INTEGRATED OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM / INTERNATIONAL OCEAN DISCOVERY PROGRAM
ACRONYMS USED FOR WIRELINE SCHLUMBERGER (SLB) TOOLS
APS  | Accelerator Porosity Sonde  | 
DIT  | Dual Induction Tool  | 
DLL  | Dual Laterolog  | 
DSI  | Dipole Sonic Imager  | 
EDTC-B  | Enhanced Digital Telemetry Cartridge  | 
EMS  | Environment Measurement Sonde  | 
FMS  | Formation MicroScanner  | 
GPIT  | General Purpose Inclinometry Tool  | 
HLDS  | Hostile Environment Lithodensity Sonde  | 
HNGS  | Hostile Environment Gamma Ray Sonde  | 
HRLA  | High Resolution Laterolog Array Tool  | 
LEH-MT  | Logging Equipment Head and Mud Temperature  | 
MCD  | Mechanical Caliper Device  | 
QAIT  | SlimXtreme Array Induction Imager Tool  | 
SGT  | Scintillation Gamma Ray Tool  | 
SP  | Spontaneous Potential  | 
UBI  | Ultrasonic Borehole Imager  | 
VSI  | Versatile Seismic Imager  | 
WST  | Well Seismic Tool  | 
WST-3  | 3-Component Well Seismic Tool  | 
ACRONYMS USED FOR LWD SLB TOOLS
ADN  | adnVISION Tool  | 
ARC  | arcVISION Tool  | 
GVR  | geoVISION  | 
MWD  | Measurement-While Drilling  | 
NMR  | proVision Tool (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance)  | 
RAB  | Resistivity-at-the-Bit  | 
ACRONYMS USED FOR NON-SLB SPECIALTY TOOLS
MGT  | Multisensor Gamma Tool  | 
MSS  | Magnetic Susceptibility Sonde  | 
MTT  | Modular Temperature Tool  | 
TAP  | Temperature-Acceleration-Pressure Tool  | 
ACRONYMS USED FOR THIRD PARTY TOOLS
MAGN-GBM  | Borehole 3-axis Magnetometer (Univ. of Goettingen)  | 
DEPTH SCALE TERMINOLOGY
DRILLING DEPTH SCALE  | |
DRF  | Drilling depth below rig floor (m DRF)  | 
DSF  | Drilling depth below sea floor (m DSF)  | 
WIRELINE LOGGING DEPTH SCALE  | |
WRF  | Wireline log depth below rig floor (m WRF)  | 
WSF  | Wireline log depth below sea floor (m WSF)  | 
WMSF  | Wireline log matched depth below sea floor (m WMSF)  | 
WSSF  | Wireline log speed-corrected depth below sea floor (m WSSF)  | 
LOGGING WHILE DRILLING DEPTH SCALE  | |
LRF  | LWD depth below rig floor (m LRF)  | 
LSF  | LWD depth below sea floor (m LSF)  | 
CORE DEPTH SCALE  | |
CSF  | Core depth below rig floor (m CSF)  | 
CCSF  | Core composite depth below sea floor (m CCSF)  | 
MUD DEPTH SCALE  | |
MSL  | Mud depth below sea level (m MSL)  | 
SEISMIC DEPTH SCALE  | |
SSF  | Seismic depth scale (m SSF)  | 
ACRONYMS AND UNITS USED FOR WIRELINE SLB LOGS
AF10  | QAIT Induction Resistivity, 10in investigation depth (Ω.m)  | 
AF20  | QAIT Induction Resistivity, 20in investigation depth (Ω.m)  | 
AF30  | QAIT Induction Resistivity, 30in investigation depth (Ω.m)  | 
