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Application of geophysical well logs in the exploration of scarce resources: A helium perspective
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Mingyue GONG1, Yanxin HE2, 3, Chaokun ZHANG2, Xiaoyu WANG4, Jiahao REN2, Hongjia LI2, Zehui SHI2, Wei TIAN2, *
Science & Technology Review | 2025, 43(15) : 102 - 109
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Application of geophysical well logs in the exploration of scarce resources: A helium perspective
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Mingyue GONG1, Yanxin HE2, 3, Chaokun ZHANG2, Xiaoyu WANG4, Jiahao REN2, Hongjia LI2, Zehui SHI2, Wei TIAN2, *
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  • 1. Sinopec Petroleum Exploration and Development Research Institute, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2. School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 3. School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
  • 4. University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA
Published: 2025-08-13 doi: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2024.05.00454
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Helium is a strategically key resource closely tied to national development and is one of China's extremely scarce mineral resources. Currently, the assessments of helium generation often rely on test results from core or field samples, making it difficult to conduct continuous, comprehensive evaluations of a region. To address this issue, considering that the helium generation is a function of the concentrations of radioactive elements uranium or thorium and time, a method for assessing helium resource based on natural gamma−ray spectrometry logging is proposed. By employing gamma detectors to measure the gamma spectra resulting from natural radioactivity in rock layers and analyzing the variations in gamma spectra caused by different radioactive nuclides, it becomes feasible to continuously determine the uranium and thorium content of each stratum. This result can then be utilized to analyse the helium release content of rock minerals, identify primary helium−bearing rocks, and evaluate the potential helium resources within the strata. Currently, this approach is being applied to forecast helium resource distribution and conduct strategic assessments in the Gucheng, Yakela, Tuofutai, Hetianhe area, as well as across the entire Tarim Basin. In the future, it is necessary to further refine the determination of the helium generation amount in crystalline basement, absolute ages of helium−releasing minerals, and the process of helium dissipation in gas reservoirs during the use of this method.

helium  /  natural gamma−ray spectrometry logging  /  helium generation  /  helium resource assessment  /  Tarim Basin
Mingyue GONG, Yanxin HE, Chaokun ZHANG, Xiaoyu WANG, Jiahao REN, Hongjia LI, Zehui SHI, Wei TIAN. Application of geophysical well logs in the exploration of scarce resources: A helium perspective[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2025 , 43 (15) : 102 -109 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2024.05.00454
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doi: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2024.05.00454
  • Receive Date：2024-05-06
  • Online Date：2025-12-18
  • Published：2025-08-13
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  • Received：2024-05-06
  • Revised：2024-06-25
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    1. Sinopec Petroleum Exploration and Development Research Institute, Beijing 100083, China
    2. School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
    3. School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
    4. University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA
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