Well Logging - Data Acquisition and Applications

This book explains in detail all the physical principles on which are based the logging tools Wireline (WL) and Logging While Drilling (LWD). It describes as well the fundamental tools of the principal service companies, focusing on the factors that influence measurement and on the main applications in geology, geophysics, and petrophysics. As such it constitutes a reference document for all geologists and engineers involved in petroleum exploration and field development.
Content:
Front Matter
• Table of Contents
1. Review of Fundamental Notions
2. General Processes Used for Recording Physical Parameters
3. Generalities on Electrical Measurements
4. Resistivity Measurements
5. Conductivity Measurements
6. Electromagnetic Waves Propagation and Attenuation Measurements
7. Magnetic Susceptibility and Total Magnetic Field Measurements
8. Spontaneous Potential Measurement
9. Generalities on Nuclear Measurements
10. Generalities on Natural Radioactivity
11. Total Natural Radioactivity Measurement
12. Spectrometry of Natural Radioactivity
13. Density and Photoelectric Index Measurements
14. Generalities on Neutron Physics
15. Neutron Porosity Measurements
16. Spectrometry of Induced Gamma Rays
17. Thermal Neutron Die-away Measurements
18. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Measurements
19. Generalities on Acoustic Measurements
20. Sonic Transit Time Measurements
21. Sonic Amplitude and Attenuation Measurements
22. Well Seismic Techniques
23. Generalities on Rock Texture and Structure Determination
24. "Dip" and Image Acquisition, Interpretation and Applications
25. Temperature Measurements
26. Borehole Caliper Measurements
27. Wireline Rock Sampling
28. Fluid Sampling and Pressure Measurement
29. Place and Role of Logging in Petroleum Exploration
30. Logging Programs
31. "Quick-Look" Methods
Appendices