Well Logging in Nontechnical Language

Kathryne Pile, David Johnson

ISBN 10: 0878148256 / ISBN 13: 9780878148257

Published by PennWell Books, US, 2002

About this Item

Covers the main types of logs in use today, as well as the more common types of open-hole logs. Contents: Introduction to logging Reading logs Mud logging formation parameters Porosity Resistivity measurements Putting it all together Detailed interpretation Computer-generated and specialty logs.

Seller Inventory # LU-9780878148257

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Well Logging in Nontechnical Language
• Publisher: PennWell Books, US
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0878148256
• ISBN 13: 9780878148257
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15.75W x 2.29H x 23.37D centimeters 15.75 centimeters width by 2.29 centimeters height by 23.37 centimeters depth
• Weight: 760 grams

About this title

Synopsis

An update of the PennWell classic Nontechnical Guide to Logging Techniques, this text provides an easy-to-understand overview of the technically complex subject of well logging. This book will be very useful to bankers, landmen, geology and engineering technicians, clerks, secretaries, and others who need a basic understanding of well logs to perform their jobs.

About the Author

David E. Johnson, BSME, University of Tennessee, now retired, worked for Schlumberger Well Services for more than 25 years, serving for more than eight years as a Senior Sales Engineer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dave is a registered Professional Engineer in Oklahoma, an active member of SPWLA and SPE, and has published technical papers on log interpretation.

Kathryne Pile is a business process analyst for Williams Communications in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Prior to working for Williams, she served as editorial director for PennWell Books and was a technical writing instructor at The University of Tulsa. She continues to provide technical editing service on a consultant basis for professional societies such as the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists.