Formation Evaluation

The Geological Interpretation of Well Logs

Malcolm Rider

Description

This book provides a comprehensive and practical guide to the geological interpretation of well logs, bridging petrophysics and sedimentology. It explains how different logging tools respond to lithology, fluids, porosity, and depositional environments, helping students move beyond basic log reading to full geological interpretation. The text integrates resistivity, gamma ray, density, neutron, sonic, dipmeter, and image logs to reconstruct facies, sequences, and stratigraphic architecture. Emphasizing real-world applications, it equips students with the skills needed for reservoir characterization, sedimentological analysis, and exploration decision-making.

Contents:

Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - The Logging Environment
Chapter 3 - Temperature Logging
Chapter 4 - Caliper Logs
Chapter 5 - Self-Potential or SP Logs
Chapter 6 - Resistivity and Conductivity Logs
Chapter 7 - The Gamma Ray and Spectral Gamma Ray Logs
Chapter 8 - Sonic or Acoustic Logs
Chapter 9 - The Density and Photoelectric Factor Logs
Chapter 10 - The Neutron Log
Chapter 11 - Lithology Reconstruction from Logs
Chapter 12 - The Dipmeter
Chapter 13 - Imaging Logs
Chapter 14 - Facies, Sequences and Depositional Environments from Logs
Chapter 15 - Sequence Stratigraphy and Stratigraphy
Chapter 16 - Concluding Remarks

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