This is a log of measurements along a well bore (a well-log). The acronym
PO4 can be found in any (ASCII) log files provided by the logging company. The full name for this log used in the industry is
'Partial porosity from MRIL (single element)'. The usage of this log is well established. This log can be used to evaluate the contribution of porosity from a given "bin" (with certain characteristics) to the total porosity; e.g., in nuclear magnetic resonance data processing, the "bins" typically correspond to different pore size ranges.
Furthermore, this can be explained by looking at the apparent porosity. Better said, the initial estimate of porosity, normally from logs, not corrected for the (often large) effects of clays, gas, etc. Such estimates should only be used for qualitative interpretation of clean, gas-free intervals.
Simply said, this is a log that describes the pore volume per unit gross volume. Porosity is determined from measurements on cores or interpreted from logs. In general this is a measurement of the volume fraction. This is a measure of the ratio of the volumes occupied by two components, or by one component to the total volume of the system.
Data for this log is produced by a tool that uses a nmr logging technique and can be used to investigate the porosity of the formation. Similar logs are listed below: