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Logging tools are generally designed for operation under limited borehole conditions. A minimum hole size is the consequence of maximum tool diameter and pad curvatures, while maximum
hole size is established by signal strength and caliper arm lengths. Mud types can affect signal transmission. Hole position affects signal strength and mud or borehole effects. Table 1 provides Development Geology Reference
general operating limitations for the standard logging tools. Service companies have specially designed or modified tools that may allow extension of operation ranges. Manual

Table 1 Basic tool table a

Series Methods in Exploration
Mud Type b Preferred Hole Positions
Tool Minimum Hole Size (in.) Maximum Hole Size (in.) Recommended logging speed (ft/hr) Wireline methods
F S B K O Excentered Stand-Off (in.) Centered Part

SP — — √ √ √ √ × √ √ √ NA Chapter Basic tool table

Gamma ray 6 20 √ √ √ √ √ √ – – <1800 Author Mark W. Alberty

Spectral GR 6 20 √ √ √ NR √ √ NR – <900 Link Web page

(http://archives.datapages.com/data/alt-
Induction 6 20 √ × √ × √ – 1.5 – <3600
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Laterolog 6 20 × √ √ √ × – × √ <3600
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Microresistivity 6 16 √ √ √ √ × – – √ <3600 (http://store.aapg.org/detail.aspx?id=612)
Density 6 16 √ √ √ √ √ √ 0–2.0 × <1800
IPL* 6 16 √ √ √ √ √ √ 0–2.0 × 1800
Photoelectrical 6 16 √ √ × √ √ √ 0–2.0 × <1800
Neutron 6 16 √ √ √ √ √ √ × × <1800
Sonic 6 20 √ √ √ √ √ – – √ <3600
FWS (monopole) 6 20 √ √ √ √ √ × × √ <1800
Dipole 6 14 √ √ √ √ √ – × √ <1400
Dipmeter 6 22 √ √ √ √ M × × √ <3000
Formation tester 6 16 √ √ √ √ √ NA NA NA NA
FMS 6 22 √ √ √ √ × × × √ <1800
Televiewer 6 14 √ √ √ √ √ × × √ <1200
FMI 6 21 √ √ √ √ × × × √ <1800
Pulsed neutron 2 12 √ √ √ √ √ √ – – <1800
CMR* 6.5 20 √ √ √ √ √ √ – – 1800

a
Symbols: √ = good conditions, × = unsuitable conditions, - = marginally acceptable conditions, NR = not recommended, NA = not applicable, M = with special modifications.
b
Mud types: F = freshwater (low salt), S = high salt, B = barite, K = high potassium salt, O = oil-based.
*
Mark of Schlumberger

Computerized surface systems and cable communication systems have made tool combinations virtually unlimited. However, the combining of different tools into a single logging run may be limited by more than the physical ability to hook them
together. Some devices are designed to operate excentered, some centered, and some stood off from the borehole wall. Tool positioning is important in ensuring valid environmental corrections. Table 1 includes optimum hole positions for each
device. Caution should be used in combining a tool designed to be excentered, such as the neutron, with one designed to be centered, such as the sonic. The environmental effects upon the measurement may be uncorrectable. Also note that the
maximum and minimum hole sizes are general recommendations only. Some logging devices are modified for larger and smaller holes.

See also
Difficult lithologies
Dipmeters
Formation evaluation of naturally fractured reservoirs
Basic open hole tools
Determination of water resistivity
Preprocessing of logging data
Wireline formation testers
Basic cased hole tools
Standard interpretation
Quick-look lithology from logs
Borehole imaging devices

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