Petrophysics Logging Tools

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Petrophysics Logging Tools

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= Cased Hole
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
Lookup Mnemonics
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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

are averaged
Solid
Black
High=low
porosity or
hydrocarbons,
Used to correct
invasion/gas
effects

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
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
Lookup Mnemonics
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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
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
Lookup Mnemonics
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Cased Hole Logs

Curve or Log
Units
Function
Mnemonics
Scale
Pattern Comments
Environmental
Effects
UNDER
CONSTRUCTION
Lookup Mnemonics
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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
curve
curve_1
curve_2
curve_3
curve_...
curve_0
curve_C
curve_E
curve_J
Lookup Mnemonics
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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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