AF60  | QAIT Induction Resistivity, 60in investigation depth (Ω.m)  | 
AF90  | QAIT Induction Resistivity, 90in investigation depth (Ω.m)  | 
AFEC  | APS Far Detector Counts (cps)  | 
APLC  | APS Near/Array Corrected Limestone Porosity (%)  | 
AMPLITUDE_25  | Lower quartile value of the ultrasonic imager amplitude distribution  | 
AMPLITUDE_75  | Upper quartile value of the ultrasonic imager amplitude distribution  | 
AMPLITUDE_MEDIAN  | Median value of the ultrasonic imager amplitude distribution  | 
ANEC  | APS Near Detector Counts (cps)  | 
ANOR  | Acceleration Computed Norm (m/s2)  | 
AX  | GPIT Acceleration X Axis (m/s2)  | 
AY  | GPIT Acceleration Y Axis (m/s2)  | 
AZ  | GPIT Acceleration Z Axis (m/s2)  | 
AZIM  | GPIT Constant Azimuth for Deviation Correction (deg)  | 
BAMN  | UBI Amplitude, Minimum Value (in)  | 
BAMX  | UBI Amplitude, Maximum Value (in)  | 
C1  | FMS Caliper 1 (in)  | 
C2  | FMS Caliper 2 (in)  | 
CALI  | HLDS/MCD Caliper (in)  | 
CS  | Cable Speed (m/hr)  | 
DEVI  | GPIT Hole Deviation (°)  | 
DF  | Drilling Force (lbf)  | 
DRH  | Bulk Density Correction (g/cm3)  | 
DT1  | DSI Shear Slowness, Lower Dipole (μs/ft)  | 
DT1R  | DSI Shear Slowness, Receiver Array, Lower Dipole (μs/ft)  | 
DT1T  | DSI Shear Slowness, Transmitter Array, Lower Dipole (μs/ft)  | 
DT2  | DSI Shear Slowness, Upper Dipole (μs/ft)  | 
DT2R  | DSI Shear Slowness, Receiver Array, Upper Dipole (μs/ft)  | 
DT2T  | DSI Compressional Slowness, Transmitter Array, Upper Dipole (μs/ft)  | 
DT4P  | DSI Compressional Slowness, P&S (μs/ft)  | 
DT4S  | DSI Shear Slowness, P&S (μs/ft)  | 
DT5  | DSI Compressional Slowness (μs/ft), First Detection Mode  | 
DTCO  | DSI Compressional Slowness (μs/ft)  | 
DTRP  | DSI Compressional Slowness, Receiver Array, P&S (μs/ft)  | 
DTRS  | DSI Shear Slowness, Receiver Array, P&S (μs/ft)  | 
DTSM  | DSI Shear Slowness (μs/ft)  | 
DTST  | DSI Stoneley Slowness(μs/ft)  | 
DTTP  | DSI Compressional Slowness, Transmitter Array, P&S (μs/ft)  | 
DTTS  | DSI Shear Slowness, Transmitter Array, P&S (μs/ft)  | 
ECGR  | SGTE Environmentally Corrected Gamma Ray (API units)  | 
ECGR  | SGTE/EDTC-B Environmentally Corrected Gamma Ray (API units)  | 
EHGR  | SGTE/EDTC-B Environmentally Corrected High Resolution Gamma Ray (API units)  | 
ETIM  | Elapsed Time (sec)  | 
FINC  | GPIT Magnetic Field Inclination (°)  | 
FNOR  | GPIT Magnetic Field Total Moment (oersted)  | 
FPLC  | APS Far Array Corrected Limestone Porosity (%)  | 
FX  | GPIT Magnetic Field on X Axis (oersted)  | 
FY  | GPIT Magnetic Field on Y Axis (oersted)  | 
FZ  | GPIT Magnetic Field on Z Axis (oersted)  | 
