The objective of the Imaging, Modeling, Measurement and Scaling project is to develop new and innovative logging tools or methodologies for much more rapid and accurate measurement of the petrophysical properties and fluid flow characteristics of the formations being studied. The study is basic research and is still in progress. Multiple approaches are being used in attempts to find new and innovative ways to log, analyze, characterize and model reservoir formations on site, saving large amounts of costly rig time, shipping fees and expensive, time-consuming laboratory tests. Lawrence Berkeley (LBL) has been successful in setting up a new, state-of-the-art imaging laboratory with an X-ray CT and linear scanner, an NMR, a centrifuge and a petrographic image analysis (PIA) device. A cooperative agreement for lab time has also been established with the Advanced Light Source and Acoustic groups at Berkeley and with Chevron. The cancellation of plans for new equipment at one of these cooperating laboratories has slowed the program temporarily while new equipment was constructed at LBL. It is anticipated that any new tool or process will be used in both exploration and development drilling. The goal is for the tool or process to be inexpensive enough for use in older fields to prevent the premature abandonment of mature reservoirs. A production increase of just ? of 1% from the ?discovered but unrecoverable? oil in the U S would mean gains of 1.75 billion barrels of additional domestic production. In addition, a corps of new geophysical specialists and logging engineers will be employed by the service companies using the tool or process.