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WELL LOGGING [11 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2022-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oil well logging engineer
1, record 1, English, oil%20well%20logging%20engineer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ingénieur en diagraphies de puits de pétrole
1, record 1, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20diagraphies%20de%20puits%20de%20p%C3%A9trole
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ingénieure en diagraphies de puits de pétrole 1, record 1, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20en%20diagraphies%20de%20puits%20de%20p%C3%A9trole
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2019-01-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Engineering
- Petroleum Deposits
- Research and Development (Petroleum Tech.)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- oil well logging engineer
1, record 2, English, oil%20well%20logging%20engineer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[An oil well logging engineer measures] sonar, electrical, or radioactive characteristics of earth formations in oil- or gas-well boreholes to evaluate productivity of oil- or gas-bearing reservoirs, using sonic, electronic, or nuclear measuring instruments. 2, record 2, English, - oil%20well%20logging%20engineer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Ingénierie
- Gisements pétrolifères
- Recherche et développement (Technol. pétrol.)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ingénieur en diagraphies de puits de pétrole
1, record 2, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20diagraphies%20de%20puits%20de%20p%C3%A9trole
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ingénieure en diagraphies de puits de pétrole 1, record 2, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20en%20diagraphies%20de%20puits%20de%20p%C3%A9trole
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-11-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Engineering
- Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- well logging engineer
1, record 3, English, well%20logging%20engineer
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Well logging engineers devise] methods to improve oil and gas extraction and production and determine the need for new or modified tool designs. [They oversee] drilling and offer technical advice. 2, record 3, English, - well%20logging%20engineer
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Ingénierie
- Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ingénieur en diagraphies de puits
1, record 3, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20diagraphies%20de%20puits
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- ingénieure en diagraphies de puits 1, record 3, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20en%20diagraphies%20de%20puits
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-08-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Boring and Drilling (Mines)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- well logging
1, record 4, English, well%20logging
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- borehole logging 2, record 4, English, borehole%20logging
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The recording of information about subsurface geologic formations. 3, record 4, English, - well%20logging
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Well logging involves measuring the physical properties of surrounding rocks with a sensor located in a borehole. The record of the measurements as a function of depth is called a well log. 4, record 4, English, - well%20logging
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Sondage et forage miniers
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- diagraphie des sondages
1, record 4, French, diagraphie%20des%20sondages
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-08-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geological Prospecting
- Geological Research and Exploration
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- temperature logging
1, record 5, English, temperature%20logging
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- temperature well logging 2, record 5, English, temperature%20well%20logging
correct
- thermal logging 3, record 5, English, thermal%20logging
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The measurement of temperature in boreholes by use of a delicate thermometer that will record temperature anomalies of as much as 7 °F for thin coal seams in coal measures according to the thermal conductivity of the rocks concerned. 1, record 5, English, - temperature%20logging
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This type [of] logging has proved useful in discriminating between coal and sandstone and also in cased holes in conjunction with gamma-ray logging ... Also widely used in oil fields for locating position of cement, casing leaks, etc. 1, record 5, English, - temperature%20logging
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Prospection géologique
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- thermométrie
1, record 5, French, thermom%C3%A9trie
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- diagraphie de température 2, record 5, French, diagraphie%20de%20temp%C3%A9rature
correct, feminine noun
- diagraphie thermique 3, record 5, French, diagraphie%20thermique
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette diagraphie consiste à mesurer la température dans le puits en fonction de la profondeur. On peut aussi mesurer le gradient de température ou différence de température entre deux profondeurs distantes de 1 m environ. 4, record 5, French, - thermom%C3%A9trie
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La mesure des températures, lorsqu'il y a équilibre thermique entre le fluide qui remplit le forage et les terrains encaissants, peut donner, par exemple, la séparation de couches de conductibilités thermiques différentes, même si le forage est tubé. Elle donne aussi des indications sur la variation du degré géothermique. 5, record 5, French, - thermom%C3%A9trie
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Prospección geológica
- Investigaciones y prospecciones geológicas
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- termometría
1, record 5, Spanish, termometr%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-10-10
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Boring and Drilling (Mines)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- well logging equipment 1, record 6, English, well%20logging%20equipment
