Wireline Temperature Data Processing
ODP logging
contractor: LDEO-BRG
Hole: 797C
Leg: 127
Location: Yamato Basin (Japan Sea)
Latitude: 38.616°N
Longitude: 134.536° E
Logging date: August, 1989
Bottom felt: 2876 mbrf
Total penetration: 900.1 mbsf
Total core recovered: 164.2 m (39 %)
Water Depth: 2864.6 mbsl
Temperature
Tool Used: LDEO-TLT
Depth versus time recording available: NO
Logging
Runs
Logging string 1: FMS/GPIT/NGT (3 passes)
Logging string 2: ACT/GST/NGT
No information is available from the ODP Initial Reports about use of wireline heave compensator.
The LDEO-TLT tool is a self-contained, high precision, low-temperature logging tool that is attached to the bottom of the Schlumberger tool strings. The tool provides two temperature measurements (in degree Celsius, recorded by a fast-response and a slow-response thermistor. The fast-response thermistor, though low in accuracy, is able to detect sudden, small temperature excursions caused by fluid flow between the formation and the borehole. The highly accurate, slow-response thermistor can be used to estimate heat flow. Pressure and the two temperature measurements are recorded as a function of time: conversion to depth can be based on the pressure reading (Legs 123-157) or, preferably, on simultaneous recording (by Schlumberger) of depth and time (Legs 159-181).
A linear relationship of pressure versus depth has been calculated from the pressure reading at the mudline and at the total logging depth for each logging run. The pressure at the mudline corresponds to the pressure recorded by the tool during the calibration stop (about 5 minutes), which takes place at the mudline on each logging run. The pressure readings are then converted to depth using a pressure/depth conversion that is linearly interpolated between the values determined at the mudline and total logging depth.
Depth = Pressure * x - WD
where
Depth = mbsf
Pressure = bars
x = pressure conversion coefficient (m/bars)
WD = mbsl
This procedure does not fully account for the vagaries of the pressure readings that result in lots of ups and downs in the generated depth channel. Further problems arise because of pumping during logging operations, which affects the pressure, especially when the Side Entry Sub is used. Also, whenever heavy pills of mud are used, the pressure-depth calculation is affected, resulting in a non-linear effect that is difficult to account for. If the pressure conversion coefficient is recalculated for the mudline, the resultant total depth is often wrong.
The following processing has been performed at Hole:
Because of the uncertainty in determining the mudline
pressure, an average reading of 290 bars has been used. This value has been
used to calculate the pressure conversion factor x=WD/290=9.878.
Depth is given by
Depth=Pressure * 9.878-2864.6.
Mudline (?) P=286 and 287 bars
Pmax (?)=342 bars
Logging Run: FMS/GPIT/NGT
(pass 2)
Mudline (?) P=293, and 293 bars
Pmax (?)= 344, 350, 366 bars
Mudline (?) P=289 bars
Pmax (?)= 349 bars
Mudline (?) P= 291 bars
Pmax (?) = 358 bars
Information about the temperature logging operations can be found in the Site Chapter (Operations, Downhole Measurements, and Heat Flow sections), ODP IR volume 127.
Cristina Broglia
Phone: 845-365-8343
Fax: 845-365-3182
E-mail: Cristina Broglia