Wireline Standard Data Processing
ODP logging
contractor: LDEO-BRG
Hole: 799-B
Leg: 128
Location: Yamato Basin (Japan Sea)
Latitude: 39° 22.048' N
Longitude: 133° 86.645' E
Logging date: October, 1989
Bottom felt: 2083.5 mbrf (used for depth shift to sea floor)
Total penetration: 1084 mbsf
Total core recovered: 280.5 m (44 %)
Logging
Runs
Logging string 1: DIT/SDT/NGT
Logging string 2: FMS/GPIT/NGT (upper and lower sections)
Logging string 3: LDT/CNTG/NGT
Logging string 4: ACT/GST/NGT (upper and lower sections)
Logging string 5: WST
The wireline heave compensator was used to counter ship heave on the second and third logging runs. Sea conditions were calm. The wireline heave compensator, however, had difficulty coping with the low-amplitude waves; thus, it overheated and was temporarily inoperable during the first and fourth logging runs.
Casing
Casing appears to be at ~440 mbsf.
Processing
Depth shift: Original logs have been interactively depth shifted with reference to NGT from DIT/SDT/NGT run and to the sea floor (- 2083.5 m). This amount corresponds the "bottom felt" depth given by the drillers. The program used is an interactive, graphical depth-match program, which allows to visually correlate logs and to define appropriate shifts. The reference and match channels are displayed on the screen, with vectors connecting old (reference curve) and new (match curve) shift depths. The total gamma ray curve (SGR) from the NGT tool run on each logging string is used to correlate the logging runs most often. In general, the reference curve is chosen on the basis of constant, low cable tension and high cable speed (tools run at faster speeds are less likely to stick and are less susceptible to data degradation caused by ship heave). Other factors, however, such as the length of the logged interval, the presence of drill pipe, and the statistical quality of the collected data (better statistics is obtained at lower logging speeds) are also considered in the selection. A list of the amount of differential depth shifts applied at this hole is available upon request.
Gamma-ray processing: NGT data have been processed to correct for borehole size and type of drilling fluid.
Acoustic data processing: The long-spacing (8-10-10-12') sonic logs have been processed to eliminate some of the noise and cycle skipping experienced during the recording. Using two sets of the four transit time measurements and proper depth justification, four independent measurements over a -2ft interval centered on the depth of interest are determined, each based on the difference between a pair of transmitters and receivers. The program discards any transit time that is negative or falls outside a range of meaningful values selected by the processor.
Quality
Control
null value=-999.25. This value may replace invalid recorded log values or results.
During the processing, quality control of the data is mainly performed by cross-correlation of all logging data. Large (>12") and/or irregular borehole affects most recordings, particularly those that require eccentralization (CNTG, LDT) and a good contact with the borehole wall. Hole deviation can also affect the data negatively; the FMS, for example, is not designed to be run in holes deviated more than 10 degrees, as the tool weight might cause the caliper to close.
Data recorded through casing, such as the NGT and CNTG data recorded above 440 mbsf, should be used qualitatively only because of the attenuation on the incoming signal.
Hole diameter was recorded by the 3-arm mechanical caliper device and the caliper on the FMS string (C1 and C2). Comparison between these two caliper data sets at the open-hole/casing boundary showed that the mechanical caliper value was too high; 1 1/3" were subtracted to match the correct inside diameter of the casing.
Additional information about the logs can be found in the "Explanatory Notes" and Site Chapter, ODP IR volume 127-128. For further questions about the logs, please contact:
Cristina Broglia
Phone: 845-365-8343
Fax: 845-365-3182
E-mail: Cristina Broglia