GR  | SGTE/EDTC-B Gamma Ray (API units)  | 
GRC  | Borehole-corrected Gamma Ray (API units)  | 
HALC  | APS High Resolution Near/Array Corrected Limestone Porosity (%)  | 
HAZI  | GPIT Hole Azimuth (°)  | 
HBDC  | HLDS High Resolution Bulk Density Correction (g/cm3)  | 
HBHK  | HNGS Borehole Potassium (%)  | 
HCGR  | HNGS Computed Gamma Ray (API units)  | 
HDEB  | HLDS High Resolution Enhanced Bulk Density (g/cm3)  | 
HFEC  | APS High Resolution Far Detector Counts (cps)  | 
HFK  | HNGS Formation Potassium (%)  | 
HFLC  | APS High Resolution Far/Array Limestone Porosity Corrected (%)  | 
HGR  | SGTE/EDTC-B High Resolution Gamma Ray (API units)  | 
HLCA  | HLDS High Resolution Caliper (in )  | 
HLEF  | HLDS High Resolution Long-spaced Photoelectric Effect (barns/e-)  | 
HNEC  | HLDS High Resolution Near Detector Counts (cps)  | 
HRHL  | HLDS High Resolution Long-spaced Bulk Density (g/cm3)  | 
HRHS  | HLDS High Resolution Short-spaced Bulk Density (g/cm3)  | 
HROM  | HLDS High Resolution Corrected Bulk Density (g/cm3)  | 
HSGR  | HNGS Standard (total) Gamma Ray (API units)  | 
HSIG  | APS High Resolution Formation Capture Cross Section (capture units)  | 
HSTO  | HNGS High Resolution Computed Standoff (in)  | 
HTHO  | HNGS Thorium (ppm)  | 
HURA  | HNGS Uranium (ppm)  | 
IDPH  | DIT Phasor Deep Induction Resistivity (Ω.m)  | 
IMPH  | DIT Phasor Medium Induction Resistivity (Ω.m)  | 
LCAL  | DIT Caliper (in)  | 
LLD  | ARI/DLL Laterolog Deep (Ω.m)  | 
LLS  | ARI/DLL Laterolog Shallow (Ω.m)  | 
MTEM  | LEH-MT Mud Temperature (°C)  | 
NRHB  | HLDS Bulk Density (g/cm3)  | 
P1AZ  | GPIT Pad 1 Azimuth (°)  | 
PEFL  | HLDS Long-spaced Photoelectric Effect (barns/e-)  | 
RADIUS_25  | UBI Lower quartile value of the borehole radius distribution (in)  | 
RADIUS_75  | UBI Upper quartile value of the borehole radius distribution (in)  | 
RADIUS_MEDIAN  | UBI Median value of the borehole radius distribution (in)  | 
RB  | GPIT Pad 1 Relative Bearing (°)  | 
RCAV  | UBI Corrected Radius, Average Value (in)  | 
RCMN  | UBI Corrected Radius, Minimum Value (in)  | 
RCMX  | UBI Corrected Radius, Maximum Value (in)  | 
REMS  | EMS Mud Resistivity (Ω.m)  | 
RHL  | HLDS Long-spaced Bulk Density (g/cm3)  | 
RHOM  | HLDS Corrected Bulk Density (g/cm3)  | 
RHS  | HLDS Short-spaced Bulk Density (g/cm3)  | 
RLA1  | HRLA Apparent Resistivity from Computed Focusing Mode 1 (Ω.m)  | 
RLA2  | HRLA Apparent Resistivity from Computed Focusing Mode 2 (Ω.m)  | 
RLA3  | HRLA Apparent Resistivity from Computed Focusing Mode 3 (Ω.m)  | 
RLA4  | HRLA Apparent Resistivity from Computed Focusing Mode 4 (Ω.m)  | 
