Calculating the mineral composition is a critical task in log interpretation. Elementalcapture spectroscopy (ECS) log provides the weight percentages of twelve common elements,which lays the foundation for the accur...Calculating the mineral composition is a critical task in log interpretation. Elementalcapture spectroscopy (ECS) log provides the weight percentages of twelve common elements,which lays the foundation for the accurate calculation of mineral compositions. Previousprocessing methods calculated the formation composition via the conversion relation betweenthe formation chemistry and minerals. Thus, their applicability is limited and the methodprecision is relatively low. In this study, we present a multimineral optimization processingmethod based on the ECS log. We derived the ECS response equations for calculating theformation composition, then, determined the logging response values for the elements ofcommon minerals using core data and theoretical calculations. Finally, a software modulewas developed. The results of the new method are consistent with core data and the meanabsolute error is less than 10%.展开更多
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文摘Calculating the mineral composition is a critical task in log interpretation. Elementalcapture spectroscopy (ECS) log provides the weight percentages of twelve common elements,which lays the foundation for the accurate calculation of mineral compositions. Previousprocessing methods calculated the formation composition via the conversion relation betweenthe formation chemistry and minerals. Thus, their applicability is limited and the methodprecision is relatively low. In this study, we present a multimineral optimization processingmethod based on the ECS log. We derived the ECS response equations for calculating theformation composition, then, determined the logging response values for the elements ofcommon minerals using core data and theoretical calculations. Finally, a software modulewas developed. The results of the new method are consistent with core data and the meanabsolute error is less than 10%.