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- well-logging equipment 2, record 6, English, well%2Dlogging%20%20equipment
proposal
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Sondage et forage miniers
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- matériel de diagraphie des puits
1, record 6, French, mat%C3%A9riel%20de%20diagraphie%20des%20puits
proposal, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- matériel d'étude des puits 2, record 6, French, mat%C3%A9riel%20d%27%C3%A9tude%20des%20puits
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir «instrument de diagraphie des puits». 1, record 6, French, - mat%C3%A9riel%20de%20diagraphie%20des%20puits
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-06-14
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Geological Prospecting
- Geophysics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- radioactivity well logging
1, record 7, English, radioactivity%20well%20logging
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- radioactive well logging 2, record 7, English, radioactive%20well%20logging
correct
- radioactive logging 3, record 7, English, radioactive%20logging
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The recording of the natural or induced radioactive characteristics of subsurface formations. 1, record 7, English, - radioactivity%20well%20logging
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Radioactive Logging. These methods make use of natural or induced radioactivity, that is the emission of gamma rays or neutrons, in the formations penetrated. 3, record 7, English, - radioactivity%20well%20logging
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Prospection géologique
- Géophysique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- diagraphie nucléaire
1, record 7, French, diagraphie%20nucl%C3%A9aire
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- diagraphie de radioactivité 2, record 7, French, diagraphie%20de%20radioactivit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les méthodes de diagraphie de radioactivité [...] mesurent la radioactivité soit naturelle, soit provoquée, de terrains dont on peut ainsi déterminer la nature pétrographique par corrélation avec l'étude géologique des déblais de forage. 2, record 7, French, - diagraphie%20nucl%C3%A9aire
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2000-02-24
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Geophysics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- electrical well logging
1, record 8, English, electrical%20well%20logging
correct, United States
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- electric logging 2, record 8, English, electric%20logging
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Electrical well logging was introduced by the Schlumberger brothers in the late 1920s as an extension of the resistivity method of electrical prospecting ... the resistivity scenes obtained with electrodes lowered into a borehole when plotted against depth, gave a 'log' of the stratigraphical changes, and in particular provided an accurate depth of each rock layer below the surface. 1, record 8, English, - electrical%20well%20logging
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Géophysique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- diagraphie électrique
1, record 8, French, diagraphie%20%C3%A9lectrique
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] dans les trous de forage, on peut descendre une sonde géophysique qui transmettra à la surface certains renseignements caractéristiques sur les différents niveaux. 2, record 8, French, - diagraphie%20%C3%A9lectrique
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1998-04-27
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Canadian Well Logging Society
1, record 9, English, Canadian%20Well%20Logging%20Society
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
- CWLS 2, record 9, English, CWLS
correct, Canada
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- Canadian Well Logging Society
1, record 9, French, Canadian%20Well%20Logging%20Society
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
- CWLS 2, record 9, French, CWLS
correct, Canada
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Renseignement confirmé par l'organisme. 3, record 9, French, - Canadian%20Well%20Logging%20Society
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - external organization data 1997-12-30
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- well logging
1, record 10, English, well%20logging
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- oil well study 2, record 10, English, oil%20well%20study
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record 10, Key term(s)
- oil well logging
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Physique radiologique et applications
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- diagraphie des puits de pétrole
1, record 10, French, diagraphie%20des%20puits%20de%20p%C3%A9trole
feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Accélérateur de particules commercial utilisé pour la diagraphie des puits de pétrole. 2, record 10, French, - diagraphie%20des%20puits%20de%20p%C3%A9trole
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1983-11-28
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- logging engineer, oil well 1, record 11, English, logging%20engineer%2C%20oil%20well
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Official title no. 2159-158 of the Canadian Classification of Occupations. 1, record 11, English, - logging%20engineer%2C%20oil%20well
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 OBS
(PROF. & TECH., N.E.C.) 1, record 11, English, - logging%20engineer%2C%20oil%20well
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- ingénieur en diagraphie des sondages 1, record 11, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20diagraphie%20des%20sondages
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- ingénieure en diagraphie des sondages 2, record 11, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20en%20diagraphie%20des%20sondages
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Appellation officielle no 2159-158 de la Classification canadienne descriptive des professions. 1, record 11, French, - ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20diagraphie%20des%20sondages
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 OBS
(SERV. PROF. ET TECHN., N.C.A.) 1, record 11, French, - ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20diagraphie%20des%20sondages
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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