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FRACTURE LOG [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological Prospecting
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Geophysics
DEF

A wireline well log of the sonic type that locates fractures in the rocks adjacent to the wellbore by the attenuation of acoustic energy across the fractures.

OBS

The fracture log records the cumulative amplitude of acoustic waves from a sonic logging tool during a specific time range.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prospection géologique
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Géophysique

Spanish

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