Porosity

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Thermal Neutron Porosity Equivalence Curves

Por-13b

CNL* Compensated Neutron Log; TNPH and NPHI porosity logs

40
Formation salinity
0 kppm

TNPH

250 kppm

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, true porosity for indicated matrix material

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CNLcor, apparent limestone neutron porosity (p.u.)

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Chart Por-13b can be used in the same way as Chart Por-13a,

on the previous page, to convert CNL porosity logs (TNPH or
NPHI) from one lithology to another. If a log is recorded in limestone porosity units in a pure quartz sandstone formation, the
true porosity can be derived.

3-10

Example: Quartz sandstone formation

TNPH = 18 p.u. (apparent limestone porosity)
Formation salinity = 250 kppm
giving
True porosity in sandstone = 24 p.u.