Formation Evaluation Julius 1
Formation Evaluation Julius 1
Evaluation
KNUST
Dept. of Petroleum Engineering
Kumasi, Ghana
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Lecture Outline
• What is formation evaluation?
• Why do we evaluate formation?
• What do we evaluate?
• What data are we interested in?
• Who needs these data?
• What tools and methodology do we employ?
• Summary
• References
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What is formation evaluation?
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Petroleum Exploration and Production Sequence
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Logical formation evaluation sequence
Gas Evaluate
Hydrocarbon
Rock Water
Non-reservoir
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Who Needs What Data?
Discipline Data
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Who Needs What Data?
Discipline Data
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What tools and methodology/Techniques?
Seismic
Survey
Well
Mud
Testing
Logging
(PTA)
Formation
Formation Evaluation
Fluid MWD/LWD
Sampling
Coring
Wireline
and Core
Logging
Analysis
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Data from Seismic Survey
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Seismic surveys
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Coring
One way to get more detailed samples of a formation is by
coring, where formation sample is drilled out by means of
special bits.
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Tools for Coring
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Coring
The other, cheaper, technique for obtaining samples of
the formation is "Sidewall Coring". In this method, a steel
cylinder—a coring gun—has hollow-point steel bullets
mounted along its sides and moored to the gun by short
steel cables.
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Core Analysis
Gas Permeameter
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Liquid Permeameter 21
Some Core Analyzing Equipment
Porosimeter
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Data from Mud Logging
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Mud Logging Units
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Data From MWD/LWD
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Logging While Drilling
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Well Testing
(Pressure Transient Analysis)
Three methods:
■ Wireline testing
■ Drill stem test (DST)
■ Well Test Analysis
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Wireline Testing
Provide reservoir fluid samples, reservoir pressure, an indication of
fluid mobility and information on reservoir continuity.
The RFT is run into the hole and a continuous digital readout of
hydrostatic pressure is obtained.
At any point in the hole the tool may be actuated to force a rubber
pad against the wall of the hole, and a tube in the centre of the pad
is forced hard against the formation.
The formation fluid will flow to the chamber through the tube.
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Wireline Testing
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Drillstem Test (DST)
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Drillstem Test (DST)
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Well Test Analysis
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Data from Reservoir Fluid Sampling
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Summary
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Thanks for your
attention!
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