Slabbed core format for borehole image data

Abstract

A method can include providing borehole data organized with respect to a cylindrical surface, defining one or more bedding planes based at least in part on the borehole data, and transforming at least a portion of the borehole data to a planar slab format for a plane interior to the cylindrical surface. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 providing borehole data organized with respect to a cylindrical surface;   defining one or more bedding planes based at least in part on the borehole data; and   transforming at least a portion of the borehole data to a planar slab format for a plane interior to the cylindrical surface.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the transforming comprises projecting data from the cylindrical surface to the plane. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the transforming comprises projecting data from the cylindrical surface to the plane for regions between adjacent bedding planes. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the projecting comprises projecting data from the cylindrical surface to the plane for multiple azimuthal directions. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the transforming comprises representing defined bedding planes onto a 2-D surface. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  comprising applying corrections to reduce effects on data quality during projection. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the borehole data comprises resistivity data, or any other petrophysical measurement. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the cylindrical surface corresponds to a cylindrical surface of the borehole. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  comprising comparing the transformed data in the planar slab format to a cross-section of a solid core sample. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the borehole data organized with respect to a cylindrical surface comprises image data. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the transformed borehole data comprises image data. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the borehole data organized with respect to a cylindrical surface comprises pixel values or petrophysical values. 
     
     
         14 . One or more computer-readable storage media comprising computer-executable instructions to instruct a computing system to:
 receive borehole data organized with respect to a cylindrical surface;   define one or more bedding planes based at least in part on the borehole data; and   transform at least a portion of the borehole data to a planar slab format for a plane interior to the cylindrical surface.   
     
     
         15 . The one or more computer-readable storage media of  claim 14  comprising computer-executable instructions to instruct a computing system to render the transformed borehole data to a display. 
     
     
         16 . The one or more computer-readable storage media of  claim 15  comprising computer-executable instructions to instruct a computing system to analyze the rendered transformed borehole data. 
     
     
         17 . The one or more computer-readable storage media of  claim 15  comprising computer-executable instructions to instruct a computing system to select a direction for the plane interior to the cylindrical surface. 
     
     
         18 . A system comprising:
 an interface to receive borehole data organized with respect to a cylindrical surface;   a graphical user interface to align a sinusoidal graphic with respect to an image of the borehole data;   circuitry to project at least a portion of the borehole data to a plane interior to the cylindrical surface; and   circuitry to render a 2-D image of the plane wherein the 2-D image comprises bedding planes derived from alignment of the sinusoidal graphic and projected borehole data.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18  comprising circuitry to analyze the 2-D image. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19  comprising an interface to transmit information derived from analysis of the 2-D image.