sonic sonde
sonic sonde An instrumental package containing two seismic-energy sources and four geophones which allow the measurement of the seismic velocities of the rocks in a borehole as the sonde is pulled through it. The record is a sonic log (velocity log). See also WELL SHOOTING.
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