Alternatives to the Americium-Beryllium Neutron Source for the Compensated Neutron Porosity Log

Monte Carlo;Well Logging;Neutron Transport

Peeples, Cody Ryan ; Robin Gardner, Committee Chair,Roger Woodard, Committee Member,Medhat Mickael, Committee Member,Peeples, Cody Ryan ; Robin Gardner ; Committee Chair ; Roger Woodard ; Committee Member ; Medhat Mickael ; Committee Member

University:North Carolina State University

关键词: Monte Carlo;    Well Logging;    Neutron Transport;   

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【 摘 要 】

Monte Carlo simulations of neutron porosity logs were performed to examine the possibility of replacing the standard Americium-Beryllium neutron source.The candidate replacement sources were the Californium-252 radioisotope and the Deuterium-Tritium fusion reaction based particle accelerator neutron source.It was found that the differences in the energy spectra of neutrons emitted by the sources made an impact on the observed response.Both candidates were found to have potential as sources for the log.