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All of us who do some programming know that logging is a time-tested way to output messages about the internal state of our code. With varying degrees of adjustable granularity, these messages allow ...

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Mud logging is the real-time surface monitoring and interpretation of cuttings, drilling parameters, and mud gas to support safe, efficient drilling and formation evaluation during well construction.

Satellite imagery shows that logging activity is spreading from peripheral areas of the Amazon toward the rainforest’s core, according to groundbreaking research. The satellite-based mapping of seven ...

Mud logging is the real-time “eyes and ears” of the wellbore during drilling—critical for kick detection, formation evaluation at bit time, operational optimization, and regulatory reporting. It ...