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tornado chart

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A plot representing the effect of invasion on resistivity measurements that have different depths of investigation. The plot assumes a step-profile model of invasion and ...

longitudinal plot

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A plot of the longitudinal component of the dip vector computed from a dipmeter. Longitudinal plots are used in the SCAT (Statistical Curvature Analysis Technique) method of ...

butterfly chart

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A plot representing the effect of invasion on resistivity measurements that have different depths of investigation. The plot assumes a step profile model of invasion and ...

fractal

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A special mathematical geometry with properties that reproduce a pattern over a range of scales. They can contain some variations so that the patterns do not perfectly repeat. ...

long-spacing sonic log

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A sonic tool with a longer transmitter-to-receiver spacing (generally 10 to 15 ft) than a standard sonic tool. The rock near the borehole is sometimes altered by drilling fluids, ...

completion fluid

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A solids-free liquid used to "complete" an oil or gas well. This fluid is placed in the well to facilitate final operations prior to initiation of production, such as setting ...