Creation of near bit gamma ray image from a gamma ray curve

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions executable by a computer system to perform operations comprising:

• determining real-time azimuthal density data from drilling of a well;
• generating, using the real-time azimuthal density data, an azimuthal density data set with a greater sampling rate than a real-time sampling rate of the real-time azimuthal density data;
• performing, using the azimuthal density data set, an azimuthal density curve depth match, including creating a depth shift match table;
• generating, using the azimuthal density curve depth match and the depth shift match table, a high-resolution sector near-bit gamma ray (GR) image;
• and
• orienting the high-resolution sector near-bit GR image to a top of a wellbore for the well.

A computer-implemented system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the one or more processors and storing programming instructions for execution by the one or more processors, the programming instructions instructing the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• determining real-time azimuthal density data from drilling of a well;
• generating, using the real-time azimuthal density data, an azimuthal density data set with a greater sampling rate than a real-time sampling rate of the real-time azimuthal density data;
• performing, using the azimuthal density data set, an azimuthal density curve depth match, including creating a depth shift match table;
• generating, using the azimuthal density curve depth match and the depth shift match table, a high-resolution sector near-bit gamma ray (GR) image;
• and
• orienting the high-resolution sector near-bit GR image to a top of a wellbore for the well.