RLA5  | HRLA Apparent Resistivity from Computed Focusing Mode 5 (Ω.m)  | 
RM_HRLT  | HRLA Computed Mud Resistivity (Ω.m)  | 
RT_HRLT  | HRLA True Formation Resistivity (Ω.m)  | 
SDEV  | Sonde Deviation (°)  | 
SFLU  | DIT Spherically Focused Log (Ω.m)  | 
SIGF  | APS Formation Capture Cross Section (capture units)  | 
SP  | SP Spontaneous Potential (mV)  | 
STOF  | APS Computed Standoff (in)  | 
TENS  | Tension (lb)  | 
TMP  | Mud Temperature (°C)  | 
V4P  | DSI Compressional Velocity, from DT4P (P&S; km/s)  | 
V4S  | DSI Shear Velocity, from DT4S (P&S; km/s)  | 
V5P  | DSI Compressional Velocity (km/s, from DT5)  | 
VCO  | DSI Compressional Velocity (from DTCO, km/s)  | 
VELP  | DSI Compressional Velocity (processed from waveforms; km/s)  | 
VELS  | DSI Shear Velocity (processed from waveforms; km/s)  | 
VS  | DSI Shear Velocity (from DTSM, km/s)  | 
VS1  | DSI Shear Velocity, from DT1 (Lower Dipole; km/s)  | 
VS1R  | DSI Shear Velocity, from DT1R (Receiver Array, Lower Dipole; km/s)  | 
VS1T  | DSI Shear Velocity, from DT1T (Transmitter Array, Lower Dipole; km/s)  | 
VS2  | DSI Shear Velocity, from DT2 (Upper Dipole; km/s)  | 
VS2R  | DSI Shear Velocity, from DT2R (Receiver Array, Upper Dipole; km/s)  | 
VS2T  | DSI Shear Velocity, from DT2T (Transmitter Array, Upper Dipole; km/s)  | 
VST  | DSI Stoneley Velocity (from DTST, km/s)  | 
VSTO  | DSI Stoneley Velocity (km/s)  | 
VRP  | DSI Compressional Velocity, from DTRP (Receiver Array, P&S; km/s)  | 
VRS  | DSI Shear Velocity, from DTRS (Receiver Array, P&S; km/s)  | 
VTP  | DSI Compressional Velocity, from DTTP (Transmitter Array, P&S; km/s)  | 
VTS  | DSI Shear Velocity, from DTTS (Transmitter Array, P&S; km/s)  | 
ACRONYMS AND UNITS USED FOR LWD/MWD SLB LOGS
A16B  | ARC/ECO Attenuation Resistivity Blended, 16 in. (Ω.m)  | 
A22B  | ARC/ECO Attenuation Resistivity Blended, 22 in. (Ω.m)  | 
A28B  | ARC/ECO Attenuation Resistivity Blended, 28 in. (Ω.m)  | 
A34B  | ARC/ECO Attenuation Resistivity Blended, 34 in. (Ω.m)  | 
A40B  | ARC/ECO Attenuation Resistivity Blended, 40 in. (Ω.m)  | 
A16H  | ARC/ECO Attenuation Resistivity, 2 MHz, 16 in. (Ω.m)  | 
A22H  | ARC/ECO Attenuation Resistivity, 2 MHz, 22 in. (Ω.m)  | 
A28H  | ARC/ECO Attenuation Resistivity, 2 MHz, 28 in. (Ω.m)  | 
A34H  | ARC/ECO Attenuation Resistivity, 2 MHz, 34 in. (Ω.m)  | 
A40H  | ARC/ECO Attenuation Resistivity, 2 MHz, 40 in. (Ω.m)  | 
A16L  | ARC/ECO Attenuation Resistivity, 400 KHz, 16 in. (Ω.m)  | 
A22L  | ARC/ECO Attenuation Resistivity, 400 KHz, 22 in. (Ω.m)  | 
A28L  | ARC/ECO Attenuation Resistivity, 400 KHz, 28 in. (Ω.m)  | 
