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. For lack of space, abstracts are excluded (except for extended abstracts) and cross-indexing has been kept to a minimum. This update contains 1200 new and updated citations.
Readers who have followed the development of this bibliography will note that it has expanded and evolved with time. Subject headings have been split and additional headings have been added as warranted. In addition, I have tended towards a broader viewpoint than when I first began this project 10 years ago. Many papers, while not strictly log-application papers, have been added to provide additional background or supporting information for a fuller understanding and improved interpretation of the logging data. One result of this evolution is that papers on a number of subjects that I believe would be helpful and that I would include today, were not included in the earlier versions.
I wish to acknowledge several individuals whose assistance in
providing difficult-to-obtain papers has added significantly to
the value of this work: Stephen Pomes, librarian, U.S. Minerals
Management Service, Gulf of Mexico Region; Elizabeth Black, librarian,
Mobil Exploration and Production, New Orleans; Fred Paillet, U.S.
Geological Survey, WRD, Denver; Andrew Hurst; University of Aberdeen;
Adel Guindy, Schlumberger, Japan; Barbara Anderson, Schlumbger-Doll
Research; Robert Skopec, Texaco; and Jenny Graham, Enterprise
Oil, London.
Part A: Basic Well Logging
Part B: Applications