correlation log | Energy Glossary

Explore the Energy Glossary

Look up terms beginning with:

correlation log

1. n. [Formation Evaluation]

A log run for the purpose of correlating between wells. The most common logs used for this purpose are the gamma ray, the resistivity and the acoustic log; the most common depth scales are 1/500 and 1/1000, or 2 in/100 ft [5 cm/30 m] and 1 in/100 ft [2.5 cm/30 m].

See related terms: acoustic logbase logcomposite logdetail loggamma ray logresistivity log