A34L  | ARC/ECO Attenuation Resistivity, 400 KHz, 34 in. (Ω.m)  | 
A40L  | ARC/ECO Attenuation Resistivity, 400 KHz, 40 in. (Ω.m)  | 
ADIA  | NEO Borehole Diameter, Average (in)  | 
AGTM  | ARC/ECO Gamma Ray Time After Bit (s)  | 
APRS  | ARC Annulus Pressure (psi)  | 
ARTM  | ARC/ECO Resistivity Time After Bit (s)  | 
ATMP  | ARC Annulus Temperature (°C)  | 
B1TM  | GVR Shallow Resistivity Time after Bit (s)  | 
B2TM  | GVR Medium Resistivity Time after Bit (s)  | 
B3TM  | GVR Deep Resistivity Time after Bit (s)  | 
BDAV  | GVR Deep Resistivity Average (Ω.m)  | 
BFV  | NMR Bound Fluid Volume (%)  | 
BMAV  | GVR Medium Resistivity Average (Ω.m)  | 
BPHI  | ECO Best Thermal Neutron Porosity, Average (%)  | 
BSAV  | GVR Shallow Resistivity Average (Ω.m)  | 
CC15  | Ultrasonic Borehole Centered Caliper Along Axis 1 and 5 (in)  | 
CC26  | Ultrasonic Borehole Centered Caliper Along Axis 2 and 6 (in)  | 
CC37  | Ultrasonic Borehole Centered Caliper Along Axis 3 and 7 (in)  | 
CC48  | Ultrasonic Borehole Centered Caliper Along Axis 4 and 8 (in)  | 
CRPM  | EcoScope Collar Rotational Speed (rpm)  | 
DCAL  | ADN/ECO Differential Caliper (in)  | 
DCAV  | ECO/NEO/ADN Density Caliper, Average (in)  | 
DHAP  | ECO Downhole Annulus Pressure (psi)  | 
DHAT  | ECO Downhole Annulus Temperature (°C)  | 
DPHI  | Density Porosity (%)  | 
DRHO  | ADN/ECO Bulk Density Correction (g/cm3)  | 
DRRT  | ADN/ECO Correction for ADN rotational density (g/cm3).  | 
DTAB  | ADN Density Time after Bit (hr)  | 
DTCO  | SONIC Compressional Delta Time, computed downhole (μs/ft)  | 
DTCU  | SONIC Compressional Delta Time, computed uphole (μs/ft)  | 
DWAL_WALK2  | ECO Dry Weight Fraction Pseudo Aluminum (Walk2 Mode)  | 
DWCA_WALK2  | ECO Dry Weight Fraction Calcium (Walk2 Mode)  | 
DWFE_WALK2  | ECO Dry Weight Fraction Iron (Walk2 Mode)  | 
DWGD_WALK2  | ECO Dry Weight Fraction Gadolinium (Walk2 Mode)  | 
DWK_WALK2  | ECO Dry Weight Fraction Potassium (Walk2 Mode)  | 
DWSI_WALK2  | ECO Dry Weight Fraction Silicon (Walk2 Mode)  | 
DWSU_WALK2  | ECO Dry Weight Fraction Sulfur (Walk2 Mode)  | 
DWTI_WALK2  | ECO Dry Weight Fraction Titanium (Walk2 Mode)  | 
ECD  | ARC Equivalent Circulating Density (lb/gal)  | 
FFV  | NMR Free Fluid Volume (%)  | 
GR  | ARC/GVR Gamma Ray (API Units)  | 
GRMA  | ECO Gamma Ray, Average (gAPI units)  | 
GRTK  | GVR Gamma Ray Time after Bit (s)  | 
IDDR  | ADN/ECO Image Derived Density Correction (g/cm3).  | 
IDPE  | ADN/ECO Image Derived Photoelectric Effect (barns/e-)  | 
IDRO  | ADN/ECO Image Derived Bulk Density (g/cm3)  | 
ISTB  | SONIC Sonic Time after Bit (hr or min)  | 
