Bibliography of Well-Log Applications

2000 Annual Update

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TOPIC

Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................................................

Part A: Basic Well Logging................................................................................................................................................................

1. Fundamentals of Well Logging and Well-Log Interpretation.................................................................................................

I. Books and General Review Papers....................................................................................................................

II. General Log Interpretation, Reservoir Characterization,Wireline Testing........................................................

III. General Petrophysics Including Core Analysis, Core Imaging and Image

Analysis (includes DSDP and ODP data).........................................................................................................

IV. Electromagnetic Logging (Including Resistivity, and Paleomagnetic)................................................................

V. NMR Applications in Well Logging and Rock Characterization......................................................................

VI. MWD (Measurement While Drilling), Horizontal Wells/Drilling.....................................................................

VII. Cased-Hole and Production Logging,Determination of ROS.............................................................................

VIII. Acoustic Logging (Including P and S, Full Waveform, Borehole Seismic, AVO and VSP)...............................

IX. Nuclear Logging, Geochemical Logging (Elemental Analysis)...........................................................................

X. Shaly Sands (Including Thin-Bed Evaluation and Low Resistivity, Low-Contrast Pay).................................

XI. Borehole Gravimetry.........................................................................................................................................

XII. Permeability and Determination of Permeability from Logs.............................................................................

XIII. Borehole Imaging, Downhole Video, Nearwell and Crosswell Imaging and Tomography

Time-Lapse Reservoir Monitoring....................................................................................................................

XIV. Temperature Logging, Determination of Static BHT, Applications of BHT Data,

Heat-Flow and Geothermics..............................................................................................................................

XV. Conditions and Special Situations Affecting Tool Response............................................................................

XVI. Crossplot Techniques and Applications...........................................................................................................

XVII. Computer and Programmable Calculator Programs for Log Analysis...............................................................

XVIII. Schlumberger International Well Evaluation Conferences.................................................................................

XIX. Reprint Volumes................................................................................................................................................

XX. Bibliographies....................................................................................................................................................

XXI. Well-Log-Response Charts................................................................................................................................

Part B: Applications....................................................................................................................................................................

2. General Geological Applications, Mechanical Properties, Logging for Environmental

Applications (includes DSDP and ODP data).................................................................................................................

3. Determination of Facies and Depositional Environment; Flow Units.............................................................................

4. Identification of Depositional Environments by SP and GR Pattern, Sequence Stratigraphy........................................

5. Dipmeter Applications....................................................................................................................................................

6. Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Expert Systems, Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks.................................

7. Well-Log Data Computer Methods (including Automated Log Correlation, Analyses, Geostatistics)..........................

8. Natural Gamma-Ray Spectrometry.................................................................................................................................

9. Organic Carbon and Source Rock Determination.............................................................................................................

10. Tight (Low-Permeability) Gas Sandstones......................................................................................................................

11. Abnormal Pressure Detection and Evaluation.................................................................................................................

12. Oil and Gas Shales...........................................................................................................................................................

13. Heavy Oil and Tar Sandstones........................................................................................................................................

14. Coal and Coalbed Methane..............................................................................................................................................

15. Fracture Detection and Evaluation, Wellbore Breakouts, In-Situ Stress and Borehole Stability.....................................

16. Permafrost and Gas Hydrates..........................................................................................................................................

17. Evaporites........................................................................................................................................................................

18. Mineral Exploration and Evaluation................................................................................................................................

19. Groundwater Applications..............................................................................................................................................

20. Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks (including DSDP and ODP results)...........................................................................

21. Geothermal Well-Log Evaluation.....................................................................................................................................

Part C: Listing of Citations by First Author.....................................................................................................................................

