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Differential Tension (TEN)
This is a log of measurements along a well bore (a well-log). The acronym TEN can be found in any (ASCII) log files provided by the logging company. The abreviatin stands for 'Differential Tension'. This log is not used too often in the industry. Use this log to investigate the agency or influence that if applied to a free body results chiefly in an acceleration of the body and sometimes in elastic deformation and other effects.This log usually has the unit 'Tension'. This is the force tending to cause extension of a body, as experienced in a cable, rope, string, etc.
Data from this log can be used to investigate the tension.