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SANDSTONE GRAIN SIZES MINERALS - DENSITY / FORMULAS

COLOR HARD. GRAIN GRAIN GRAIN SORTING CEMENT INCLU. MM CARB. SAND SIEVE # ANHYDRITE 2.96 CASO4 LIMONITE 3.3-4.3 HFEO2
SIZE ANG. TEXT. 8 GRAVEL BARITE 4.48 BASO4 MAGNETITE 5.2 FE3O4
BU UNCONSOL VF VANG GL VWLSRT SIL ANHY PEBBLE 5 BIOTITE 2.8-3.4 SILICATE MICA 2.7-3.4 SILICATE
BRN PCONSOL F ANG VIT WLSRT CALC ASH 4 GRANULE 10 CALCITE 2.71 CACO3 MUSCOVITE 2.8-2.9 SILICATE
CLR MCONSOL M SBANG SM SRT DOL CALC 2 V CRS XLN V CRS GR 18 CHERT 2.6 SIO2 PYRITE 5.01 FES2
GRY CONSOL CRS SBRND CTD PSRT ARG FOS 1 CRS XLN CRS GR 35 CHLORITE 2.7-2.9 SILICATE QUARTZ 2.65 SIO2
GN WLCONSOL VCRS RND FROS VPSRT FEOX GLAU 0.5 M XLN M GR 60 DOLOMITE 2.85 CAMG(CO3)2 SALT 2.16 NACL
MLKY FRI GRAN WLRND PIT ANHY LIG 0.25 F XLN F GR 120 FELDSPAR 2.5-2.7 SILICATE SIDERITE 3.96 FECO3
RED QTZS PBL STN PYR 0.125 VF XLN VF GR 230 GLAUCONITE 2.5-2.8 SILICATE SULPHUR 2.07 S
WH QTZT GRV MICA 0.063 MIC XLN SILT GYPSUM 2.32 CASO4*2H2O TOURMALINE 3.0-3.2 SILICATE
0.004 CRPXLN CLAY HEMATITE 5.26 FE2O3 WATER 1 H2O
SHALE, SILTSTONE ILLITE CLAY 2.0-3.0 SILICATE ZIRCON 4.65 ZRSIO4
COLOR HARD. SHAPE STRUCT. TEXT. INCLUSIONS
CLASTIC BIOL.
BLK V SFT AMOR CLST SLKY ANHY BRACH
BRN SFT BLKY LAM WXY ASH CARB
GN M FRM PLTY INTLAM RTHY CALC CRIN
GRY FRM FLKY BND DULL DOL FORAM
MOTT HD SPLIN BRIT MICA FE OX FOS
RED INTBD GLAU GAST
TN FIS GYP LIG
VARIC PYR MOLL
YEL MICA OSTR

LIMESTONE, DOLOMITE
CLASS COLOR HARD. CRYSTAL SURF. INTER. INCLUSIONS
SIZE TEXT. STRUCT. CLASTIC BIOL.
MUDST BU SFT CRPXLN VIT ARG ANHY BRACH
WKST BLK M FRM MIC XLN PRLY DNS CHT CARB
PKST BRN FRM VF XLN SLKY DOL DOL COAL
GRST CRM HD F XLN DULL FRAC FE OX COR
BNDST GN V HD M XLN CHK INTLAM GLAU CRIN
XLN CRBNT GRY CRS XLN RTHY LAM GYP FORAM
>50% MOTT V CRS XLN SUC POR OOL FOS
FORAM PK GRAN P.P POR PYR GAST
FOS TN RSNS REXLZD QTZ MOLL
OOL TRNSL VUG OSTR
PEL WH PEL

LIMESTONE CLASSIFICATION
GRAIN - ANY FOSSIL FRAGMENT, SAND GRAIN, OR OTHER ROCK FRAGMENT WITHIN ROCK
MUDSTONE - MUDDY CARBONATE ROCKS CONTAINING LESS THAN 10% GRAINS
WACKESTONE - MUD SUPPORTED CARBONATE ROCK WITH MORE THAN 10% GRAIN
PACKSTONE - GRAIN SUPPORTED MUDDY CARBONATE ROCKS
GRAINSTONE - MUD FREE CARBONATE ROCK, GRAIN SUPPORTED
BOUNDSTONE - CARBONATE ROCKS BOUND TOGETHER AT DEPOSITION
CRYSTALLINE CARBONATE - CARBONATE ROCK RETAINING TOO LITTLE OF THEIR
DEPOSITIONAL TEXTURE TO BE CLASSIFIED. (AFTER DUNHAM, 1963)

EXAMPLES
SS: WH, QTZS, W CONSOL, VF-F GR, V ANG-ANG, VIT, WL SRT, SIL CMT, TR: PYR, MICA
SH: LT GRY-GRY, FRM, PLTY-FLKY, LAM, WXY, TR: GLAU, FORAM
LS: OOL WKST, TN-GRY, FRM-HD, MICXLN-VF XLN, DULL, PT ARG, TR: FORAM