Introduction

The purpose of this bibliography is to emphasize the application and various uses of well-log data. The following general criteria are applied to papers to determine whether they will be included: 1) the paper must be written in English, 2) it must be obtainable by a research library, and 3) most of the paper should discuss a particular application of well-log data or have immediate impact on the use of such data. Many papers, while not strictly log-application papers, are included to provide background or supporting information for a fuller understanding and improved interpretation of the logging data. This year's update contains 1450 new and updated citations with special emphasis on overpressuring and gas hydrates. For lack of space, abstracts are excluded (except for extended abstracts) and cross-indexing has been kept to a minimum.

I wish to acknowledge the assistance of the U.S. Geological Survey which provided access to its library resources, a factor that has added significant value to this work.

PART A: BASIC WELL LOGGING

1. FUNDAMENTALS OF WELL LOGGING AND WELL-LOG INTERPRETATION

I. Books and General Review Papers

· American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998, Subsurface geophysical methods, chapter 7, in Geophysical exploration for engineering and environmental investigations: ASCE Press, Reston, VA, p. 99-165.

· Anadrill, 1998, Quality control reference manual: Schlumberger, Sugar Land, TX, SMP-9008, 198 p.

· Boyer, S., 1999, Well logging: Editions Technip, Paris, 1 CD-ROM.

· Hearst, J.R., Nelson, P.H., and Paillet, F.L., 2000, Well logging for physical properties, 2nd edition: Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 492 p.

· Mari, J.-L., Arens, G., Chapellier, D., and Gaudiani, P., 1999, Geophysics of reservoir and civil engineering: Editions Technip, Paris, 456 p.

· Murphy, D.P., 2000, Advances in MWD and formation evaluation for 2000: World Oil, v. 221, no. 3, p. 59-66, 69.

· Selley, R.C., 1998, Formation evaluation, chapter 3.2 in Elements of petroleum geology, 2nd edition: Academic Press, San Diego, California, p. 50-89.

· Society of Core Analysts, 1999, 1997-1999 International symposia proceedings: 1 CD-ROM.

· Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 2000, Transactions of the SPWLA, volumes 21-30—1980 through 1989: 1 CD-ROM.

II. General Log Interpretation, Reservoir Characterization, and Wireline Testing

(See also III. General Petrophysics, IV. Electromagnetic Logging, X. Shaly Sands,

18. Mineral Evaluation)

· Abbaszadeh, M., Kilde, N., and Murahashi, Y., 1996, Integrated characterization and flow modeling of a heterogeneous carbonate reservoir in Daleel field, Oman, SPE-36191, in Abu Dhabi international petroleum exhibition and conference proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers. Later published in 2000 as, SPE-62514: SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering, v. 3, no. 2, p. 150-159.

· Adams, R.D., Nikravesh, M., Collister, J.W., Ekart, D.D., Levely, R.A., Sippel, M., Wilson, B.J., and Raeuchle, S.K., 1999, Integrated geoscience evaluation of carbonate reservoirs in the Permain Basin—Ellenburger Phase II, final report: Gas Research Institute Report GRI-99/0065, 342 p.

· Adisoemarta, P.S., Anerson, G.A., Frailey, S.M., and Asquith, G.S., 2000, Historical use of m and a in well log interpretation—is conventional wisdom backwards?, SPE-59699, in SPE Permian Basin oil and gas recovery conference proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, CD-ROM, 7 p.

· Aguilera, R., 1998, Comparison of capillary pressure measurements and loss, paper 98-82, in 49th annual technical meeting preprints: CIM Petroleum Society, Calgary, Alberta. Later published in 2000 as, Comparison of water saturation values determined from capillary pressure measurements and old logs: Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, v. 39,no. 9, p. 34-40.

· Akram, A.H., Fitzpatrick, A.J., and Halford, F.R., 1998, A model to predict wireline formation tester sample contamination, SPE-48959, in 1998 SPE annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 27-34. Later published in 1999: SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering, v. 2, no. 6, p. 499-505.

· Al-Awad, M.N.J., Hamada, G.M., and Almalik, M.S., 2001, Low-resistivity beds may produced water-free: Oil and Gas Journal, v. 99, no. 1, January 1, p. 33-39.

