Formation Evaluation in Thin Bed Reservoirs, A Case Study from the Kutei Basin, Indonesia

C. Majesta, D. Cook, P.Cardola, D. Kurniawan, I. Buldani, G. Aquillina, F. Prasetia

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... more challenging in slanted wells with 40 – 70 degree of inclination. In such conditions, the use of LWD resistivity inversion and LWD density image...

Preliminary Drilling Phase of Mohole Project I. Summary of Drilling Operations

Edward E. Horton

AAPG Bulletin

... collars would be unsupported and subject to buckling. Studies indicated that bit weight should be kept below 6,000 pounds and ship movement restricted...

Applications of 3-D Seismic/Forward Modeling to Water Shutoff and Other Reservoir Management Issues

D. E. Moore, H. E. Goodman, P. D. Norman

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... geophysicists to predict seismic responses according to various reservoir characteristics, i.e. water saturation, oil compressibility and density...

Field Case: Application Polyamine Based Mud System to Drill Kintom Formation in Sulawesi and Comparison to Conventional KCL-Polymer Mud System

Dominico Alphan Setyanto

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... on the steel cylinder and we can assume that the steel cylinder is the drill pipe or a drill bit. From the test result shown in Figure 3, it was obvious...

Drilling Geomechanics Salt Creep Monitoring: How to Optimize Mud Weight in Real Time and Get a Safe Time Window While Drilling, Tripping, Running and Cementing Casing in Salt Formations; #41954 (2016)

Joao Paulo Castagnoli, Cyrille Montesinos, Diego Muñoz

Search and Discovery.com

... of the magnitude of in-situ stresses, mud density, exposure time, temperature, and the mineralogical composition. This behavior is known as salt creep...

Geothermal Exploration from Deep-Well Data

William F. Tanner

GCAGS Transactions

... = kVab where V is sonic velocity (to be read from the Sonic Log or continuous veolcity log) and is mass density (from radioactivity logs...

Depositional and lithological control on fractures in a steep, reefal carbonate margin: Lennard Shelf outcrops of the Canning Basin, Western Australia

Wayne Narr, Eric A. Flodin, Ted E. Playton, and Vincent Heesakkers

AAPG Bulletin

...-vertical fractures strike parallel or normal to the strike of the Devonian depositional margin. Fracture density correlates with the textural character...

Borehole Image Tool Design, Value of Information, and Tool Selection

Javier O. Lagraba P., Steven M. Hansen, Mirano Spalburg, Mohammed Helmy

AAPG Special Volumes

..., density, gamma-ray or photoelectric effect.Most commercial tools share three common design criteria that consist of the following:Measurement system...

CBM Operational Lessons Learned … Barito Basin, Indonesia

Ellen De Man, Alan Gantyno, Suriamin Huang, Kenneth Petersen, Eri Saferi, Ratna Widiarti, Scott Wertanen, Setya Rahardjanto

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... Gas Methan, Jakarta Indonesia jamming in rubbelized coal, bit balling and ineffective core catchers in sticky clays. The sampling program included...

3D Driven Rock Quality Mapping and Landing Target Selection in the Wolfcamp Formation: A Case Study on How to Combine Geologic, Geophysical, and Engineering Data to Produce Better Well Results, Midland Basin, Texas

Aaron Fisher, F.X. O'Keefe, Chris Niedz, Brian Wehner, Nick Kramer, Paul Heuermann, Scott Patrick

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... by core, logs, and easily tied to seismic. These carbonate debris flows can be very problematic when encountered while drilling (excessive bit wear...

Glauconite Sandstone Exploration: A Case Study from the Lake Newell Project, Southern Alberta, Canada

Kevin Broger, Garth Syhlonyk

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... was performed to switch out both the bit and the MWD tool and replace it with the LWD tool which recorded gamma-ray, resistivity, density and neutron...

Frequency, distribution, and mechanisms of evaporite karst drilling hazards in the western Delaware Basin: Learnings from historical high-density exploration in Culberson County, Texas

Andrew Roark

AAPG Bulletin

...Frequency, distribution, and mechanisms of evaporite karst drilling hazards in the western Delaware Basin: Learnings from historical high-density...

