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Neutronlogs
Thislogmeasurestheporosityofaformation,indicatinginitsresponsethequantity
ofhydrogenpresentintheformation.Thelogiscalibratedtolimestone.Thelinear
limestoneporosityunitsarecalibratedusingtheAPINeutronpitin19%porosity,
waterfilledlimestoneisdefinedas1000APIunits.Thislogisusefulinmeasuring
lithology(usuallyincombinationwithdensitylog).
Densitylogs
Thislogisameasureoftheformation'sbulkdensityandismostlyusedasaporosity
measure.Differentlithologiescanalsobedeterminedusingdensitylogbasedon
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returneddensityvalue.Forexample,purequartzwillhaveabulkdensity(g/cm3)up
to2.65,coal1.21.8,halite2.05,limestoneupto2.75,dolomiteupto2.87,anhydrite
2.98.
Densityismostlycommonlyusedinconjunctionwithneutronlogstodetermine
lithologyofformation(densityneutronsuitessuchasSchlumbergerFDCCNL
suite).
Sonic(acoustic)Logs
Thislogmeasuresofthespeedofsoundintheformation,andisrelatedtoboththe
porosityandlithologyoftherockbeingmeasured.Thus,ifthelithologyofa
formationisknow,thislogcanbeusedtodetermineitsporosity.shaleshavelower
velocity(highertransittime)thansandstoneofsameporosity,makingthislogagood
indicatorofgrainsize.
soniclogvalues(inms/ft)forsomerocktypesare:sandstone5156,limestone47.5,
dolomite43.5,anhydrite50,halite67.
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