· Ali, M., Chawathe, A., Ouenes, A., Cather, M., and Weiss, W.W., 1997, Extracting maximum petrophysical and geological information from a limited reservoir database, in 4th international reservoir characterization technical conference proceedings: U.S. Department of Energy, p. 279-300. Later published in 1999 as, chapter 14, in Schatzinger, R.A., and Jordan, J.F., eds., Reservoir characterization: AAPG Memoir 71, p. 191-208.

· Allen, R.L., 2000, Using deltaic models and petrophysics of shales to find more permeable areas in fields near the Rockies, SPE-60299, in SPE Rocky Mountain regional/low permeability reservoirs symposium proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, CD-ROM, 4 p.

· Allen, R.L., 2000, Detailed clastic maps from intense log data extractions and advanced sedimentation analysis, SPE-62538, in 2000 SPE/AAPG western regional meeting proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, CD-ROM, 8 p.

· Allen, R.L., 2000, Detecting additional hydrocarbons and evaluating formation damage by enhancing old electrical logs, SPE-58769, in SPE international symposium on formation damage control proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 531-535.

· Al-Shaieb, Z., 1998, Characterization of the low-contrast 9900-ft sandstone, Vicksburg Formation, TCB field, Kleberg County, Texas, topical report: Gas Research Institute Report GRI-98/0240, 37 p.

· An, F., and Ma, Z., 1998, Relationships of different resolution parameters in geophysical well logging: Science in China, Series D, v. 41, no. 5, p. 395-400.

· Anadrill, 1998, Quality control reference manual: Schlumberger, Sugar Land, TX, SMP-9008, 198 p.

· Anderson, J.K., 1999, The capabilities and challenges of the seismic method in chalk exploration, in Fleet, A.J., and Boldy, S.A.R., editors, 5th Petroleum geology of northwest Europe conference proceedings, v. 2: Geological Society [London], p. 939-947.

· Appe, H., 1998, Drilling through transition zones total experience in Indonesia (Tunu field) , in Mitchell, A., and Grauls, D., editors, Overpressures in petroleum exploration, workshop proceedings: Bulletin des Centres de Recherches Exploration-Production Elf-Aquitaine. Mémoire, 22, p. 173-177.

· Armstrong, P.A., and Chapman, D.S., 1999, Combining tectonics and thermal fields in Taranaki Basin, New Zealand, in Forster, A., and Merriam, D.F., editors, Geothermics in basin analysis: Kluwer/Plenum Publishers, New York, Computers Applications in the Earth Sciences Series, p. 151-176.

· Arnold, R.S., 2000, Innovations in slickline technology, SPE-59710, in SPE Permian Basin oil and gas recovery conference proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, CD-ROM, 5 p.

· Asquith, G.B., and Lufholm, P., 1999, Petrophysical indicators of chalky porosity and low permeability in basin and slope Clearfork limestones in the western Midland basin, in Grace, D.T., and Hinterlong, G.D., The Permian Basin—providing energy for America: West Texas Geological Society Publication No. 99-106, p. 123-127.

· Badri, M.A., Sayers, C.M., Awad, R., and Graziano, A., 2000, A feasibility study for pore-pressure prediction using seismic velocities in the offshore Nile Delta, Egypt: The Leading Edge, v. 19, no. 10, p. 1103-1108.

· Bahar, A., and Kelkar, M., 1998, Journey from well logs/cores to integrated geological and petrophysical properties simulation--a methodology and application, SPE-39565, in SPE India oil and gas conference and exhibition proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 543-552. Later published in 2000 as, SPE-66284: SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering, v. 3, no. 5, p. 444-456.

· Balch, R.S., Weiss, W.W., Wo, S., and Welch, D., 2000, Predicting core porosity using wire-line logs at Dagger Draw field, SE New Mexico, SPE-59554, in SPE Permian Basin oil and gas recovery conference proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, CD-ROM, 8 p.

