Reading well logs is made easier by "boxing the log", which involves drawing horizontal lines at bed boundaries and vertical lines at peaks and valleys on the log curves. This transforms the log into a series of boxes containing single, specific log readings within each bed. With experience it is possible to simply mark peak and valley points without boxes. Picks should be made on consistent bases from consistent curves and scales after editing for noise or bad holes. Values should be recorded in a table for reproducibility and record keeping.
Reading well logs is made easier by "boxing the log", which involves drawing horizontal lines at bed boundaries and vertical lines at peaks and valleys on the log curves. This transforms the log into a series of boxes containing single, specific log readings within each bed. With experience it is possible to simply mark peak and valley points without boxes. Picks should be made on consistent bases from consistent curves and scales after editing for noise or bad holes. Values should be recorded in a table for reproducibility and record keeping.
Reading well logs is made easier by "boxing the log", which involves drawing horizontal lines at bed boundaries and vertical lines at peaks and valleys on the log curves. This transforms the log into a series of boxes containing single, specific log readings within each bed. With experience it is possible to simply mark peak and valley points without boxes. Picks should be made on consistent bases from consistent curves and scales after editing for noise or bad holes. Values should be recorded in a table for reproducibility and record keeping.
Reading well logs is made easier by "boxing the log", which involves drawing horizontal lines at bed boundaries and vertical lines at peaks and valleys on the log curves. This transforms the log into a series of boxes containing single, specific log readings within each bed. With experience it is possible to simply mark peak and valley points without boxes. Picks should be made on consistent bases from consistent curves and scales after editing for noise or bad holes. Values should be recorded in a table for reproducibility and record keeping.
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LOG PICKING - "BOXING THE LOG"
In order to perform a log analysis, it is necessary to read or pick log values in the various zones of interest, and other key locations, such as in shale or water bearing zones. Picking log values and analysis parameters from logs is THE most important step in quantitative log analysis. Mathematics cannot compensate for poor selections. Few comments on this subject are found in service company training manuals. As a result, beginners often find it difficult to start with valid data, or assume the task is easy and requires no thought or knowledge.
Selections should be made on a consistent basis from day to day to assist reproducibility of results. When using digital log data, the digits themselves will be used by the computer program, but the analyst must still pick numerous values by observation of log curves, crossplots, or data listings.
In computer aided log analysis, picks are made continuously with a digitizer or by reading magnetic tapes or discs created when the logs were recorded. Such data tends to be more accurate than hand picked values. Accuracy can be a hindrance on noisy logs, rounded bed boundaries, or in large or rough holes. Some editing or curve shaping may be required prior to digitizing, hand picking data, or using existing digitally recorded data.
To select a log value, it is helpful, especially for the novice, to "box the log". Draw horizontal lines at each bed boundary, at the inflection points on each curve. Draw vertical lines on each curve at the peaks and valleys, thus transforming the log into a series of individual beds with a single specific log reading. For thicker reservoir layers, an average value may be chosen if the log curve does not wiggle too much. Reading well logs is made easier by "boxing the log". Horizontal lines (bed boundaries) and vertical lines (log values or log readings) form boxes that bound the data to allow valid data picks. Be sure to honour the "peaks and valleys" rule in thin beds.
With experience, it is possible to simply mark points at the peaks and valleys without drawing horizontal lines, as shown in the lower part of the example. Unless absolutely necessary, values should not be selected on slopes. Slopes indicate transition from one condition, such as porosity or hydrocarbon content, to another. Average values, halfway along the slope may be meaningful, but can also be misleading. Do not select values in thin beds unless you are also prepared to make bed thickness corrections.
Be sure to pick the correct curve, its appropriate scale, and edit any noise or bad hole conditions prior to finalizing values. Write the log values picked into a table or preprinted form so that you will have a record of the data you are using. Note that very shaly zones are not usually interpreted. Therefore, this data can be left off the table or marked as shale with no data values entered.
