Week

Date

Lecture Number and Title

Readings

Assignment

1

Jan 15

Jan 17

Introduction to coring and

wireline logging

Ellis and Singer Chapter 1

2

Jan 22

Jan 24

Selected tools from the Geophysical toolbox

Ellis and Singer Chapter 2

3

Jan 29

Jan 31

Color Theory, VIS Reflectance, nIR Theory and applications

Colorimetry, Appendix A. from Digital Color
   Management.

Select Term project

4

Feb  5
Feb  7

Electric Logging: Spontaneous Potential and Resistivity

Ellis and Singer Chapter 3, 4

5

Feb 12

Feb 14

Nuclear processes

Ellis and Singer Chapter 10

6

Feb 19
Feb 21

Active Gamma Methods

(Gamma Density)

Ellis and Singer Chapter 12

Term Project bibliography

7

Feb 26

Feb 28

Passive Gamma Methods

(Natural Gamma Decay)

Ellis and Singer Chapter 11

8

Mar  4
Mar  6

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Ellis and Singer Chapter 16

9

Mar  11
Mar  13

Neutron Porosity Logging

Ellis and Singer Chapter 13, 14

Term Project Outline

Mar 17-23

No classes, Spring Break

10

Mar  25

Mar  27

Microresistivity

Ellis and Singer Chapter 5,6

11

Apr 1
Apr 3

MWD, LWD, and Offset Drilling

Ellis and Singer Chapter 6, 20

12

Apr 8

Apr 10

Magnetic logging

Blum, ODP Physical properties Handbook, Chapter 4,  Nov. 1997.

Term Project First Draft

13

Apr 15
Apr 17

Multi-sensor core logging

Weber et al., Mar Geo, 136, 151-172, 1997.

14

Apr 22
Apr 24

Acoustic logging methods

Ellis and Singer Chapter 17

15

Apr 29

May 1

XRF Elemental Core logging

Handouts TBA

Term Project Final Version

End of class sessions

16

May 5

Cumulative Final Exam 
McGilvrey Hall Room 234
7:45 - 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, May

(Spring Exam Tables)