Evaluating The Liquids Potential And Distribution Of West Virginias Marcellus Liquids Fairway

Christopher Smith, Susan Pool, Philip Dinterman, Jessica Moore, Timothy Vance, Timothy Smith, Patrick Gordon, Michael Smith

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... to analyze PDC bit drilling cuttings, and the need for only 1-1.5 g of rock sample. Similar requirements can make traditional geochemical measurements...

Fundamentals of Conventional (Plug) Type Core Analysis

W. H. Hilliard

Panhandle (Texas) Geological Society

... with a diamond saw, or from a cylinder drilled with a small diamond bit. The reason for using a cube or cylinder is the ease with which their cross...

Seismic Rock-Property Transforms for Estimating Lithology and Pore-Fluid Content, by Haitao Ren, Fred J. Hilterman, Zhengyun Zhou, and Mritunjay Kumar, #40224 (2006).

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The Deployment of an Azimuthal Resistivity Tool for Geosteering - A Case Study from the Foinaven Field (North Sea), #40540 (2010)

Martin Bedrock, Darren Moody

Search and Discovery.com

... azimuthal gamma and density. However, with limited depth of investigation there is the possibility of exiting sand before the need for a geosteering...

Depositional Environments and Gas Production Trends Olmos Sandstone, Upper Cretaceous, Webb County, Texas

John W. Snedden , David G. Kersey

GCAGS Transactions

.... The composition, texture and sedimentary structures of the Olmos were examined from more than 300 feet of full-diameter, diamond bit cores and 50 thin...

Formation Evaluation Symposium, November 14-15, 1957

P. A. Ross

CSPG Bulletin

... by the drill bit. Thus formation evaluation is defined as "the application of techniques to measure physical parameters to determine the extent...

Laboratory Study of Drilling Mud Rheology and Analysis of Chemical Composition from Local Clay-Illite Minerals in Central Sumatra Riau

Wahyu Indra Nugroho, Idham Khalid, Richa Melysa, Novrianti

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... Department, Islamic University of Riau. Laboratory tests obtained values for rheological properties such as density, viscosity, yield point, plastic...

Deepwater Drilling Solutions New Dual Gradient Drilling Concept

Tri Bagus Prabowo, Muhammad Adhim Mulia, Bambang Yudho Suranta

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... the wellbore is drilled with two different density drilling fluids; seawater till seafloor and a heavier drilling fluid beyond. This ultimately results...

Utilizing Geochemical, Petrophysical, and Geomechanical Analysis to Optimize Stimulation Design in Pimienta Formation

Douglas J. Betancourt, Claudio Rabe, Omer Iqbal, Jesus P. Salazar, Besmir Hoxha

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... evaluated includes total gamma ray, spectral gamma ray, caliper and bit size, neutron porosity, Photoelectric, Bulk density logs, compresional and shear...

ABSTRACT: Coal Geology and Underground-Mine Degasification Applied to Horizontal Drilling for Coalbed Methane

Samuel A. Friedman

Kansas Geological Society

... well segments in shale and mudstone may collapse, leading to well abandonment. Obviously coal will not be penetrated if the bit drifts into strata...

Abstract: Liberated, Produced, Recycled, or Contamination?, by R. F. Mercer; #90971 (1976).

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Abstract: Improving Depth Prediction Accuracy of Quantified Drilling Hazards (Paper 5)

W. H. Borland, W. S. Leaney

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... reflection data which can be used to accurately predict acoustic impedance below the bit. This acoustic impedance is then interpreted to provide both...

Fractographic Distinction of Coring-Induced Fractures from Natural Cored Fractures: ABSTRACT

Byron R. Kulander, Christopher C. Barton, Stuart L. Dean

AAPG Bulletin

... of the bit's cutting surface. Chipped right-hand core to fracture margins, produced by plucking action of the it, and arrest line-hackle morphology show...