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Symbols

Appendix D
Traditional
symbol

Standard
SPE
and
SPWLAa

Standard
computer
symbola

Qv

Description

Customary unit or relation

shaliness (CEC per ml water)

meq/ml

Standard
reserve
symbolb

imfshd, q

f shd

FIMSHD

dispersed-shale volume fraction of


intermatrix porosity

RES

resistivity (electrical)

ohm-m

, r

RAD

radial distance from hole axis

in.

SAT

saturation

fraction or percent
of pore volume

, s

TEM

temperature

F, C, K

BHT, Tbh

Tbh

TEMBH

bottomhole temperature

F, C, K

BH

FT, Tfm

Tf

TEMF

formation temperature

F, C, K

TIM

time

sec, sec, min

TAC

interval transit time

t
t

volumetric cross section

barns/cm3

VAC

velocity (acoustic)

ft/sec, m/sec

V, u

VOL

volume

cm3, ft3, etc.

VLF

volume fraction

ANM

atomic number

SP

REDSP

SP reduction factor

SPG

specific gravity (/w or g /air)

POR

porosity

fraction or percentage
of bulk volume, p.u.

f,

PORPR

primary porosity

fraction or percentage
of bulk volume, p.u.

f1, e1

PORSE

secondary porosity

fraction or percentage
of bulk volume, p.u.

f2, e2

ig

PORIG

intergranular porosity

ig = (Vb Vgr)/Vb

fig, ig

im

PORIM

intermatrix porosity

im = (Vb Vma )/Vb

fim, im

DELRADd

radial distance (increment)

in.

TAC

sec/ft

z, im

Nex

sonic interval transit time


e
DELPORNX excavation effect

fv, Fv

s, Fs

p.u.

Kani

XST
XSTMAC

neutron capture cross section


macroscopic

c.u.,

dN

TIMDN

thermal neutron decay time

sec

a
b
c
d
e

COEANI
DEN

coefficient of anisotropy
density

Mani
g/cm3
cm1

D
S
tdn

References: SPE Letter and Computer Symbols Standard, 1986.


Reserve symbols are to be used only if conflict arises between standard symbols used in the same paper.
The unit, kilograms per square centimeter, is to be replaced in use by the SI metric unit, the pascal.
DEL is in the operator field. RAD is in the main-quantity field.
Suggested computer symbol.

D-11

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