Improved geosteering by integrating in real time images from multiple depths of investigation and inversion of azimuthal resistivity signals

R Chemali, M Bittar, F Hveding, M Wu… - … Reservoir Evaluation & …, 2010 - onepetro.org
R Chemali, M Bittar, F Hveding, M Wu, M Dautel
SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, 2010onepetro.org
Optimal field development often entails placing the wells in prescribed locations within the
reservoir. An error of a few meters in height above the oil/water contact or with respect to the
roof may result in leaving behind a significant portion of the producible reserves. Driven by
this key requirement, new technologies continue to emerge to help geologists, drillers, and
reservoir engineers geosteer the wells. In recent years, two types of logging-whiledrilling
(LWD) information have been used. On one hand, wellbore imaging can determine when a …
Summary
Optimal field development often entails placing the wells in prescribed locations within the reservoir. An error of a few meters in height above the oil/water contact or with respect to the roof may result in leaving behind a significant portion of the producible reserves. Driven by this key requirement, new technologies continue to emerge to help geologists, drillers, and reservoir engineers geosteer the wells. In recent years, two types of logging-whiledrilling (LWD) information have been used. On one hand, wellbore imaging can determine when a well path has left the reservoir and the angle of exit. On the other hand, traditional axisymmetrical resistivity logs help to quantify the distance to an approaching boundary through inversion, but fail to tell its azimuth.
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