Well Log Rxo Porosity Calculator

Invert the Archie equation in the flushed zone to estimate porosity from Rxo and mud-filtrate resistivity.

Description

Invert the Archie equation in the flushed zone to estimate porosity from Rxo and mud-filtrate resistivity.

Well Log Rxo Porosity Calculator: Invert the Archie equation in the flushed zone to estimate porosity from Rxo and mud-filtrate resistivity.

When to use Well Log Rxo Porosity

Use this geological calculation for a transparent first-pass interpretation of measured rock, soil, fluid, well, stratigraphic, isotopic, geophysical, or seismic data under an explicitly selected model.

Rxo
Flushed-zone resistivity Rxo in ohm metres.
Rmf
Mud filtrate resistivity Rmf in ohm metres.
Sxo
Flushed-zone water saturation Sxo as a fraction.
m
Cementation exponent m.
n
Saturation exponent n.
a
Tortuosity factor a.

How Well Log Rxo Porosity works

Invert the Archie equation in the flushed zone to estimate porosity from Rxo and mud-filtrate resistivity. The tool evaluates the supplied inputs together and returns the named outputs below; it does not infer omitted operating conditions or change the units shown.1

Phi xo
Flushed-zone porosity as a volume fraction.

Limitations and assumptions

  • Log-derived porosity, shale volume, permeability, and saturation depend on tool type, borehole conditions, invasion, lithology, matrix and fluid properties, environmental corrections, calibration, and depth matching. Core and pressure data should constrain interpretation.
  • Use finite inputs in the displayed units and preserve more precision than the final presentation requires. Independently verify safety-critical, financial, compliance, or production decisions.

Alternative or Complementary approaches

Compare independent measurements and models, retain units and analytical metadata, propagate uncertainty, and validate interpretations against logs, cores, maps, laboratory data, or field observations.

References

  1. Well logging — Wikipedia contributors

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