Standard Wireline Data Processing
Science operator: Texas A&M University
Hole: U1603D
Expedition: 400
Location: Greenland Glaciated Margin
Latitude: 72° 59.0506' N
Longitude: 62° 58.8735' W
Logging date: August 31, 2023
Sea floor depth (driller's): 1811.9 m DRF
Sea floor depth (logger's): 1811.0 m WRF
Total penetration: 2245.1 m DRF (433.2 m DSF)
Total core recovered: 43.31 m (28.4 % of cored section)
Oldest sediment recovered: Early PLeistocene
Lithology: Mud; muddy sand; interlaminated to interbedded mud and sand with clasts; mud and diamicton.
The logging data were recorded by Schlumberger in DLIS format. Data were processed at the Borehole Research Group of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in September 2023.
| Tool string |
Pass
|
Top depth (m WMSF) | Bottom depth (m WMSF) | Pipe depth (m WMSF) | Notes |
|
1. MSS/DSI/HRLA/HLDS/HNGS/EDTC-B
|
Downlog
|
0
|
371.3
|
65
|
Caliper closed. Invalid HLDS and DSI.
|
|
Repeat
|
319.9
|
418.9
|
Recorded open hole
|
||
|
Main
|
0
|
419.0
|
50
|
|
|
| 2. VSI/ETDC-B |
Downlog
|
0
|
411.6
|
50
|
|
|
Uplog
|
0
|
411.4
|
65
|
|
|
| 3. FMS/DSI/HNGS/EDTC-B |
Downlog
|
0
|
386.4
|
50
|
Caliper closed. Invalid FMS and DSI. |
|
Pass 1
|
90.5
|
417.9
|
Recorded open hole
|
|
|
|
Pass 2
|
0
|
417.9
|
50
|
|
After the completion of coring operations, the tool strings of MSS/DSI/HRLA/HLDS/HNGS/EDTC-B, VSI/ETDC-B, and FMS/DSI/HNGS/EDTC-B were run in turn for three passes without any incidents. The sonic data were not collected during the two downlog runs while the DSI was off.
The Wireline Heave Compensator (WHC) was used in the open hole interval to counter the ship heave while logging. Sea condition was low with peak-to-peak heave in the 0.5 m range.
The depths in the table are for the processed logs (after depth matching between passes and depth shift to the sea floor). Discrepancies may exist between the sea floor depths determined from the downhole logs and those determined by the drillers from the pipe length. Typical reasons for the depth discrepancies are ship heave, wireline and pipe stretch, tides, and the difficulty of getting an accurate sea floor from a 'bottom felt' depth in soft sediment.
Depth match and depth shift to sea floor. The original logs from MSS/DSI/HRLA/HLDS/HNGS/EDTC-B, VSI/ETDC-B, and FMS/DSI/HNGS/EDTC-B tool strings were depth-matched using the gamma ray log of FMS pass 2 as a reference.
Depth matching is typically done in the following way. One log is chosen as reference (base) log (usually the total gamma ray log from the run with the greatest vertical extent and no sudden changes in cable speed), and then the features in the equivalent logs from the other runs are matched to it in turn. This matching is performed manually. The depth adjustments required to bring the match log in line with the base log are then applied to all the other logs from the same tool string.
The depth-matched logs were then shifted to the sea floor. The sea floor depth was determined by the step in gamma ray values at 1811 m WRF from the FMS pass 2. This value differs by 0.9 m from the sea floor depth given by the drillers (see above).
Environmental corrections. The HRLA and HLDS logs were corrected for hole size during the recording.
High-resolution data. Bulk density (HLDS) data were recorded at a sampling rate of 2.54 cm, in addition to the standard sampling rate of 15.24 cm. The enhanced bulk density curve is the result of Schlumberger enhanced processing technique performed on the MAXIS system onboard. While in normal processing short-spacing data are smoothed to match the long-spacing one, in enhanced processing this is reversed. In a situation where there is good contact between the HLDS pad and the borehole wall (low-density correction) the results are improved, because the short spacing has better vertical resolution. Gamma ray data from the EDTC-B tool were recorded at sampling rates of 5.08 and 15.24 cm. The HRLA data were also acquired every 5.08 cm; in the database they were resampled at 15.24 cm, for ease of comparison with the other logs.
Acoustic data. The dipole shear sonic imager (DSI) was operated in the following modes: P&S monopole, upper and lower dipole, and Stoneley on all uplog passes from the quad combo and FMS tool strings. The sonic velocities were computed from the delay times.
The quality of the data is assessed by checking against reasonable values for the logged lithologies, by repeatability between different passes of the same tool, and by correspondence between logs affected by the same formation property (e.g., the resistivity log should show similar features to the sonic velocity log).
Gamma ray logs recorded through bottom hole assembly (BHA) and drill pipe should be used only qualitatively, because of the attenuation of the incoming signal. The thick-walled BHA attenuates the signal more than the thinner-walled drill pipe.
A wide (>12") and/or irregular borehole affects most recordings, particularly those that require eccentralization and a good contact with the borehole wall (HLDS). Hole diameter was recorded by the hydraulic caliper on the HLDS tool. For U1603D, the caliper was around 10-11" in the hole section below 254 m WMSF and around 13-16" in a number of washouts above this depth level. As a result, log data such as gamma ray and density from these washouts should be used with caution.
A Null value of -999.25 may replace invalid log values.
Additional information about the drilling and logging operations can be found in the Operations and Downhole Measurements sections of the expedition report, Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program, Expedition 400.
For any question about the data or about the LogDB database, please contact LogDB support: logdb@ldeo.columbia.edu.