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Tapered cutoff

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003768

A method used in petrophysical analysis to define a gradual transition zone for a property, rather than a sharp boundary. For example, a tapered cutoff for shale volume might assign a decreasing hydrocarbon saturation as shale content increases. This approach provides a more realistic representation of reservoir heterogeneity than a simple binary cutoff.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003768
FieldOil and gas
SubjectFormation Evaluation
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003768",
  "term": "Tapered cutoff",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A method used in petrophysical analysis to define a gradual transition zone for a property, rather than a sharp boundary. For example, a tapered cutoff for shale volume might assign a decreasing hydrocarbon saturation as shale content increases. This approach provides a more realistic representation of reservoir heterogeneity than a simple binary cutoff.",
  "subject": "Formation Evaluation",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/tapered-cutoff/"
}

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