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Formation factor from CDPP (FDPD)
This is an abbreviation for a well log used in the oil and gas industry. You could have found the code FDPD in your log evaluation software or your corporate datastores. Formation factor from CDPP is the offical name for this log. Usage of this log is not high and encountering it is a rare occasion. This log helps to evaluate the ratio of the resistivity of water-saturated rock to that of the water solution contained in the rock. Also called Formation Resistivity Factor and abbreviated "F".This log in unitless. Either the log measurements can not be expressed with a unit (eg. a ratio) or the unit is unknown to us.
Data from this log can be used to investigate the formation resistivity factor of the formation. Similar logs are listed below: