Fuij.. Waveform Acoustic Logging - Where We Are. Where We Are Going Dependence on Tool Response Volume of Data Comparison of Log Velocities Comparison with Laboratory Data

We have now completed the second year of the Full Waveform Acoustic Logging Consortium. During these two years, we have developed a good understanding of seismic wave propagation in a borehole through both theoretical modelling and data interpretation. If we were to make a simple statement about the full waveform acoustic log, it would be that the method has far greater potential for determining formation properties than we ever had envisioned. But the problem is complicated and utilizing the data effectively requires sophisticated theoretical analyses and new approaches to data acquisition and interpretation.