Abstract
In this paper, the algorithm and working method of the software are described, which allows the detection of depth and thickness of coal beds by digital information in well-logs. The software known as COALINLAS is designed and developed in Visual Studio using C# by the authors. In this software, a boundary value of each log is defined for detection of coal and non-coal layers, by importing the data of a borehole, called the reference borehole. Inputs of the software are the reference borehole data including digital files of values of well logs in “.las” format, and core-sampling data; and target functions for accepting a layer as coal. The main engine of software is an algorithm called the detection algorithm. Importing the well-logging and core-sampling data, this algorithm calculates the boundary values to separate the coal bed from the other by the frequency distribution function for values of well logs near coal beds. The frequency distribution of well logs follows the generalized extreme value (GEV) function. The location of distribution depends on the mode and the scale depends on the standard deviation and the software calculates three boundary values in conditions where the cumulative density function (CDF) is equal to 50%, 70 and 90%. The case study used to test the performance of software shows that the boundary limit calculated for CDF of 70% separates the layers more precisely. In this case study, it is concluded that the software has the ability to detect all coal beds in the boring path using well-logs data. Moreover, COALINLAS can identify fine-scale changes in the characteristics of layers and detect dispersed thin layers neglected in core-sampling.
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The executive files of the software are available via the link below: https://onedrive.live.com/?id=A77FDF0AC3FB9D94%21105&cid=A77FDF0AC3FB9D94
To run COALINLAS, the zip file downloaded from the above link should be extracted and the executive file of “WindowsFormsApplication3.exe” would be executed directly. The software needs “.Net Framework 4.5” or above to be run correctly. COLAINLAS has been tested on the Operating System of Windows 10 and 7, but executing correctly in other versions of above Windows 7 is expected.
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The method of vertical enhancement by combination and transformation of associated responses (producing VECTAR© logs) is a simple way of enhancing the resolution of compensated measurements in good hole conditions (Elkington et al. 1990). The method was originally applied to nuclear logs and used to achieve a better result by combining precise measurements of lower accuracy with more accurate and less precise ones (Zhou and Esterle 2008).
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Yusefi, A., Ramazi, H. COALINLAS, a software for detecting coal beds in well-logs. Earth Sci Inform 12, 129–142 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-018-0357-3
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