· Barnett, C., 2000, Le Log [LWD]: Petrophysics, v. 41, no.2, p. 126-127.

· Barnett, C., 2000, Le Log [LWD]: Petrophysics, v. 41, no. 5, p. 337-339.

· Basal, A.M.K., 1998, Analytical treatment of neutron-density crossplot for shaly sand reservoirs: Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Earth Science, v. 10, p. 115-142.

· Baxter, M.F.W., Aabdullah, Z., and Pearson, M.R., 1999, Operational procedures and applications of a wireline formation tester to accurately characterise the gas composition of stacked multiple pools in the North Malay Basin, SPE-54333, in 1999 SPE Asia Pacific oil and gas conference and exhibition proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, CD-ROM, 13 p. Later published in 2000 as, SPE-62482: SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering, v. 3, no. 2, p. 101-108.

· Beacher, G.J., 1998, Pressure study of the Flacourt Formation aquifer in the Thevenard, Island area of the Barrow sub-basin: APPEA [Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association] Journal, v. 38, part 1, p. 438-452.

· Beaumont, E.A., and Fiedler, F., 1999, Formation fluid pressure and its application, chapter 5, in Beaumont, E.A., and Foster, N.H., editors, Exploring for oil and gas traps: AAPG, Tulsa, Treatise of Petroleum Geology, Handbook of Petroleum Geology, p. 5-1—5-64.

· Becerra, R.S., 1998, Reservoir characterization using core, well log, and seismic data and intelligent software: Texas A&M University, College Station, unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 189 p.

· Becker, K., and Fisher, A.T., 2000, Permeability of upper oceanic basement on the eastern flank of the Juan de Fuca Ridge determined with drill-string packer experiments: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 105, B1, January 10, p. 897-912.

· Ben Ismail, M.H., 1992, Interpretation of well logs in the detrital facies; application to the Lower Cretaceous series of southern Tunisia [in French]: Notes du Service Geologique Republique Tunisienne, v. 59, p. 29-41.

· Bennett, B., and Larter, S.R., 2000, Significance of non-producible petroleum commands in reservoirs—influence on petrophysical/core parameters: DiaLog, v. 8, no. 2, 2 p. (online)

· Bingham, B., 2000, Rotational toolface orientation to facilitate coiled tubing target acquisition, SPE-62738, in 2000 SPE annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 4 p., CD-ROM. Also published in 2000, in IADC/SPE Asia Pacific drilling technology conference proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, CD-ROM,4 p.

· Bjorlykke, K., 1999, Principal aspects of compaction and fluid flow in mudstones, in Aplin, A.C., Fleet, A.J., and Macquaker, J.H.S., editors, Muds and mudstones—physical and fluid flow properties: Geological Society [London] Special Publication No. 158, p. 73-78.

· Black, R.A., 1991, Borehole data integration for a complete subsurface interpretation, in Roberts, C.A., editor, Denver GeoTech/Geochautauqua ‘91: Denver GeoTech Inc. , p. 285-294.

· Blunden, T., editor, 2000, Indonesia 2000--Reservoir optimization conference: PT Schlumberger Indonesia, Jakarta, 235 p. (also on CD-ROM).

· Boadu, F., 2000, Neural inversion for oil saturation from seismic velocities, RC 2.1, in 2000 annual meeting technical program expanded abstracts: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, CD-ROM, 4 p.

· Bohacs, K.M., 1998, Contrasting expressions of depositional sequences in mudrocks from marine to non marine environs, in Schieber, J.., Zimmerle, W., and Sethi, P.S., editors, Shales and mudstones I; basin studies, sedimentology, and paleontology: E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, Germany, p. 33-78.

· Bourgoyne, A.T., Jr., 2000, UBD pushing into new areas as technology advances: American Oil and Gas Reporter, v. 43, no. 4, p. 73-79.