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ROCKS AND MINERALS COLOR HARDNESS STRUCTURE TEXTURE MODIFIERS
ANHYDRITE ANHY LIGNITE LIG AMBER AMB CONSOLIDATED CONSOL BANDED BND CLEAN CLN ABOVE AB MINUTE MNUT
ARENACEOUS AREN LIMESTONE LS BLACK BLK FIRM FRM BEDDED BD COATED COTD ABUNDANT ABD MODERATE MOD
ARGILLACEOUS ARG LIMONITE LIM BLUE BL HARD HD BRITTLE BRIT CONCHOIDAL CONCH ALTERED ALT NO, NONE N
ARKOSE ARK MAGNETITE MAG BRIGHT BRT INDURATED IND CLEAVAGE CLVG CRYSTALLINE XLN APPARENT (APR) NUMEROUS NUM
BENTONITE BENT MARL MRL BROWN BRN LOOSE LSE DENSE DNS DULL DULL APPROXIMATE APPRX OCCASIONAL OCC
BIOTITE BIOT METAMORPHIC META BUFF BU SOFT SFT DRUSY DRU EARTHY RTHY CAVINGS CVG PARTLY PT
BITUMINOUS BIT MICA MICA CLEAR CLR TIGHT TI FIBROUS FIBR FROSTED FROS CONTAMINATED CONTAMPOOR P
CALCITE CALC MICACEOUS MICA COLOR COL UNCONSOLID. UNCONS. FRACTURE FRAC GLASSY GLAS DECREASING DECR POSSIBLE POSS
CALCAREOUS CALC MUSCOVITE MUSC CREAM CRM FRAGMENT FRAG GRANULAR GRAN DISSEMINATED DISSEM PREDOMINANT PRED
CARBONACEOUS CARB NODULE NOD DARK DK GRAIN SIZE FISSILE FIS PEARLY PRLY EXCELLENT EX PRIMARY PRIM
CARBONATE CRBNT OOLITE OOL FLUORESCENCEFLUOR CRPTOCRYSTALL. CRPXLN FRIABLE FRI PELLETAL PEL FAINT FNT PROBABLE PROB
CEMENT CMT ORTHOCLASE ORTH GLOSSY GLOS MICROCRYSTALL. MICXLN INTERBED. INTBD PITTED PIT FAIR FR SCATTERED SCAT
CHALCEDONY CHAL PHOSPHATE PHOS GRAY GRY RECRYSTALLIZED REXLZD INTERCRYSTAL. INTXLN POLISHED POL GOOD GD SECONDARY SEC
CHALK CHK PYRITE PYR GREEN GN VERY FINE VF INTERLAM. INTLAM RESINOUS RSNS HEAVY HVY SLIGHTLY SLI
CHERT CHT QUARTZ QTZ IRIDESCENT IRID FINE F LAMINATED LAM RUGOSE RUG HIGH HI SMALL SML
CHLORITE CHLOR QUARTZITE QTZT LAVENDER LAV MEDIUM M PIN POINT P.P SILKY SLKY INCREASE INCR THIN THN
CLAY CL QUARTZITIC QTZT MAROON (MAR) COARSE CRS POROSITY POR SMOOTH SM INDISTINCT INDST TRACE TR
CLAYSTONE CLST QUARTZOSE QTZS MILKY MLKY GRAVEL GRV SLICKENSIDE SLICK SUCROSIC SUC INTERPRETAITION INTPT VERY V
COAL COAL SALT SALT MOTTLED MOTT STRIATED STRI VESICULAR VES INTERVAL INTVL WELL WL
CONCRETION CONC SAND SD OCHRE OCH SHAPE STRUCTURE STR VITREOUS VIT LIGHT LT WITH W/
DENDRITE DEND SANDY SDY OPAQUE OP ACICULAR ACIC VEIN VN VUGGY VUG MAXIMUM MAX
DOLOMITE DOL SANDSTONE SST ORANGE OR AMORPHOUS AMOR ZONE ZN WAXY WXY MEDIUM M
DOLOMITIC DOL SCHIST SCH PINK PK ANGULAR ANG BIOGENIC INCLUSIONS MUD DATA OIL SHOW
FELDSPAR FSPR SEDIMENT SED PURPLE PURP BLOCKY BLKY BRACHIOPOD BRACH GLOBIGERINA GLOB MUD WEIGHT MW FLASH FLASH
GLAUCONITE GLAUC SHALE SH RED RED FLAKY FLKY BRYOZOAN BRY MOLLUSCA MOLL VISCOSITY V FLOATING FLTG
GNEISS GNS SIDERITE SID ROSE ROSE GUMBO GMBO CRINOID CRIN OSTRACOD OSTR PLASTIC VIS. PV FLUORESCENCE FLUOR
GRANITE GRT SILICACEOUS SIL TAN TN LUMPY LMPY CORAL COR PELECYPOD PELEC YIELD POINT YP LEACHED LCHD
