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Lithology recorder

The lithology recorder refers to the software or manual track used by mud loggers to construct the 'lith log.' It compiles data from cutting samples (percent sand/shale/limestone) vs. depth.

This visual record is the geological 'fingerprint' of the well, used for correlation with nearby offset wells.

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