ODP logging contractor: LDEO-BRG
Hole: 1137A
Leg: 183
Location: Kerguelen Plateau (Antarctic Ocean)
Latitude: 56° 49.9832' S
Longitude: 68° 5.6057' E
Logging date: January, 1999
Bottom felt: 1016 mbrf (used for depth shift to sea floor)
Total penetration: 371.2 mbsf
Total core recovered: 219.3 m (59.1 %)

Logging Runs

Logging string 1: DLL/APS/HLDS/HNGS
Logging string 2: FMS/GPIT/DSI/NGT
Wireline heave compensator was used during both passes to counter ship heave.

Bottom-hole Assembly

The following bottom-hole assembly depths are as they appear on the logs after differential depth shift (see "Depth shift" section) and depth shift to the sea floor. As such, there might be a discrepancy with the original depths given by the drillers onboard. Possible reasons for depth discrepancies are ship heave, use of wireline heave compensator, and drill string and/or wireline stretch.
DLL/APS/HLDS/HNGS: Bottom-hole assembly at 80 mbsf
FMS/GPIT/DSI/NGT: Bottom-hole assembly at 80 mbsf.

Processing

Depth shift: Original logs have been interactively depth shifted with reference to NGT from DLL/APS/HLDS/HNGS and to the sea floor (- 1016 m). The program used is an interactive, graphical depth-match program, which allows to visually correlate logs and to define appropriate shifts. The reference and match channels are displayed on the screen, with vectors connecting old (reference curve) and new (match curve) shift depths. The total gamma ray curve (HSGR or SGR) from the HNGS or NGT tool run on each logging string is used to correlate the logging runs most often. In general, the reference curve is chosen on the basis of constant, low cable tension and high cable speed (tools run at faster speeds are less likely to stick and are less susceptible to data degradation caused by ship heave). Other factors, however, such as the length of the logged interval, the presence of drill pipe, and the statistical quality of the collected data (better statistics is obtained at lower logging speeds) are also considered in the selection. A list of the amount of differential depth shifts applied at this hole is available upon request.

Gamma-ray processing: NGT data from FMS/GPIT/DSI/NGT has been processed to correct for borehole size and type of drilling fluid. The HNGS data from DLL/HLDS/APS/HNGS was corrected for hole size during the recording.

Acoustic data processing: The acoustic data were recorded with the Dipole Sonic Imager (DSI). The DSI recorded lower-dipole and P&S-wave. Velocity has been computed from the delay times.

High-resolution data: Neutron porosity data were recorded at a sampling rate of 5.08 cm.

Quality Control

null value=-999.25. This value generally appears in discrete core measurement files and also it may replace recorded log values or results which are considered invalid (ex. processed sonic data).
During the processing, quality control of the data is mainly performed by cross-correlation of all logging data. Large (>12") and/or irregular borehole affects most recordings, particularly those that require eccentralization (APS, HLDS) and a good contact with the borehole wall. Hole deviation can also affect the data negatively; the FMS, for example, is not designed to be run in holes deviated more than 10 degrees, as the tool weight might cause the caliper to close.
Data recorded through bottom-hole assembly, such as the HNGS data above 80 mbsf, should be used qualitatively only because of the attenuation on the incoming signal.
Hole diameter was recorded by the hydraulic caliper on the HLDS tool (LCAL) and on the FMS string (C1 and C2).

Additional information about the logs can be found in the "Explanatory Notes" and Site Chapter, ODP IR volume 183. For further questions about the logs, please contact:

Cristina Broglia
Phone: 845-365-8343
Fax: 845-365-3182
E-mail: Cristina Broglia