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Near Detector Only Photoelectric Absorption Factor (NPE)
This is an abbreviation for a well log used in the oil and gas industry. The acronym NPE can be found in any (ASCII) log files provided by the logging company. Near Detector Only Photoelectric Absorption Factor is the full name for this log. This log is not used too often in the industry. This log can be used to evaluate the probability that scattering due the Photoelectric Effect will occur; often expressed in an approximation unit barns/electron.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 photoelectric factor of the formation. Similar logs are listed below: