Publication History: This article was first published as ' Biased Book Reviews:' by E. Crain, P.Eng., CWLS Journal, 1994. Reformatted with corrections 2018.

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This webpage version is the copyrighted intellectual property of the author. Do not copy or distribute in any form without explicit permission. THE PETROPHYSICIST'S LIBRARY During the course of a petrophysicist's career, it is tempting to acquire all the reference material you can lay your hands on. This is a pretty good plan, but for newcomers to our industry, this can be both expensive and difficult.

Some texts cost more than $400; others are dated, narrow, shallow, or one-sided. To assist you in creating a worthwhile library, I have prepared a list which includes most textbooks and service company manuals of interest to log analysts. The list includes full title, first author, publisher, date, approximate cost, ISBN number, page count, and a very brief (and very personal) comment. From this, you should be able to high-grade your library acquisitions. Most of the hardcover textbooks and service company material listed here are still available, some in updated editions with different ISBN numbers. Check with your local technical book store, online source, or service company representative.

If these sources fail, try. There are, of course, many other sources of log analysis knowledge. These include service company brochures on specific tools and software products. Sometimes older versions are very useful while analyzing older logs. Journals and transactions of technical societies, such as CWLS, CSPG, CSEG, CIM, SPWLA, AAPG, SEG, SPE and others, contain thousands of technical papers related to our industry.

Electronic copues are often available fro the various Societies or from. The lowest cost textbook quality reference manuals are available in PDF format from this website. These are listed below - use the menu on the left to order.

Following that list are Hardcover Textbooks that I have used, followed by a short list of the most useful Service Company manuals. Some of this type of material is also available on the Service Company websites, but older material may not be present. Crain's Integrated Petrophysics Multi-Media Full Length Courses,with Reference Manuals 1. Basic Topics 13 AV Lectures 2. Advanced Topics 13 AV Lectures 3. Unconventional Reservoirs 13 AV Lectures 4.

Geophysical Topics 14 AV Lectures Order Full Length Courses (PPT format) C. Crain's Integrated Petrophysics Multi-MediaShort Courses with Reference Manuals 1. Crain's Analyzing Ancient Logs 2. Crain's Logging Tool Theory 3. Crain's Mechanical Properties 4.

Crain's Cement Integrity 5. Crain's Seismic Petrophysics 6. Crain's Dipmeter Omnibus 7. Crain's Fractured Reservoirs Order Short Courses (PPT format) D. Crain's Integrated Petrophysics Reference Manuals 1. Crain's Petrophysical PocketPal 2. Crain's Unconventional Reservoirs 136 pages 3.

Crain's Analyzing Ancient Logs 4. Crain's Logging Tool Theory 5. Crain's Mechanical Properties 6. Crain's Cement Integrity 7.

Crain's Seismic Petrophysics 8. Crain's Dipmeter Omnibus 9.

Crain's Fractured Reservoirs 10. Crain's Data Acquisition Order Reference Manuals (PDF format) TEXTBOOKS Note: ISBN numbers shown are for the volume in my library.

Newer editions are often available with different ISBN numbers. Behaviour of the Earth Allegre, C., Harvard Press, Cambridge, 1988, ISBN 0-374-06458-5 Excellent, well illustrated Petroleum Reservoir Engineering J.W. Witing McGraw Hill, Toronto, 1960. An industry standard Log Evaluation of Shaly Sandstones: A Practical Guide Asquith, G. B., AAPG, Tulsa, 1989, ISBN 0-89181-179-6 Good shaly sand primer, 59 pages Basic Well Log Analysis For Geologists Asquith, G. B., AAPG, Tulsa, 1982, ISBN 0-98181-652-6 More detailed analysis methods than above, 216 pages Log Analysis by Microcomputer Asquith, G.

B., The Petroleum Publishing Company, Tulsa, 1980, ISBN 0-87814-118-9 Good basic book, 105 pages Theory, Measurement and Interpretation of Well Logs Bassiouni, Z., SPE, Richardson, 1994, ISBN 1-55563-056-1 Clear and concise Log Quality Control Bateman, R. M., IHRDC, Boston, 1985, ISBN 0-934634-89-0 Very good, slightly dated, 398 pages Cased-hole Log Analysis and Reservoir Monitoring Bateman, R.

M., IHRDC, Boston, 1985, ISBN 0-934634-92-0 Good coverage, slightly dated, 311 pages Fundamentals of Diplog Analysis Bigelow, E. L., Atlas Wireline Services, Houston, 1987, ISBN AT87-131 Very good on dipmeter basics, slightly dated, 216 pages Introduction to Wireline Log Analysis Bigelow, E., Baker Hughes, 1992, ISBN na Well written overview Cores and Core Logging for Geologists Blackbourn, G. A., Whittles Publishing, Caithness, 1990, ISBN 1-870325-25-7 Excellent wellsite procedures manual, 112 pages Determination Of Residual Oil Saturation Bond, D.