· Bouteca, M., and Gueguen, Y., 1999, Mechanical properties of rocks—pore pressure and scale effects: Oil and Gas Science Technology [Revue IFP], v. 54, no. 6, p. 703-714.

· Bowers, M.C., and Fitz, D.E., 2000, A probabilistic approach to determine uncertainty in calculated water saturation, paper QQ, in 41st Annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 13 p.

· Bramwell, N.P., Caillet, G., Meciani, L., Judge, N., Green, M., and Adam, P., 1999, Chalk exploration, the search for the subtle trap, in Fleet, A.J., and Boldy, S.A.R., editors, 5th Petroleum geology of northwest Europe conference proceedings, v. 2: Geological Society [London], p. 911-937.

· Brie, A., 2000, Interpretation of the compressional and shear sonic slowness in carbonates, paper C, in 6th Well logging symposium proceedings: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, Japan Chapter, 8 p.

· Brown, P., Swarbrick, R.E., Aplin, A.C., and Hoey, N., 1998, Porosity—an essential tool for the estimation of pore fluid pressure in shales, in Mitchell, A., and Grauls, D., editors, Overpressures in petroleum exploration, workshop proceedings: Bulletin des Centres de Recherches Exploration-Production Elf-Aquitaine. Mémoire, 22, p. 227-231.

· Buller, D., 2000, Carbonate evaluation using NMR time domain analysis, paper GGG, in 41st Annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 10 p.

· Bureau of Reclamation, 1990?, Borehole geophysical and wireline surveys, chapter 14, in Engineering geology field manual: U.S. Department of Interior, p. 349-396.

· Campozana, F.P., Soares, M., Soares, C.M., and Bueno, M.F.B., 2000, Cutting-edge technology for the exploitation of carbonate reservoirs, SPE-59411, in SPE Asia Pacific conference on integrated modeling for asset management proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, CD-ROM, 6 p.

· Cantrell, D.L., and Hagerty, R.M., 1999, Microporosity in Arab Formation carbonates, Saudi Arabia: GeoArabia, v. 4, no. 2, p. 129-154.

· Carcione, J.M., and Poletto, F., 2000, Sound velocity of drilling mud saturated with reservoir gas: Geophysics, v. 65, no. 2, p. 646-651.

· Castillo, J.J., Sanchez, M., Rodriguez, M., Calderon, P., Hamilton, D., Holtz, M., Barba, R., Akther, S., Yep, J., Nelson, R., and Bullen, G., 1998, Integrated reservoir characterization and volumetric analysis of the Arecuna field (3-D seismic area) Orinoco Belt, paper 1998.107, in 7th UNITAR heavy crude and tar sands international conference proceedings: Information Center for Heavy Hydrocarbons, United Nations Institute for Training and Research, CD-ROM, 15 p.

· Chaika, C.J., 1998, Physical properties and silica diagenesis [Monterey Formation]: Stanford University, California, unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 132 p.

· Chapin, D.A., 2000, Deep porosity-density logging—a successful technology to find bypassed pay zones: Bulletin of the South Texas Geological Society, v. 40, no. 8, p. 15-20.

· Chen, W.-F., 1998, Gamma log trend facies in the Choshui fan-delta, Taiwan: Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, v. 9, no. 4, p. 633-642.

· Chitale, D.V., and Sigal, R., 2000, NMR characterization of the water adsorbed by montmorillonite—impact on the analysis of porosity logs, SPE-62531, in SPE/AAPG western regional meeting proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, CD-ROM, 6 p.

· Chunduru, R., Frost, E., Chakravarthy, S., Busch, R., Zhang, Z., and Mezzatesta, A., 2000, Integrated bed boundary detection from borehole measurements, paper WW, in 41st Annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 8 p.

· Civan, F., 2000, Predictability of porosity and permeability alterations by geochemical and geomechanical rock and fluid interactions, SPE-58746, in SPE international symposium on formation damage control proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 359-370.