An operation made to determine the angle from which a bit has deviated from the vertical during drilling. There are two basic deviation-survey, or drift-survey, ...
An examination of reservoir fluid in a laboratory under various pressures, volumes, and temperatures to determine the characteristics and behavior of the fluid.
A thick-walled container, usually steel, used to hold devices that determine and record pressure or temperature in a wellbore. See bottomhole pressure.
A type of acoustic log that records the travel time of sounds through objects, cement, or formation rocks. Often used to determine whether voids exist ...
(az) the compass direction of a directional survey or of the wellbore as planned or measured by a directional survey. The azimuth is usually specified ...