Electric Logging

Electric Logging (9 Hours | Prerequisites: Introduction to the Oil & Gas Industry)

This nine-hour course offers an introductory overview of electric logging, in both open and cased hole environments.  Students will be introduced to the history, equipment, and techniques behind a wide range of wireline log types — including Gamma Ray, Spontaneous Potential, Neutron, Formation Density, Sonic, Induction Electric, Dipmeter, Image Logs, and more. Participants will learn how each log type works, whether electrical, radioactive, or acoustic in nature, and how the data they produce is applied in real-world oil and gas contexts such as correlation, porosity evaluation, water saturation analysis, and permeability assessment. The course also covers common digital and raster output formats (LAS, LIS, TIFF, CGM, etc) and provides hands-on familiarity with widely used industry software including Blue View, PDS View, Halliburton Log Viewer, and Baker Atlas MetaWin, among others.

This course is best suited for those in geology, petrophysics, land, engineering, or data management roles who need a working understanding of well log data and uses and applications. Completion of the Introduction to the Oil & Gas Industry class is required prior to attending or prior work experience in the Oil & Gas Industry.