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Well Log Assignment

This document discusses sonic well logging and formation evaluation. It defines key terms like interval transit time (Δt), fluid transit time (Δtf), and matrix transit time (Δtma). It explains that gas formations have higher Δt values than water formations. It provides methods to compensate porosity calculations for gas and oil formations, such as multiplying porosity by 0.7 and 0.9, respectively. Nearby shale transit times are used to determine compaction. A example calculation is shown to find porosity from a sonic log given Δt, Δtf, Δtma, and shale transit time.

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Well Log Assignment

This document discusses sonic well logging and formation evaluation. It defines key terms like interval transit time (Δt), fluid transit time (Δtf), and matrix transit time (Δtma). It explains that gas formations have higher Δt values than water formations. It provides methods to compensate porosity calculations for gas and oil formations, such as multiplying porosity by 0.7 and 0.9, respectively. Nearby shale transit times are used to determine compaction. A example calculation is shown to find porosity from a sonic log given Δt, Δtf, Δtma, and shale transit time.

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PCB 2044: WELL LOGGING AND FORMATION EVALUATION 2014; ASSIGNMENT: SONIC POROSITY< MANGAR MAWUT MABENY MAWUT

(PE-18582)

ANSWERS 1.

t: known as interval transit time or slowness time is the time required


for a sound wave to traverse 1 feet of formation, it is the reciprocal of the velocity of the sound wave. Depends on
Litho logy Porosity

2. tf: Is the transit time of the saturating fluid or simply fluid travel time.
Its value is about 189 microseconds per feet (189s/ft).

3. tma: Is the transit time of the matrix material 4. If the formation has gas, t read too high values. This is because gas
transmit sound at lower velocities (high transit times) than water. It would also be slowed down.

5. Compensating porosity for gas:

Since the time averaged derived porosity is too high, it is compensated by multiplying the time averaged derived porosity by 0.7 in gas bearing formation time averaged-derived porosity by 0.9 in oil bearing formations

6. Compensating for oil formations: this can be done by multiplying the 7. To decide if the formation is compacted, a value of 100 s in nearby
shale is used.

8. The compaction correction factor = 100/ tsh 9. From the figure, given sandstone matrix with the correction factor in a nearby shale as 110 s/ tsh , tf = 189s/ft , t = 97.5 s/ft, tma = 57 (sandstone) t - tma = tf - tma = 0.279 x 100 = 27.9 % Awns. tsh
100

97.5 57 189 - 57

100 110

SONIC LOG

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