Porosity

Schlumberger

Environmental Corrections to Formation Density Log,

Litho-Density* Log and Sidewall Neutron Porosity Log
Under some circumstances, the FDC* Compensated Formation Density
log and Litho-Density log must be corrected for borehole size, and the
SNP sidewall neutron log must be corrected for mudcake thickness.
These charts provide those corrections.
For the FDC log, enter the chart with borehole diameter, d h. Go to
the apparent formation density, b (FDC log density reading), and read,
in ordinate, the correction to be added to the FDC log density reading.
FDC Borehole Correction
d h, borehole diameter (mm)

Por

g/cm3 to be added
to FDC density

0.06

150
225

250

275

300

325

350

375
2.6
2.4
2.2

Gas-filled holes

0.05
0.04

2.6
2.4
2.2

0.03
0.02

Apparent
formation
density

Mud-filled holes

0.01

11
12
13
d h, borehole diameter (in.)

10

69

14

(d h 200)(b m) in metric units

g/cm3 to be added
to LDT density

125

250

375

500

Example: d h = 12 in.
b = 2.20 g/cm3 (mud-filled borehole)
Therefore, correction = 0.02 g/cm3
bcor = 2.20 + 0.02 = 2.22 g/cm3
For the LDT log, enter the chart abscissa with the
product of the borehole diameter, d h, less 8 in. [200 mm]
and the LDT density reading, b , less mud density, m .
Read, in ordinate, the correction to be added to the LithoDensity bulk density reading.
Example: d h = 325 mm
b = 2.45 g/cm3
m = 1.05 g/cm3
giving
(d h 200)(b m ) =
(325 200)(2.45 1.05) = 175
Therefore, correction = 0.014 g/cm3
bcor = 2.45 + 0.014 = 2.464 g/cm3
Note: If the borehole diameter from the FDC or LDT
caliper is less than bit size, use the bit size in the above
charts.

15

Litho-Density Borehole Correction

125
0.04

625

For the SNP log, enter the bottom of the chart with the
SNP apparent porosity, SNP; go vertically to the bit size
minus caliper reading value; then, follow the diagonal
curves to the top edge of the chart to obtain the corrected
SNP apparent porosity.
Example: SNP = 13 p.u.
Caliper = 7 5 8 in.
Bit size = 7 7 8 in.
giving
Bit size caliper = 7 7 8 7 3 8 = 14 in.
Therefore, SNPcor = 11.3 p.u.

0.03
0.02
0.01
0
0.01
0.02

Note: The full borehole diameter reduction shown on the

SNP caliper is used as mudcake thickness, since the SNP
backup shoe usually cuts through the mudcake.

0.03
5

5
10
15
20
(d h 8)(b m) in English units

25

Mudcake thickness
(bit size minus
caliper reading)
(mm)
(in.)

SNP Mudcake Correction

0
14
1 2
34
0

10

15
20
25
SNPcor (p.u.)

30

35

40

10

15

30

35

40

0
10
20

*Mark of Schlumberger
Schlumberger

3-6

Por-15a

20
25
SNP (p.u.)