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CHAPTER and TOPIC INDEX

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 1. PETROPHYSICS  OVERVIEW
 2. OIL and LOGGING HISTORY
 3. WORLD ATLAS and MAPS
 Read the Fine Print History of Logging 1846-1945 Africa / Atlantic / Indian Ocean
Foreword / Dedication History of Logging 1946-1969 Asia / Middle East / N Pacific
Integrated Petrophysics History of Logging 1969-1985 Americas - North and South
Reservoir Description History of Logging 1985-20XX Europe / North Atlantic
What Is A Log? First Logs on the Moon South Pacific / Australia
Role of a Petrophysicist True History of Oil and Gas Oil Production by Country
Training of a Petrophysicist Future History of Oil and Gas Population by Country
Quantitative Analysis Basics History of Oil and Gas in Canada Solar System - Planets
Near Wellbore Invasion History of Logging in Canada Solar System - Moons / Rings
Rock-Fluid Model Definitions Physics Timeline World Religions
The Log Response Equation Inventions Timeline = New or Updated 01 Jan 2010
Reading / Picking Logs    
Crain's Rules for Visual Analysis
 4. MANAGING PETROPHYSICS
 5. USEFUL STUFF
Quicklook Analysis Math What Logs Should Be Run? Crain's Petrophysical Pocket Pal
Quicklook Spreadsheet Sample Log Quality Control Software Downloads
  Managing Integrated Projects Mineral Properties List
          NEED TRAINING ??
Types/Uses - Petrophysical Data Texts and Reference Manuals
Course Dates / In-House Options Petrophysical Reports Log Curve Alias Table 
Multi-Media AV Courses Computer Aided Petrophysics Canadian RW Catalog
Order CD-ROM Expert Systems for Petrophysics Greek and Russian Alphabets
Order Reference Manuals   Units Conversions / SI Units
Download Spreadsheets   Petrophysics Web Links
 
 6. PHYSICS OF PETROPHYSICS
 7. LOGGING TOOL THEORY
 8. LOG DATA ACQUISITION
Basic Mathematics What Is A Log? Wireline - Open and Cased Hole
Basic Physics Laws Electrical Surveys - ES / SP  Logs Coiled Tubing / Pipe Conveyed
Atomic Physics / Radioactivity Induction Logs Logging While Drilling
Resistivity - Ohm's Law Laterologs Measurement While Drilling
Electromagnetism - Maxwell ++ Micro Resistivity Logs Sample Logging
Resistivity in Rocks - Archie ++ Electromagnetic Propagation Mud Logging
Velocity- Biot-Gassmann-Wyllie Sonic Slowness Logs  
Elastic Properties Transforms Density/PE Logs  
Density - Archimedes-Compton Neutron Logs
9. LAB DATA ACQUISITION
Neutron Response Gamma Ray Logs Water Chemistry Analysis
Gamma Ray Response Nuclear Magnetic Logs
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Pulsed Neutron TDT, PDK Logs Coring and Core Porosity
Basic Crossplots and Statistics Activation GST, ECS, RST Logs Core Permeability
Periodic Table of Elements  Dipmeter Logs Core Saturation
  Resistivity Image Logs Wettability
 10. APPLIED ROCK PHYSICS
Acoustic Image Logs Capillary Pressure
Elastic Properties / Mech Prop * Caliper Logs Relative Permeability
Overburden and Pore Pressure Cement Integrity Logs Rock Compressibility
Fracture Pressure/Closure Stress Casing / Tubing Integrity Logs Electrical Properties A,M,N
  Quicklook Stress Analysis Cased Hole Logs X-Ray Diffraction
     
 11. SHALE VOLUME - Vsh
 12. EFFECTIVE POROSITY - PHIe
 13. LITHOLOGY - Vmjn1....
Shale Volume Basics Porosity Basics Lithology Basics
Visual Analysis Visual Analysis Visual Analysis
Gamma Ray Log Models Sonic Log Models Sonic Log Models
Spontaneous Potential Models Density Log Models Density Log Models
Neutron Density Log Models Neutron Log Models Sonic-Density-Neutron Models
Sonic Density Log Models Shaly Sand Models PE-Density-Neutron Models
Alternate Methods Complex Lithology Model Gamma Ray Spectral Models
Selecting Shale Volume Method BVW (Dual Water) Model Simultaneous Equation Models
Calibrating Shale Volume Sonic Density Crossplot Models   Math Tutor:  Cramer's Rule
Total Organic Carbon TOC Sonic Neutron Crossplot Model   Probabilistic Models
Clay Typing With Crossplots Resistivity Log Models   Principal Components Models
  NMR Log Models Coding Lithology Plots
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Fracture Porosity Calibrating Lithology
Course Dates / In-House Options Non-Porous Mineral Triggers  Rock Properties Table
Multi-Media AV Courses Material Balance - PHIMAX  
Order CD-ROM Selecting Porosity Method  
Order Reference Manuals Calibrating Porosity  
Download Spreadsheets Sensitivity Analysis Order Reference Manuals
     
