Practical Well Log Standards

for Acquisition Curves

Paul Maton, POSC
Jim Theriot, POSC
Alan Doniger, POSC
April 2005
 Outline
Business Drivers, Challenges
Phase 1 outcomes
Phase 2 approaches, results, examples
Next Steps
 Well Logs: Business Issues
Huge
Hugenumbers
numbersof
ofcurves
curves(information
(informationoverload)
overload)
Most
Mostoil
oilcompany
companycustomers
customersonly
onlyload
loadaasmall
smallsub-set
sub-setof
of
curves
curvesinto
intotheir
theirdata
datastores
stores

Complex
Complexnaming
namingat
atBOTH
BOTHCurve
Curveand
andTool
Toollevel
level
Confusing even to petrophysicists
Confusing even to petrophysicists
Others got lost years ago!
Others got lost years ago!

Hard
Hardto
tofind
findup
upto
todate
dateinformation
informationin
inpublic
publicdomain
domain
Isolated lists, complex language
Isolated lists, complex language

Expert
Expert(petrophysicist)
(petrophysicist)and
andgeneralist
generalistusers
usershave
havedifferent
different
requirements
requirements
Information Overload - Business Value
Note: Business Value does not take account of usage. It
deals with the average case

Load Frequency High Business Value

Most oil company customers only load
Most Commonly a small sub-set of curves into their
Loaded data stores

Medium Business Value

Loaded for specialist applications

Rarely
Loaded

Loaded Curve Names

 Log Data Management: Challenges
Nomenclature
Logging companies Vocabularies
Oil companies Dictionaries
Classification for
Tools
Curves
Value
Who uses ...
Which logs...
How often ...
For what ...
 PWLS Version 1

Classified ~2500 curves for ~100 tools from 3

logging companies
Defined business value high, medium, low
 PWLS Version 2 Objectives
Clarify and refine Version 1 results
Initial focus on two primary use cases:
Classify acquisition curve instances based on logging
company mnemonics
Use curve classifications to search for relevant acquisition
curve instances
Additional areas of work
Recommended mnemonics for oil company generated
curves: joined and interpreted
Classification of well log services and tools, e.g. for log
header classification
GenericService/ToolClass: GenericCurveClass:

Company:

ServiceClass: CompanyChannel:

ToolSeries:

ServiceChannelXref:
 Channel, Curve and Property
Company Industry nomenclature
nomenclature

Company Well Log Property Class

Channel Class Maps Curve Class Subset
to of

RP66 Org code Name

Generic Name Parent Class
Co. Mnemonic
----------------- Description
Description
Object
Business value
Property
Classification
Technique
Quantity & UoM
Modifier(s)
Function
 Curve Class Attributes
What is the object (or thing) whose properties we are measuring?
Formation, casing, cement, wellbore, acquisition, etc.
What (pure) property of the object are we measuring?
Density, porosity, velocity, etc.
What technique are we using to make the measurement (with the
tool)?
Neutron, acoustic, etc.
Modifiers (or qualifiers) qualifying the (pure) Property
Deep / shallow; maximum / average / minimum, etc.
Function
Mathematical derivation / calculation, e.g. ratio, std. Deviation
Generic Curve Name
Composite tag based the most important attribute value used only for the
small subset of highest value types of curves, e.g. neutron, resistivity
 Some Company Curve Classes
RP66 Mnemonic Description Value Curve Class Units Class
Org. ( Property Type )
code
150 GR Gamma Ray HIGH Gamma_Ray API_Gamma_Ray
440 SP Spontaneous Potential HIGH Spontaneous_ Low_Electric_
Potential Potential
150 CAL Caliper HIGH Caliper Cylinder_
Diameter
150 RD Deep resistivity MED Deep_ Resistivity
Laterolog_
Resistivity
150 RS Shallow resistivity MED Shallow_ Resistivity
Laterolog_
Resistivity
150 RMLL Micro-laterolog resistivity HIGH Micro_ Resistivity
Laterolog_
Resistivity
 More Company Curve Classes
RP66 Mnemonic Description Value Curve Class Units Class
Org. ( Property Type )
code
150 RMLL Micro-laterolog resistivity HIGH Micro_ Resistivity
Laterolog_
Resistivity
150 CNC Borehole Corrected HIGH Neutron_ Porosity
Compensated Neutron Porosity
Porosity
150 ZDEN Compensated Bulk HIGH Bulk_Density Density
Density
150 ZCOR Bulk Density Correction HIGH Bulk_Density_ Density
Correction
150 PE Photo-electric cross HIGH Photoelectric_ Photoelectric_
section Factor Factor
 Channel, Curve Example 1
Company Industry nomenclature
nomenclature

Company Channel Class Curve Class

Maps
to
Generic Name: Gamma_Ray
RP66 Org code: 150 --------------------------------------------
Co. Mnemonic: GR Object: Formation
Description: Gamma Ray Property: Gamma Ray
Classification: Gamma_Ray
Units Class: API_Gamma_Ray Technique: -
Modifier(s): -
Function: -
 Channel, Curve Example 2
Company nomenclature Industry nomenclature

Company Channel Class Curve Class

Maps
to

RP66 Org code: 440 Generic Name: Electromagnetic_Caliper

Co. Mnemonic: PCAL ---------------------------------------------------
Description: Caliper from Object: Borehole
Phase Shift Imbalance Property: Caliper
Business Value: High Technique: Electromagnetic
Classification: Electromagnetic Modifier(s): -
_Caliper Function: -
Units Class: Cylinder_Diameter
 Links
PWLS General Web Link
Property Type Browser
Company Data Views
Industry Data Views
Channel to Curve Class Browser
Schema for PWLS Reference Data
 Current Focus: Usage
Users
Oil companies
Log analysts, Consultants
Data management repositories, companies
Suppliers
Logging contractors (Acquisition, Processing )
Software developers and vendors
Evolve
User communities use PWLS and provide feedback
Revise specifications and implementations
Maintain Property, Curve and Tool catalogues