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Spreadsheet log analysis in subsurface geology

The Compass: Earth Science Journal of Sigma Gamma Epsilon
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Abstract

Most of the direct knowledge of the geology of the subsurface is gained from the examination of core and drill-cuttings recovered from boreholes drilled by the petroleum and water industries. Wireline logs run in these same boreholes generally have been restricted to tasks of lithostratigraphic correlation and thee location of hydrocarbon pay zones. However, the range of petrophysical measurements has expanded markedly in recent years, so that log traces now can be transformed to estimates of rock composition. Increasingly, logs are available in a digital format that can be read easily by a desktop computer and processed by simple spreadsheet software methods. Taken together, these developments offer accessible tools for new insights into subsurface geology that complement the traditional, but limited, sources of core and cutting observations.
Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Spreadsheet log analysis in subsurface geology
Series title The Compass: Earth Science Journal of Sigma Gamma Epsilon
Volume 75
Issue 2-3
Year Published 2000
Language English
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First page 57
Last page 67
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