Image log & dipmeter

analysis course

Interpretation basics

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10000
Cumulative fault density
(faults per km)
Scale of features
Walsh, Watterson
& Yielding 1991
Core

100

15 m
1 cm

1 3D seismic
Borehole
images
and
dipmeters
0.01
1

100
0.01

10000
Fault throw (m)

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 Apparent and true dip

Hole deviation

Apparent
dip

True dip

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Vertical and deviated wells

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 Viewing perspective

Vertical
Fracture

Bedding
Plane

Bedding plane Fracture

45° Deviation
Horizontal
Fracture
Fracture
Bedding
Plane Bedding
Plane

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 Local knowledge and calibration

Use local/regional
knowledge, core &
petrography

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Tadpole displays

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Dip summary plots

Cumulative
fracture density
Fault damage zone

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 Key interpretation displays

Image/core plots 1:5

Dip Tadpole plots 1:500
Tadpole/image plots 1:20

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Key sedimentology plots

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 Dip azimuth vector plots
Top

N
Major cross-bedding
azimuth change -
change in palaeotransport

Top of
well Base

Bottom
of well

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Stereoplots

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 Azimuthal histograms

Undifferentiated Differentiated by surface type

Parallel
lamination

Scours

Cross-bedding

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Dip sticks & seismic plots

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Pores to seismic

Cumulative
fracture density

Fault damage zone

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 Dip classification schemes
Turbidites Fluvial Fractures
- shale bedding - shale bedding - deformation band
- sandstone bedding - cross-bedding - microfault
- bed boundary - parallel lamination - fault
- sand bed base - erosion surface - joint
- scours - reactivation surface - (resistive/conductive?)
- slumps - bounding surface
- axial plane

Fit-for-purpose classifications

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