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    There are two main types of caliper logs: mechanical calipers and three dimensional acoustic calipers. Mechanical calipers use articulated arms to measure borehole size and shape, while acoustic calipers use sound pulses to create an image of the borehole wall. Caliper logs are useful for interpreting borehole stability, permeability, mudcake thickness, and detecting features like joints, caving, washouts, and tight spots during drilling. When interpreted with other logs, they can also help identify dipping formations and quality control other well logs.

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    Day 2 Caliper Log

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    There are two main types of caliper logs: mechanical calipers and three dimensional acoustic calipers. Mechanical calipers use articulated arms to measure borehole size and shape, while acoustic calipers use sound pulses to create an image of the borehole wall. Caliper logs are useful for interpreting borehole stability, permeability, mudcake thickness, and detecting features like joints, caving, washouts, and tight spots during drilling. When interpreted with other logs, they can also help identify dipping formations and quality control other well logs.

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    There are two main types of caliper logs: mechanical calipers and three dimensional acoustic calipers. Mechanical calipers use articulated arms to measure borehole size and shape, while acoustic calipers use sound pulses to create an image of the borehole wall. Caliper logs are useful for interpreting borehole stability, permeability, mudcake thickness, and detecting features like joints, caving, washouts, and tight spots during drilling. When interpreted with other logs, they can also help identify dipping formations and quality control other well logs.

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    Day 2 Caliper Log

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    There are two main types of caliper logs: mechanical calipers and three dimensional acoustic calipers. Mechanical calipers use articulated arms to measure borehole size and shape, while acoustic calipers use sound pulses to create an image of the borehole wall. Caliper logs are useful for interpreting borehole stability, permeability, mudcake thickness, and detecting features like joints, caving, washouts, and tight spots during drilling. When interpreted with other logs, they can also help identify dipping formations and quality control other well logs.

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    The key takeaways are that there are different types of calipers that can measure borehole diameter and shape. Mechanical calipers use articulated arms to measure diameter variations which are translated into electrical outputs. Caliper logs can be used to interpret features like caving, mudcake buildup, tight spots, and potentially reservoir limits and structure.

    The different types of mechanical calipers mentioned are bow spring, single-arm, three-arm, and four-arm calipers.

    A mechanical caliper measures borehole diameter variations by having articulated arms pushed against the borehole wall. The lateral movement of the arms is translated into movement of a cursor along a variable resistance, producing electrical output variations that can be calibrated to diameter.

    CALIPER LOG

    Simple mechanical Caliper


    Measures :Hole size, Shape,Vertical
    profile of the hole dia.
    Sophisticated Dual-Caliper tool
    Measures Bore hole size and volume

    TYPES
    Mechanical Caliper: Bow spring, SingleArm,Three Arm, Four Arms
    Three Dimensional caliper (Acoustic)

    Mechanical caliper
    The measurement are made by articulated
    arms pushed against the borehole wall.
    The arms are linked to the cursor of a
    variable resistance. Lateral movement of
    the arm is translated into movement of the
    cursor along the resistance, and hence
    variations in electrical output. The
    variation in output are translated into
    diameter variations after a simple
    calibration.

    Three Dimensional caliper


    (Acoustic)
    Bore hole Televiewer
    The Televiewer tool uses a rotating acoustic
    transducer to produce an acoustic image of the
    bore hole wall . The transducer is pulsed 480
    times per revolution and is rotated 36 times per
    30 cm of depth. Its speed of rotation is 3
    revolution per second (logging speed 5ft/min).
    A continuous image may be produced by
    digitizing the bore hole signals.

    LOG PRESENTATIONS:
    The cal. log is printed out simply as a continuous
    value of hole diameter with depth.
    The curve is traditionally a dashed line
    Usually plotted in track 1.
    The horizontal Scale may be inches of diameter
    or in expressed as increase or decrease about a
    zero defined by the size bit size.
    The ordinary caliper log is accompanied by a
    reference line indicating bit size.
    An integrated hole volume may be added as
    horizontal ticks on the depth column.

    INTERPRETATION and USES


    Holes with a much large diameter than the size are
    caved or washed out (this is typical of shales when
    young and unconsolidated).
    The shape (oval or circular) of the hole can be
    interpreted (Dual Caliper)
    Oval holes are considered to typical of jointed
    formations.
    However, the oval shape from jointing is not the same as
    that from ordinary caving and hole wear.
    Caving gives general oval shape with no particular
    orientation.

    INTERPRETATION and USES

    Caliper may show a hole size smaller than the bit size.
    A mud cake build-up is indicated
    Extremely useful indicator of permeability (only permeable beds
    allow mud-cake build-up.
    The limits of the mud cake show the limits of the potential reservoir
    Mud-cake thickness can be estimated by dividing the decrease in
    hole size by two. Mud-cake thickness = (bit size caliper reading)/2
    The zones of small diameter will be tight spots during drilling.
    A frequent cause of tight spot is abundant smectite ( mineral which
    absorbs water).
    Possibility of seeing dip and other major structure features under
    right conditions.
    Casing inspection
    Most important use is in the quality control of logs.

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