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A record of the density, or changes in density, of fluids in a production or injection well. Since gas, oil and water all have different densities, the log can determine the percentage, or holdup, of the different fluids, directly in the case of biphasic flow, and in combination with other measurements for triphasic flow. Fluid density is measured by a gradiomanometer or a nuclear fluid densimeter, and can also be derived from the depth derivative of a pressure sensor.

See related terms: holdup log,  injection well,  nuclear fluid densimeter,  production log