 14. WATER SATURATION - Sw
 15. PERMEABILITY - Perm
 16. PRODUCTIVITY and RESERVES
Saturation Basics Permeability Basics Moveable / Residual Oil
Visual Analysis Visual Indications Cutoffs / Net Pay
Resistivity Corrections Irreducible Saturation Mappable Properties
Water Resistivity Wyllie-Rose Models Fluid Properties
Archie's Laws Porosity Models Oil, Gas, Tar In Placr / Reserves
Hingle, Pickett, Buckle's Plots Dumanoir-Coates Models Initial Productivity
Electrical Properties - Log/Core Fracture Permeability Decline Rate / Economic Limit
Saturation - Archie Model Relative Permeability / Water Cut Cash Flow
Saturation - Simandoux Model Calibrating Permeability  DST Horner / Ramey Plots
Saturation - Waxman-Smits   Decline Curve Analysis
Saturation - Dual Water Model Order Reference Manuals Material Balance
Saturation - Ratio Model    
Saturation - Rwa Model
 17. SPECIAL SITUATIONS
 18. CASE HISTORIES
Saturation - Pulsed Neutron Gas In Dolomite Dolomite Reef / Gas Oil Water
Porosity -Saturation Model Laminated Shaly Sands Laminated Shaly Sand / Gas
Iterative Saturation Models Shale Gas Analysis Clean Sand / Gas / Gas Shale
Laminations, Fractures, Pyrite Coal Analysis Shaly Sand / Oil and Water
Invaded Zone Saturation Sxo Coal Bed Methane Analysis Dolomitic Sand / Oil
Moveable Hydrocarbons  Potash Analysis Tar Sand / Depleted Gas
Hydrocarbon Density Ancient Log Analysis Ancient Logs / Heavy Oil
Hydrocarbon Contacts Russian Style Logs Radioactive Sand / Transition
Irreducible Water Saturation Cased Hole Logs Salt Plugged Dolomite / Oil
Material Balance / Smoothing Carbonate versus Sandstone Carbonate / Depleted Oil
Alternate Saturation Methods   Low Resistivity Pay / Pyrite
Calibrating Saturation   Shallow Gas Sands
Sensitivity Analysis Order Reference Manuals Sand Channel in Carbonate
    Horizontal Disappointments
     
 19. DIPMETER PROCESSING
 20. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
 21. STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
Dipmeter Logs Plate Tectonics Depositional Environment,
Resistivity Image Logs Geosynclines Curve Shape Analysis
Acoustic Image Logs Folds and Faults Grain Size, Dip Spread, Bedding
3-Arm Dip Calculations Structural Traps Stratigraphic Traps
4 and 6-Arm Dip Calculations Dipmeters Patterns Dipmeters Patterns
Clustering and Pooling Methods Regional Dip Regional Dip
Pattern Recognition Methods Dipmeter Pattern Analysis Dipmeter Pattern Analysis
MSD, CSB, LOC Dips Dipmeter Pattern Cookbook Sedimentary Models
Image Processing - FMI FMS Case Histories - Dip Patterns Dipmeter Pattern Cookbook
Dipmeter Advisor Statistical Curvature Diagrams Case Histories - Dip Patterns
Auxiliary Presentations Tangent Diagrams Gilreath's Dipmeter Rules
Advanced Dipmeter Plots Stereonets  
Manual Dip Calculation  
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Dip Subtraction, Apparent Dip   Order CD-ROM
True Thickness - TST, TVT   Course Dates / In-House Options
True Vertical Depth - TVD Order Reference Manuals Multi-Media AV Courses
     
 22. FRACTURE LOCATION
 23. FRACTURE ANALYSIS
 24  MORE CASE HISTORIES
Fracture Definitions Overlays and Crossplots Indonesia / Metamorphic / Gas
Fracture Porosity, Permeability Fracture Intensity - Crain Viet Nam / Granite / Oil
Logging, Sampling, Coring Fracture Intensity - Schafer Venezuela / Oil
Conventional Log Methods Archie's Laws in Fractures *Kuwait / Burgan / Oil
Sonic Log Methods Double Porosity Model - Aguillera *Bangladesh / Gas
Resistivity Image Logs Saturation in Double Porosity *Middle East / Carbonates / Oil
Acoustic Image Logs Permeability Methods Alberta Tight Gas (PDF)
Image Log Methods Another Case History Canada High Arctic (PDF)
Case Histories Order Reference Manuals Saskatchewan Potash (PDF)
     
 25. EDITING LOGS
 26. SEISMIC PETROPHYSICS 1
 27. SEISMIC PETROPHYSICS 2
Editing Basics Seismic Modeling Concepts Seismic Inversion / Syn Sonic
Calibration Problems Step-by-Step Procedure Displaying Inversion Traces
Logging / Borehole Problems Integrating the Sonic Log Case Histories - Inversion
Rock Alteration Acoustic Impedance Vertical Seismic Profiles VSP
Hydrocarbon Effects Seismic Wavelets VSP While Drilling
Shaping Bed Boundaries Seismic Convolution Case Histories - VSP
Check Shot Surveys SRS, VSP Synthetic Seismograms Amplitude Versus Offset AVO
Editing with SRS Data Case Histories: Seismograms Case History - AVO
Editing with Trend Analysis Mineral Properties List Porosity / Lithology Analysis
Editing with Resistivity   Case Histories
Editing with Neutron and GR
 29. SEISMIC BASICS
Elastic Properties / Mech Prop
Editing with Regression Analysis Seismic Data Acquisition Elastic Properties Transforms
Modeling - Response Equation Seismic Velocity Analysis  
Modeling - Biot Gassmann Seismic Velocity from Logs
          NEED TRAINING ??
Modeling - Gardner's Equation Interval Velocity Course Dates / In-House Options
Case History: Fluid Replacement Time to Depth Conversion Multi-Media AV Courses
Case History: Resistivity Methods Seismic Velocity and Dip Order Reference Manuals
     

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