Comment on “Evidence for non‐Gaussian scaling behavior in heterogeneous sedimentary formations” by Scott Painter

For some time hydrologists have accepted, more or less as a rule of thumb rather than as an absolute fact, that log (K) measurements in many sedimentary formations are distributed lognormally. Now that more detailed K measurements are becoming available through the use of borehole flowmeters and other geophysical logging equipment, it is important to examine the lognormal assumption in greater detail. This question is important also when selecting a fractal-based procedure for generating K or other property distributions based on a set of relatively small-scale measurements