Introduction to

Resistivity Logging
 Archie Porosity

Oil
eff
Water

Matrix

SW = 60%
Eff. = 30%
Water Wet Porosity - Ro

SW = 100%
EFF = 30%
 Oil And Water

SW = 60%
EFF = 30%
Water Resistivity

RW


Cube filled with

Salt Water (Resistivity Rw)
Rt = Rw
Porosity () = 100%
Rock Matrix Resistivity


Rock Cube, Rt = 
Porosity () = 0%



Hydrocarbon Resistivity


Oil Cube, Rt = 
Porosity () = 100%



 Salt Water & Oil


Resistvity  1/SW Archie Cube, Rt >> Rw
Porosity () = 30%


 Resistivity

Which of these “Archie Blocks” has the largest resistivity

Rt = Ro Rt > Ro Rt = Ro
 = 10%  = 30%  = 20%
Sw = 100% Sw = 66% Sw = 100%
 Resistivity

Which of these “Archie Blocks” has the largest resistivity

> =

Rt = Ro Rt > Ro Rt = Ro
 = 10%  = 30%  = 20%
Sw = 100% Sw = 66% Sw = 100%
 True Resistivity
a Rw
Rt = n m
Sw 

a - Relates Porosity to Resistivity

m
 m is related to the degree and type
of cementation

n - n usually equal to 2
Sw
 Archie Porosity

Oil
EFF
Water

Matrix

SW = 60%
EFF = 30% BVW = Sw x  = 18%
Idealized Log Set

A
B

E
Invasion
Mud Filtrate Invasion

Porosity = 30 %

mud filtrate

Porosity = 10 %

mud filtrate

Porosity = 20 %

mud filtrate

mud cake
Zones About the Well-Bore

Rmc Rs
Adjacent Bed
Rxo Rt
Invaded Rmf Rw
h Virgin Zone
Zone Sxo Sw

tmc - mud cake thickness

Adjacent Bed Rm

Di
Non-focused vs Focused
Systems
Spherical Focused Log
Io Return
to Armor

Bucking Current
Monitoring Electrodes
Buckimg Current
Return Electrode
Monitoring Electrode
Current Electrode

k (Vb - Vc)
Rsfl =
Io
Proximity Log - Microlog
Ao Mo A1

Ao
Mo
A1
M1
M2

Microlog

M2 M2

M1 M1
Ao Ao