well logging

well logging
the process or technique of recording a well log.

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mining
      field technique used in mineral exploration to analyze the geologic formations penetrated by a drill hole. If the hole has been drilled by using coring techniques, the core provides a visual record of the formations and rock types encountered. The description (log) of the core provides the basic data used in geologic analysis, interpretation, and resource calculations.

      Core logging is a highly specialized skill requiring careful observation and accurate recording. Geophysical logging of the hole created in the drilling process is sometimes done without the collection of the core. Logging techniques are extremely useful, dependable, and accurate for lithologic identification, formation evaluation, and depositional environment analysis.

      For identifying lithologies there are a number of different available logging techniques, tools, and instruments. In some cases a single tool is lowered into the hole and measurements made as a function of depth during the lowering and retrieving process. At other times several instruments are lowered together in the form of a package. Common logging techniques include the following. The spontaneous potential log measures the natural currents developed at lithologic contacts. The natural gamma ray log measures the natural gamma rays (gamma ray) emitted by isotopes of uranium, thorium, and potassium. Bulk density can be determined by using either the gamma-gamma or the neutron tool. Acoustic velocity can be measured by a tool that measures the time required for a signal to travel between an in-hole transmitter and receiver. The electrical resistivity of a formation can be measured by determining the current flow between an electrode in the logging tool and another electrode in the ground at the surface. The later log measures the electrical conductivity of a bed. Borehole cameras are sometimes used as part of the logging process.

William Andrew Hustrulid
 

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