Wireline Standard Data Processing
ODP logging
contractor: LDEO-BRG
Hole: 878A
Leg: 144
Location: MIT Guyot (tropical NW Pacific)
Latitude: 27° 19.143' N
Longitude: 151° 43.028' E
Logging date: July, 1992
Bottom felt: 1337.6 mbrf
Total penetration: 910 mbsf
Total core recovered: 265.9 m (25.5 %)
Logging
Runs
Logging string 1: FMS/GPIT/NGT (2 passes)
Logging string 2: DIT/HLDT/SDT/CNT/NGT
Logging string 3: FMS/GPIT/NGT (2 passes)
Logging string 4: ACT/GST/NGT
Wireline heave compensator was used to counter ship heave resulting from the mild/rough sea conditions.
Bottom-hole
Assembly
The following bottom-hole assembly depths are as they appear on the logs after differential depth shift (see "Depth shift" section) and depth shift to the sea floor. As such, there might be a discrepancy with the original depths given by the drillers onboard. Possible reasons for depth discrepancies are ship heave, use of wireline heave compensator, and drill string and/or wireline stretch.
DIT/SDT/HLDT/CNTG/NGT: Bottom-hole assembly at ~17.2 mbsf
ACT/GST/NGT: Bottom-hole assembly at ~17.2 mbsf
FMS/GPIT/NGT: Bottom-hole assembly at ~17.2 mbsf.
Processing
Depth shift: Original logs have been interactively depth shifted with reference to NGT from ACT/GST/NGT run and to the sea floor (- 1336.3 m). The logs have been shifted 1336.3 m instead of 1337.6 m (see "bottom felt" depth) to match the drillers' bottom of the pipe at 17.2 mbsf (see site report in ODP Proceedings). 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 array sonic tool was operated in standard depth-derived borehole compensated mode, including long-spacing (8-10-10-12') logs. The sonic logs have been processed to eliminate some of the noise and cycle skipping experienced during the recording. Because of the extremely noisy character of the sonic logs in the upper part of the hole, reprocessing has been performed from 165 mbsf downward only. Because after the processing it was noticed that the sonic curve was about 4 m lower that other logs, an appropriate depth shift has been applied.
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 generally appears in discrete core measurement files and also it may replace recorded log values or results which are considered invalid (ex. processed sonic data).
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, HLDT) 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 bottom-hole assembly should be used qualitatively only because of the attenuation on the incoming signal.
Hole diameter was recorded by the hydraulic caliper on the HLDT tool (CALI) and on the FMS string (C1 and C2).
Additional information about the logs can be found in the "Explanatory Notes" and Site Chapter, ODP IR volume 144. For further questions about the logs, please contact:
Cristina Broglia
Phone: 845-365-8343
Fax: 845-365-3182
E-mail: Cristina Broglia
Trevor Williams
Phone: 845-365-8626
Fax: 845-365-3182
E-mail: Trevor Williams