GS 676: Well logging
Syllabus
Well logging and geology, Formation evaluation, Archie’s formulae, Well drilling technology, Drilling fluids, Borehole environment, Invasion profiles, Principles, methods and application of logging tools including Spontaneous polarization, Resistivity, Microresistivity, Induction, Sonic, Density, Litho-density, Neutron, Pulsed neutron, Natural Gamma ray, Gamma ray spectrometry, Cement bond, Variable density, Caliper, Dipmeter, Formation microscanner and imager. Well log interpretation – quick look techniques, Hingle, Pickett, MID, M-N cross plots, saturation estimation, lithology, porosity and permeability determination, Log interpretation case studies.
Texts/References
- Serra, O. Well Logging and Geology, Editions Technip, Paris, 2003
- Schlumberger Manual Log Interpretation Principles/Applications, Vol. 1 & 2, Schlumberger Education Services, New York, 1989
- Serra, O. Fundamentals of Well Log Interpretation, Vol.1 and 2. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1984
- Asquith, G. and Gibson, C. Basic Well Log Analysis for Geologists, Academic Press, London, 1982
- Bateman, R.M., Open Hole Log Analysis and Formation Evaluation, Reidel, Dordrecht, 1985
- Rider, M.H. The Geological Interpretation of Well Logs, Blackie, London, 1985