Standard Wireline Data Processing
Science operator: Texas A&M University
Hole: U1617B
Expedition: 402
Location: Tyrrhenian Basin
Latitude: 40° 0.0317' N
Longitude: 13° 24.4662' E
Logging date: March 30, 2024
Sea floor depth (driller's): 2833.6 m DRF
Sea floor depth (logger's): 2833.6 m WRF
Total penetration: 3204.0 m DRF (370.4 m DSF)
Total core recovered: 68.9 m (57.2 % of cored section)
Oldest sediment recovered: Late Miocene (Messinian)
Lithology: Nannofossil ooze; tephra; sapropel; organic-rich mud; anhydrite; gypsum; halite; black shale
The logging data were recorded by Schlumberger in DLIS format. Data were processed at the Borehole Research Group of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in April 2024.
| Tool string |
Pass
|
Top depth (m WMSF) | Bottom depth (m WMSF) | Pipe depth (m WMSF) | Notes |
|
1. MSS/HRLA/HLDS/HNGS/EDTC-B/LEHPT
|
Downlog
|
0
|
324.3
|
277
|
Caliper closed. Invalid HLDS.
|
|
Uplog
|
0
|
330.2
|
277
|
Caliper closed. Invalid HLDS. |
|
| 2. DSI/HNGS/EDTC-B/LEHPT |
Downlog
|
0
|
325.7
|
277
|
|
|
Uplog
|
0
|
325.7
|
277
|
|
|
| 3. MSS/HRLA/HNGS/EDTC-B/LEHPT |
Downlog
|
0
|
364.4
|
336
|
|
|
Uplog
|
0
|
363.6
|
336
|
|
After the completion of logging preparation for the hole, the TripleCombo tool string (MSS/HRLA/HLDS/HNGS/EDTC-B/LEHPT) was run first from above the sea floor to 330 m WMSF, followed by the Sonic tool string (DSI/HNGS/EDTC-B/LEHPT). The modified TripleCombo without density tool (MSS/HRLA/HNGS/EDTC-B/LEHPT) was then run to the total depth of 364 m WMSF.
Sea condition was intermediate and the peak-to-peak heave was 0.6-2.5 m, so the Wireline Heave Compensator (WHC) was used during the entire logging operation of this hole.
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 of the three tool strings were depth-matched using the gamma ray curve of the Sonic uplog as a depth 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 2833.6 m WRF observed on the Sonic uplog. This value is the same as the sea floor depth given by the drillers (see above).
Environmental corrections. The HRLA and HLDS logs were not corrected for hole size during the recording due to the closing of the caliper.
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 low frequency mode for the lower dipole and standard mode for the upper dipole, P&S monopole, and Stoneley. The sonic velocities were computed from the sonic slowness. Since the sonic shear was almost non-existent on the upper dipole, the sonic data were reprocessed at LDEO.
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 U1617B, the caliper was closed during the entire logging operations, thus the hole condition and quality of the log data could not be properly evaluated. As a result, the density data from the first TripleCombo run should be used qualitatively only.
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 402.
For any question about the data or about the LogDB database, please contact LogDB support: logdb@ldeo.columbia.edu.