correlation log — Oil & Gas Glossary

A log run for the purpose of correlating between wells. The most common logs used for this purpose are the gamma ray, the resistivity and the acoustic log; the most common depth scales are 1/500 and 1/1000, or 2 in./100 ft [5 cm/30 m] and 1 in./100 ft [2.5 cm/30 m].