cathode; at least one cylindrical sleeve coupled to an exterior surface of the hot cathode; at least one electrode coupled to an interior surface of the neutron generator; and at least one mounting flange, wherein a proximal end of the at least one mounting flange is coupled to the at least one cylindrical sleeve and a distal end of the at least one mounting flange is coupled to the at least one electrode.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for optimizing the performance of a target for a downhole neutron generator. An example method can include disposing a first source material and a first substrate in a vacuum chamber at an initial temperature, evaporating the first source material to be deposited onto a surface of the first substrate, monitoring a temperature of the first substrate during the evaporation of the first source material, and determining a thermal equilibrium process temperature at which the temperature of the first substrate is stabilized. The example method can further include disposing a second source material and a second substrate in the vacuum chamber at the thermal equilibrium process temperature, evaporating the second source material to be deposited onto a surface of the second substrate, and obtaining the second substrate deposited with the second source material for a target of a downhole neutron generator.

Abstract: A method and system for creating a pulsing scheme. The method may include selecting a pulsing scheme for downhole measurements using a pulsed neutron logging tool and selecting a neutron burst width for the pulsing scheme based at least in part on a neutron tube utilized by the pulsed neutron logging tool during the downhole measurements. The method may further include selecting a carbon-oxygen ratio (CO) neutron burst train for the pulsing scheme to be utilized by the neutron tube, selecting a Sigma decay time for the pulsing scheme, and performing one or more measurements with the pulsed neutron logging tool using the pulsing scheme. The system may include a pulsed neutron logging tool. The pulsed neutron logging tool may include a neutron tube disposed in a pulsed neutron generator, one or more gamma ray scintillator detectors, and one or more thermal neutron detectors.

Abstract: A method and systems for taking downhole measurements. The method may include selecting a pulsing scheme for taking one or more measurements using a pulsed neutron logging tool, selecting a neutron burst width for the pulsing scheme based at least in part on a neutron tube utilized by the pulsed neutron logging tool to form at least in part a neutron burst train, and selecting a decay window in which the one or more measurements are performed by the pulsed neutron logging tool. The method may further include selecting a starting time for a late gate in which the one or measurements are taken, disposing the pulsed neutron logging tool into a borehole, performing the neutron burst train with the pulsed neutron logging tool, and performing the one or more measurements with the pulsed neutron logging tool during the late gate.

Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for positioning a suspected article. The system includes a truss indicating mechanism defining a coordinate system having X, Y and Z directions perpendicular to each other. The truss indicating mechanism includes a first direction moving rail disposed on a truss body in one of the three directions; a second direction moving rail movably disposed on the first direction moving rail in a another of the three directions, the second direction moving rail is movable in the first direction relative to the first direction moving rail; and a ranging indicating device movably disposed on the second direction moving rail, the ranging indicating device is configured to be movable in the second direction relative to the second direction moving rail, and is configured to feed back position information of the suspected article in a to-be-inspected cargo by using coordinate information of the coordinate system.

Abstract: A neutron generator with an ion source within a housing may be used for generating neutrons for neutron logging downhole in a wellbore. The ion source within the housing of the neutron generator may include a hot cathode, an ion source cylinder, a first grid separated from the ion source cylinder, and an extractor separated from the ion source cylinder, the extractor having a second grid.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for operating and constructing a neutron generator. In some examples, an ion source within a neutron generator may include a hot cathode; at least one cylindrical sleeve coupled to an exterior surface of the hot cathode; at least one electrode coupled to an interior surface of the neutron generator; and at least one mounting flange, wherein a proximal end of the at least one mounting flange is coupled to the at least one cylindrical sleeve and a distal end of the at least one mounting flange is coupled to the at least one electrode.