Search Publications Help/FAQs

What documents are available?

Papers presented at SPWLA symposiums and those published in the SPWLA peer-reviewed technical journal Petrophysics.

How many papers are in the library and how far back do they go?

The library contains more than 2,900 papers dating back to 1960 (over 8Gbytes of data).

 SPWLA Annual Symposium Transaction abstracts through 2016 and and papers through 2016

 SPWLA Journal (Log Analyst and Petrophysics) abstracts and articles through 2016

The total grows each year as we add the current symposium papers and Petrophysics articles

With that many documents, how do I find what I need?

Leaving a field blank will result in that field being ignored in the search. The utility of our publication database file allows for fast, powerful searches. You can easily search for the latest papers by a particular author or company on a particular topic, or conduct thorough research on early published topics. (Note that options on the year search are '>' and '<' and not '=>' or '<=')

How do I download a paper from the database?

Individual papers can be downloaded for $10.00 (US) each.  Current SPWLA members can be downloaded fro $1.00(US) each (unlimited)

To download a paper:

From the result list (note you can select the number of results to display), you can then read the entire abstract. Should you wish to download a particular paper or two, add the desired paper(s) and then select 'check out' from the top menu bar. 

You will then be taken to a secure page on the SPWLA web site (click yes to accept our certificate). The first page will ask for your member name and number. If you are not a current member, leave blank.

If I download a paper online, in what format will I receive it?

 Papers are downloaded as pdf files and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.  The size of the pdf can vary depending on the length of the paper and the number of color figures in the paper. Average file size is ~ 1MB. Papers with color graphics can be 10-20 MB or more.

Copyright Information / Data Use / Liability 

Please note that the papers in the SPWLA Library are copyrighted by the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts and are protected under copyright law. Recompiling, copying (by any means, including electronic) for any use other than personal and republication in any form or medium is prohibited. SPWLA reserves the right to suspend and/or terminate access to the library upon violation of the policies. 

Understand that the papers and contents of SPWLA.org are provided "AS IS". SPWLA does not warrant or guarantee any technical content in documents that you download from its site. SPWLA is not responsible for any reliance on technical content of documents downloaded from SPWLA.org or subsidiary sites that may result in economic harm to either a company or individual. Downloading of documents from SPWLA.org constitutes acceptance of this disclaimer.

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