ITT  | SONIC Integrated Transit Time (μs)  | 
KTIM  | NMR Timur/Coates Permeability (mD)  | 
MRP  | NMR Magnetic Resonance Porosity (%)  | 
NTAB  | ADN Neutron Time after Bit (hr)  | 
P16B  | ARC/ECO Phase Shift Resistivity Blended, 16 in. (Ω.m)  | 
P22B  | ARC/ECO Phase Shift Resistivity Blended, 22 in. (Ω.m)  | 
P28B  | ARC/ECO Phase Shift Resistivity Blended, 28 in. (Ω.m)  | 
P34B  | ARC/ECO Phase Shift Resistivity Blended, 34 in. (Ω.m)  | 
P40B  | ARC/ECO Phase Shift Resistivity Blended, 40 in. (Ω.m)  | 
P16H  | ARC/ECO Phase Shift Resistivity, 2 MHz, 16 in (Ω.m)  | 
P22H  | ARC/ECO Phase Shift Resistivity, 2 MHz, 22 in (Ω.m)  | 
P28H  | ARC/ECO Phase Shift Resistivity, 2 MHz, 28 in (Ω.m)  | 
P34H  | ARC/ECO Phase Shift Resistivity, 2 MHz, 34 in (Ω.m)  | 
P40H  | ARC/ECO Phase Shift Resistivity, 2 MHz, 40 in (Ω.m)  | 
P16L  | ARC/ECO Phase Shift Resistivity, 400 KHz, 16 in (Ω.m)  | 
P22L  | ARC/ECO Phase Shift Resistivity, 400 KHz, 22 in (Ω.m)  | 
P28L  | ARC/ECO Phase Shift Resistivity, 400 KHz, 28 in (Ω.m)  | 
P34L  | ARC/ECO Phase Shift Resistivity, 400 KHz, 34 in (Ω.m)  | 
P40L  | ARC/ECO Phase Shift Resistivity, 400 KHz, 40 in (Ω.m)  | 
PEF  | ADN/ECO Photoelectric Effect (barns/e-)  | 
RBIT  | GVR Bit Resistivity (Ω.m)  | 
RBTM  | GVR Resistivity Time After Bit (s)  | 
RES_BD  | Deep Button Resistivity (Ω.m)  | 
RES_BIT  | Bit Resistivity (Ω.m)  | 
RES_BM  | Medium Button Resistivity (Ω.m)  | 
RES_BS  | Shallow Button Resistivity (Ω.m)  | 
RES_RING  | Ring Resistivity (Ω.m)  | 
RING  | GVR Ring Resistivity (Ω.m)  | 
RHOB  | ADN/ECO Bulk Density (g/cm3)  | 
RHON  | NEO Bulk Density (g/cm3)  | 
ROP5  | ADN/ARC/ECO/GVR Rate of Penetration, average over last 5 ft (m/hr)  | 
RM  | Recorded Mode  | 
RPM  | Tool Rotation Speed (rpm)  | 
RT  | Real Time Mode  | 
RTIM  | GVR Ring Resistivity Time after Bit (hr)  | 
T2  | NMR T2 Distribution (%)  | 
T2LM  | NMR T2 Logarithmic Mean (ms)  | 
TAB_DEN  | ARC/ECO Density Time after Bit (s)  | 
TAB_NEU  | ARC/ECO Neutron Time after Bit (s)  | 
TNPH  | ADN/ECO Thermal Neutron Porosity (%)  | 
UCAV  | ECO/NEO Ultrasonic Caliper, Average (in)  | 
VCO  | SONIC Compressional Velocity (Computed Downhole), from DTCO (km/s)  | 
VCU  | SONIC Compressional Velocity (Computed Uphole), from DTCU (km/s)  | 
ACRONYMS AND UNITS USED FOR SPECIALTY LOGS
CALC_MS  | MSS Calculated Magnetic Susceptibility (approx_SI)  | 
LCONR  | MSS Dual Coil Conductivity, Raw Data (V)  | 
LSUSR  | MSS Deep Dual Coil Susceptibility, Raw Data (V)  | 
TEMP  | MSS Internal Tool Temperature (°C)  | 
Any missing SLB acronyms could be found at SLB's Curve Mnemonic Dictionary  |