Week

Date (MW)

Lecture Number and Title

Readings

Assignment

1

Aug 25, 27

Introduction to coring and well logging; The Logging Environment

Ellis and Singer Chapter 1

Rider & Kennedy, Chapters 1 and 2

2

(Sept 1 Labor day no class)

Sep 3

Sampling considerations

Logging Methods overview

Thermcon logging

Ellis and Singer Chapter 2

Rider & Kennedy, Chapter 4

 No class Sept 1

3

 Sep 8, 10

  Caliper logging

  Electric Logging: Spontaneous
  Potential and Resistivity

  Ellis and Singer Chapter 3, 4

  Rider & Kennedy, Chapters 5, 6 and 7

  Grads Select Term project

4

Sep 15, 17

Resistivity-based logging

Microresistivity

Log Interpretation

Ellis and Singer Chapter 5, 6
Rider & Kennedy, Chapter 7, 12

5

Sep 22, 24

Color Theory, Visible (VIS) reflectance derivative spectroscopy, Near Infrared (nIR) Theory and applications

Reflectance Spectra by R. Clark (urls or handout to be provided.)
Color Theory

Exam 1: Sept 24

6

Sep 29,

Oct 1

Nuclear processes

Ellis and Singer Chapter 10

Rider & Kennedy, Chapter 8

Grads Term Project bibliography

7

Oct 6, 8

Active Gamma Methods

(Gamma Density and Photoelectric effect)

Ellis and Singer Chapter 12
Rider & Kennedy, Chapter 10

8

Oct 13, 15

Passive Gamma Methods

(Total Natural Gamma and Spectral Natural Gamma)

Ellis and Singer Chapter 11
Rider & Kennedy, Chapter 8

Exam 2: Oct 15

9

Oct 20, 22

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Ellis and Singer Chapter 16
Rider & Kennedy, Chapters 13

Kenyon et al., Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging- Technology for the 21st Century, Oilfield Review, 19-33, Autumn, 1995.
Legchenko et al., J. App.Geophy., 50, 21-46, 2000.

10

Oct 27, 29

Neutron Porosity Logging

Ellis and Singer Chapter 13, 14
Rider & Kennedy, Chapter 11

Grads Term Project Outline

11

Nov 3, 5

Sonic or Acoustic logging methods

Ellis and Singer Chapter 17
Rider & Kennedy, Chapters 9

12

Nov 10, 12

Magnetic logging

Blum, ODP Physical properties Handbook, Chapter 4, Nov. 1997.
Sun and Liu, EPSL 180, 287-296, 2000.

Grads Term Project First Draft

13

Nov 17, 19

XRF Elemental Core logging

Richter et al., ODP SR 175 Chapter 13.
Jansen and Dupont, ODP SR 175 Chapter 20.

14

Nov 24

Multi-sensor core logging

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

15

Dec 1, 3

MWD, LWD, and Formation evaluation

Ellis and Singer Chapter 6, 20
Rider & Kennedy, Chapters 15, 16

Grads Term Project Final Version

End of class sessions

16

Finals

Week

Dec 8

Cumulative Final Exam 
McGilvrey Hall Room 234

Monday Dec 8, 12:45-3:00pm