Designation:D5753−05(Reapproved2010)StandardGuideforPlanningandConductingBoreholeGeophysicalLogging1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5753;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoversthedocumentationandgeneralpro-ceduresnecessarytoplanandconductageophysicallogprogramascommonlyappliedtogeologic,engineering,groundwater,andenvironmental(hereafterreferredtoasgeo-technical)investigations.Itisnotintendedtodescribethespecificorstandardproceduresforrunningeachtypeofgeophysicallogandislimitedtomeasurementsinasingleborehole.Itisanticipatedthatstandardguideswillbedevel-opedforspecificmethodssubsequenttothisguide.1.2Surfaceorshallow-depthnucleargagesformeasuringwatercontentorsoildensity(thatis,thosetypicallythoughtofasconstructionqualityassurancedevices),measurementswhiledrilling(MWD),conepenetrometertests,andloggingforpetroleumormineralsareexcluded.1.3Boreholegeophysicaltechniquesyielddirectandindi-rectmeasurementswithdepthofthe(1)physicalandchemicalpropertiesoftherockmatrixandfluidaroundtheborehole,(2)fluidcontainedintheborehole,and(3)constructionoftheborehole.1.4Toobtaindetailedinformationonoperatingmethods,publications(forexample,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,and9)2shouldbeconsulted.Alimitedamountoftutorialinformationisprovided,butotherpublicationslistedherein,includingaglossaryoftermsandgeneraltextsonthesubject,shouldbeconsultedformorecompletebackgroundinformation.1.5Thisguideprovidesanoverviewofthefollowing:(1)theusesofsingleboreholegeophysicalmethods,(2)generalloggingprocedures,(3)documentation,(4)calibration,and(5)factorsthatcanaffectthequalityofboreholegeophysicallogsandtheirsubsequentinterpretation.Loginterpretationisveryimportant,butspecificmethodsaretoodiversetobedescribedinthisguide.1.6Loggingproceduresmustbeadaptedtomeettheneedso...
