Notes on Gardner's Equation

Gardner's equation works well for carbonate and clastic reservoirs, but doesn't work well with evaporite and must be carefully used. The more real relation can be obtained by cross-correlating the well data.

Reference:

  • Gardner, G. H. F., Gardner, L. W. and Gregory, A. R., 1974, Formation velocity and density - The diagnostic basis for stratigraphic traps, Geophysics, 39, 770-780.

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