Borehole Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study at the China University of Petroleum

Published: Monday, 14 June 2021 - 00:00 UTC

Author: Thorsten Maly

Liao, Guangzhi, Sihui Luo, and Lizhi Xiao. “Borehole Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study at the China University of Petroleum.” Journal of Magnetic Resonance 324 (March 2021): 106914.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmr.2021.106914.

The research of borehole nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) began in the 1950 s, but the maturity and large-scale applications of relevant instruments started in the mid-1990. To date, borehole NMR is an important means for borehole in-situ analysis and oil and gas evaluation, which significantly improves the success rate of exploration and the evaluation accuracy of oil and gas reservoirs. Its development has also contributed importantly to low-field and industrial NMR theories and experimental methodologies. Companies and individuals in the United States, China and other countries have developed the capabilities to engineer and deploy borehole NMR instruments and measurements independently. NMR imaging and evaluation of heterogeneous reservoirs and unconventional oil and gas are worldwide problems, involving the innovation of borehole NMR and the advanced manufacture of instruments and equipment.