GRAYWACKE GWKE SILT SLT TRANSLUCENT TRNSL PLATY PLTY FORAMINIFERA FORAM PLANT PLT FILTRATE FIL RESIDUE RES
GYPSUM GYP SILTY SLTY TRANSPARENT TRNSP ROUND RND FOSSIL FOS REMAINS REM FILTER CAKE FC SLOW SLOW
HEMATITE HEM SILTSTONE SLTST VARICOLORED VARIC SPLINTERY SPLIN FUSULINID FUS SHELL SHL PH PH STAIN STN
HYDROCARBON HYDC SPARRY CALC. SPRCALC VARIGATED VGT SUB SB GASTROPOD GAST SPONGE SPG GEL STRENGTH GEL STREAMING STMG
IRON FE SULPHUR SU WHITE WH CHLORIDES CL
IRONSTONE FE-ST TOURMALINE TOUR YELLOW YEL
GENERAL FORMULAS PRESSURE FORMULAS WETNESS RATIO (WH) TVD CALCULATIONS
ROP (FT/HR) = (60 X INTERVAL)/MINUTES DXC = DX X (9 / MUD WT.) ((C2+C3+C4+C5) / (C1+C2+C3+C4+C5)) X 100
ROP (MIN/FT) = MINUTES/INTERVAL DX=(LOG((60 X RPM) / ROP))/ < 0.5 = NON-PRODUCTIVE A = LENGTH OF SECTION 1
PUMP CAPACITY (BBLS/STROKE) (LOG((BIT(OD) X 10^6) / (WOB X 12))) 0.5 - 17.5 = GAS, INCREASING IN DENSITY OR WETNESS ( MD ) ANGLE
TRI.= (DCYL^2 X LSTK) / 4117.6 HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE = .052 X MW X TVD 17.5 - 40 = OIL, INCREASING DENSITY (DECREASING B = LENGTH OF SECTION
DUP.= (DCYL^2 - (.5 X DROD)) / 3088.3 X LSTK SHOE TEST PR. = .052 X(EMW-MW) X TVD GRAVITY) AS WH INCREASES ( TVD) A B
LAG = (HCAP - (PCAP + PDISP)) / PUMP CAP. X SPM EMW = MW +((PSI / .052) / TVD) > 40 = LOW GRAVITY OR RESIDUAL OIL C = HORIZONTAL 2
HCAP = (HID^2 / 1029.4) X FT KILL MW = MW + (SIDPP / (.052 X TVD)) BALANCE RATIO (BH) OFFSET
P(CAP + DISP) = (POD^2 / 1029.4) X FT NORMAL FM. PR. : GULF = .465 X TVD ( C1 + C2) / (C3 + C4 + C5) 1 = LAST SURVEY
PDISP = (LBS/FT X .0003638) X FT NORMAL FM. PR. : HARD ROCK = .429 X TVD > 100 = DRY GAS, METHANE 2 = CURRENT SURVEY C
TFA = ((JETS IN 32'S)/64)^2) X 3.1416 FORM. PR. = HYDROSTATIC PR. + SIDPP WH < BH < 100 = PRODUCTIVE GAS, INCREASING IN
BUOYANCY FACTOR = 1 - (.01527 X MUD WT.) SPECIFIC GRAVITY = PPG / 8.33 WETNESS AS WH & BH VALUES MATCH TVD SECTION B = COS(ANG) X A
HYDRAULICS FORMULAS BH < WH = PRODUCTIVE WET GAS OR CONDENSATE, OFFSET SECTION C = SQ.ROOT (( A^2) - ( B^2))
ANN. VEL. = (GPM X 24.5) / (HD^2 - PD^2) HYD.HORSEPOWER = (CIRC.PR. X GPM) / 1714 POSSIBLY HIGH GRAVITY OIL GAS RATIO C1 / C2
BIT PR. DROP = (GPM^2 / (10858 X TFA^2)) X MW HHP (AT BIT) = (BPD / SURF.PR.) X HHP CHARACTER RATIO (CH) 1 - 2 = RESIDUAL OIL 2 - 6 =OIL 20-45 GVTY.
JET VELOCITY = (GPM X .32086) X TFA HHP / SQ.INCH = (HHPB X 1.27) / BIT OD^2) ( C4 + C5 ) / C3 6 - 12 = GAS COND. 12 - 50 = DRY GAS
IMPACT FORCE = (MW X JET VEL. X GPM) / 1930 %HHP AT BIT = BPD / SURF. PRESSURE < 0.5 = PRODUCTIVE GAS, WETGAS OR CONDENSATE > 50 = LOW PERM.
> 0.5 = PRODUCTIVE LIQUID PHASE C3 OR C4 > C2 = WET RESERVOIR
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