Formation Evaluation with Pre-Digital Well Logs

Richard M. Bateman was educated in the UK obtaining his M.A. in Natural Science, Physics from Oxford University. He began his career in the oil industry in South America as a field engineer for Schlumberger. He worked in many North and South American field locations and later spent three years at the Schlumberger Doll Research Centre in Ridgefield, Connecticut. He subsequently joined Amoco International Oil Company (now BP) and travelled extensively throughout the world from their Chicago headquarters finding oil and gas and teaching others how to do so. Richard has also held posts as Chief Petrophysicist of Halliburton Logging Services, Engineering Manager for Bridas (now Pan American Energy), Manager for Gaffney Cline and Associates’ Latin American operations, based in Buenos Aires, and as a well log interpretation and petrophysics instructor for PetroSkills/OGCI. Richard has authored four books and multiple patents and technical papers. He is a Senior and Life Member of the SPE and is also active with the SPWLA and the SCA. Richard recently retired as a member of the faculty of Texas Tech University as an Associate Professor in the Petroleum Engineering Department.

• Section I The Mechanics of reading old E-Log paper prints1. Introduction2. ApplicationsSection II Sources for Rt & Rxo3. Resistivity Logging ToolsSection III Sources for Porosity4. Sonic5. Count-Rate Neutron6. Gamma Gamma (Uncompensated) Density7. Sidewall (Epithermal) Neutron and Compensated (Thermal) Neutron8. Microlog9. SPSection IV Saturation Determination and Archive Alternatives10. Rocky Mountain Method11. Pickett and Hingle Plots12. Log Analysis in Empty holes13. Quick-look Methods (Rwa, F-Overlay)Section V Permeability Estimates14. Timur, Wyllie and Rose, Resistivity Gradients and SPSection VI Lithology15. Neutron, Density and Sonic Crossplots, Gamma Ray and SPSection VII Miscellaneous16. Dipmeter17. Formation Tester18. Early Computer Processed Interpretations (CPI)