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Petrophysics Logging Tools

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Lithology and Borehole Environment

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Curve or
Log
Gamma Ray

Spontaneous
Potential

Caliper

Units

Function Mnemonics

GAPI=Gamma
API Units

Radiation

mV=milivolts

Voltage
indicates
current flow

Borehole
diameter

in, cm

Scale

Pattern Comments

Environmental
Effects

GR,GRC,GRL

20 to
120

Solid
Black

Lithology
Low=reservoir
High=shale
(Some rsvrs
high)

SP,SPARC

-160 to
40

Dashed
Blue

Lithology
Usually
left=reservoir

Sensitive to mud
filtrate salinity,
baseline trends may
indicate Rw changes

Dotdashed
Purple

Usually one
arm.
Needed for
washout
corrections,
cement volume

BH Diameter may be
high if elliptical or
low if gumbo shale

Pattern

Comments

Environmental
Effects

CALI,CAL

8 to 18
5 to 15

Washout=high
Casing=high, but
reduced about 30%
from open-hole

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Resistivity and Saturation

Curve
or Log

Units

Function

Mnemonics

Deep
Resistivity

ohm-m

Resistivity to
current flow

LLD,ILD,IDPH,
LN,RT

.2 to 20
.2 to 200
2 to 2000

Dashed
Red

High=low
porosity or
hydrocarbons

Invasion often lowers

value, Thin beds <2 ft
are averaged

ohm-m

Resistivity to
current flow

LLM,ILM,IMPH

.2 to 20
.2 to 200
2 to 2000

Dotdashed
Blue

High=low
porosity or
hydrocarbons

Invasion often lowers

value, Thin beds <2 ft
are averaged

Solid
Black

High=low
porosity or
hydrocarbons,
Used to correct
invasion/gas
effects

Invasion often lowers

value, Thin beds <1 ft
are averaged, Bad
borehole can make
invalid

Medium
Resistivity

Shallow
Resistivity

ohm-m

Resistivity to
current flow

SFL,MSFL,SN

Lookup Mnemonics
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Scale

.2 to 20
.2 to 200
2 to 2000

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Porosity Logs
Curve
or Log

Units

Bulk
Density

grams/
cc
g/cc
g/cm3

Neutron

Sonic

Function

Total density
of rock and
fluid

% or
fraction

Hydrogen in
formation

us/ft
1E-6
seconds/
ft

Longitudinal
compressional
wave
propogation
velocity

Mnemonics

RHOB,DEN

NPHI,NPU,CNL

US/F,USF,
USPF,US/FT,
BHC,SON

Scale

1.65 to 2.65
1.9 to 2.9

.6 to 0
60 to 0

140 to 40
160 to 60

Comments

Environmental
Effects

High=Right=low
porosity

Pad device must

have good contact
with borehole wall.
Commonly bad (low)
reading in shales.

Dotdashed
Green

High=high
porosity or shaly
Low=low
porosity or gas

Commonly touches
bulk density in high
porosity wet zones,
crosses over in gas
zones. Can read too
high in erroneous in
clay, gypsum, iron
hydrates, glauconite,
coals, bitumen

Dashed
Blue

High=high
porosity, shaly,
or
unconsolidated
Low=low
porosity

Attenuated by gas.
Sensitive to washout.

Pattern

Solid
Red

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Computed Porosity and Saturation, Fluid Type, Pressure and Sampling

Curve
or Log

Units

Function Mnemonics

Porosity

Fluid
decimal
volume
(recommended) relative to
bulk volume

(Water)
Saturation

Bulk water
volume as
decimal
fraction of
(recommended)
bulk fluid
volume

POR

SW

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Scale

Pattern Comments

Environmental
Effects

.60 to 0
.20 to 0

Solid
Blue
(May fill
with fluid
color)

Shade towards
right to cutoff
value, typically
about .12 (oil
or water) or .08
(gas)

Indicate source in
units field, such as
WS, XP, DEN or
CORE

0 to 1

Solid
Red
(May fill
with fluid
color)

Shade towards
right to cutoff
value, typically
about .60

Indicate source in
units field, such as,
WS or XP

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Cased Hole Logs

Curve or Log

Units

Function

Mnemonics

Scale

Pattern Comments

Environmental
Effects

UNDER
CONSTRUCTION
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Seismic Calibration
Curve or
Log

Units Function Mnemonics

Scale

Pattern Comments

Environmental
Effects

UNDER
CONSTRUCTION

Suggested Curve Names for Archives or sharing final curves with colleagues
Raw
Curve by
Curve
Run No.
Name

GR

GR_1
GR_2
GR_3
GR_...

Runs
Spliced

GR_0

RHOB_1
RHOB_2
RHOB_0
RHOB
RHOB_3
RHOB_...

Spliced,
Spliced,
Vendor FINAL
Spliced, Corrected,
TVD Version
Environmentally Corrected, Edited,
e.g. Composite from
(Vertical)
Corrected
FINAL
Schlumberger
Edited
(Joined)
GR_C

GR_E

GR_J

GR_V

GR_X

RHOB_C

RHOB_E

RHOB_J

RHOB_V

RHOB_X

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curve

curve_1
curve_2
curve_3
curve_...

curve_0

curve_C

curve_E

curve_J

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Logging While Drilling (LWD) or

Measurement While Drilling (MWD)
1. LWD/MWD Reference by the SPWLA
2. Vital Sperry Sun curves required by EOG.

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curve_V

curve_X