Cores and Core Logging for Geoscientists Widely adopted by the petroleum and mining industries and by geotechnical engineers, the first edition of this book is considered the authoritative guide for use at the wellsite, laboratory, or office. Revised and updated, this new edition incorporates modern developments in coring techniques and core handling. It covers all aspects of cores inc... more »luding cutting and recovery, wellsite handling and logging, recognition of coring damage, laboratory analysis, logging and sampling, and preservation and storage. It details logging and interpretation, encompassing structural and engineering investigations and sedimentology and emphasizing coverage of the economical development of geological resources.« less