Methods, systems, apparatus and processes for determining the lithology as
well as the mineralogy of subterranean formations surrounding a borehole
are described. According to the methods and processes, well log data
measurements from neutron spectroscopy applications and associated tool
response parameters are solved using an artificial intelligence system,
such as an expert system, which in turn generates an appropriate
discriminator and/or compositional model that estimates both general and
specific lithology as well as the mineralogy constraints of the
subterranean formation being analyzed. The methods exhibit good elemental
correlation between conventional methods of lithology and mineralogy
determination, and can provide numerous output data, including grain
density and porosity data within zones of the formation.