Neutron—Wireline

Compensated Neutron Tool

Environmental Correction—Open Hole

Purpose Example 2: Environmentally Corrected THPH

Chart Neu-1 is used to correct the compensated neutron log porosity Given: Neutron porosity of 32 p.u. (apparent limestone units),
index if the caliper correction was not applied. If the caliper correc- without environmental correction, 12-in. borehole, 1⁄4-in.
tion is applied, it must be “backed out” to use this chart. thick mudcake, 100,000-ppm borehole salinity, 11-lbm/gal
natural mud weight (water-base mud [WBM]), 150°F
Description borehole temperature, 5,000-psi pressure (WBM), and
This chart is used only if the caliper correction was not applied 100,000-ppm formation salinity.
to the logged data. The parameter section of the log heading lists
Find: Environmentally corrected TNPH porosity.
whether correction was applied.
Answer: If there is standoff (which is not uncommon), use Chart
Example 1: Backed-Out Correction of TNPH Porosity Neu-3. Then use Chart Neu-1 by drawing a vertical line
Given: Thermal neutron porosity (TNPH) from the log = 32 p.u. through the charts for the previously determined
(apparent limestone units) and borehole size = 12 in. backed-out (uncorrected) 34-p.u. neutron porosity
Find: Uncorrected TNPH with the correction backed out. value.
Answer: Enter the top chart for actual borehole size at the inter- On each environmental correction chart, enter the y-axis
section point of the standard conditions 8-in. horizontal at the given value and move horizontally left to intersect Neu
line and 32 p.u. on the scale above the chart. the porosity value vertical line.
From this point, follow the closest trend line to intersect For example, on the mudcake thickness chart the line
the 12-in. line for the borehole size. extends from 1⁄4 in. on the y-axis.
The intersection is the uncorrected TNPH value of 34 p.u. At the intersection point, move parallel to the closest
To use the uncorrected value on Chart Neu-1, draw a ver- blue trend line to intersect the standard conditions, as
tical line from this intersection through the remainder of indicated by the bullet.
the charts, as shown by the red line. The point of intersection with the standard conditions
for the chart is the value of porosity corrected for the
particular environment. The change in porosity value
(either positive or negative) is summed for the charts
and referred to as delta porosity (∆φ).
The ∆φ net correction applied to the uncorrected log neutron
porosity is listed in the table for the two examples.

CNT Neutron Porosity Correction Examples

Correction
Example 1 Example 2 ∆φ
Log porosity 32 p.u.
Borehole size 12 in. –2
Mudcake thickness 1
⁄4 in. 0
Borehole salinity 100,000 ppm +1
Mud weight 11 lbm/gal +2
Borehole temperature 150°F +4
Wellbore pressure 5,000 psi –1
Formation salinity 100,000 ppm –3
Standoff (from Chart Neu-3) 1 in. –4
Net environmental correction –1
Backed-out corrected porosity 34 p.u.
Environmentally corrected porosity 33 p.u.
Net correction –3
Backed-out, environmentally corrected porosity 31 p.u.

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Compensated Neutron Tool

Neu-1
Environmental Correction—Open Hole (customary, former Por-14c)

Neutron log porosity index (apparent limestone porosity in p.u.)

0 10 20 30 40 50

24
20
Actual borehole size 16
(in.) 12
8 •
4
1.0
Mudcake thickness
(in.) 0.5

0 •
Neu 250
Borehole salinity
(1,000 × ppm)

0 •
13
12
Natural 11
10
9
Mud weight
8 •
(lbm/gal) 18
16
Barite 14
12
10
8 •
300
Borehole temperature
(°F)

50 •
25
Pressure
(1,000 × psi)

Water-base mud
Oil-base mud 0 •
250

Limestone
formation salinity
(1,000 × ppm)
0 •

0 10 20 30 40 50

• Standard conditions
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Compensated Neutron Tool

Neu-2
Environmental Correction—Open Hole (metric, former Por-14cm)

Neutron log porosity index (apparent limestone porosity)

0 10 20 30 40 50

600
500
Actual borehole size 400
(mm) 300
200 •
100
25
Mudcake thickness
12.5
(mm)
0 •
250 Neu

Borehole salinity
(g/kg)
0 •
1.5
Natural

Mud density 1.0 •

(g/cm3) 2.0
Barite

1.0 •
149
121
Borehole temperature 93
(°C) 66
38
10 •
172
Pressure 138
(MPa) 103
Water-base mud 69
Oil-base mud 34
0 •
250
Limestone
formation salinity
(g/kg)
0 •

0 10 20 30 40 50

• Standard conditions
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Purpose
This chart is the metric version of Chart Neu-1 for correcting the
compensated neutron tool porosity index.
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Compensated Neutron Tool

Standoff Correction—Open Hole

Purpose Example
Chart Neu-3 is used to determine the porosity change caused by Given: TNPH = 34 p.u., borehole size = 12 in., and
standoff to the uncorrected thermal neutron porosity TNPH from standoff = 0.5 in.
Chart Neu-1. Find: Porosity corrected for standoff.
Description Answer: Draw a vertical line from the uncorrected neutron log
Enter the appropriate borehole size chart at the estimated neutron porosity of 34 p.u. Enter the 12-in. borehole chart at
tool standoff on the y-axis. Move horizontally to intersect the uncor- 0.5-in. standoff and move horizontally right to intersect
rected porosity. At the intersection point, move along the closest the vertical porosity line. From the point of intersection
trend line to the standard conditions line defined by the bullet to move parallel to the closest trend line to intersect the
the right of the chart. This point is the porosity value corrected for standard conditions line (standoff = 0 in.). The standoff-
tool standoff. The difference between the standoff-corrected porosity corrected porosity is 32 p.u. The correction is –2 p.u.
and the uncorrected porosity is the correction itself.

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Compensated Neutron Tool

Neu-3
Standoff Correction—Open Hole (customary, former Por-14d)

Neutron log porosity index (apparent limestone porosity in p.u.)

Actual 0 10 20 30 40 50
borehole size
1
6 in.
0 •
2
8 in. 1
0 •
3
2
10 in.
1
0
Neu
•
4
3
12 in. 2
1
0 •
7
Standoff 6
(in.)
5
18 in. 4
3
2
1
0 •
10
9
8
7
6
24 in.
5
4
3
2
1
0 •

0 10 20 30 40 50
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