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tick mark

1. n. [Formation Evaluation]

In logging while drilling, a mark associated with each measurement indicating when a sample was taken. It is usually presented as a short bar in the depth track. Widely spaced tick marks indicate a low sampling rate. In wireline logging, a tick mark indicates the cumulative volume of some quantity, such as hole volume or traveltime. The term is sometimes spelled tic mark.

See: logging-while-drilling