Chin / Zhou / Feng Formation Testing

Pressure Transient and Contamination Analysis
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-83115-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 488 Seiten, E-Book

Traditional well logging methods, such as resistivity,acoustic, nuclear and NMR, provide indirect information related tofluid and formation properties. The "formationtester," offered in wireline and MWD/LWD operations, isdifferent. It collects actual downhole fluid samples forsurface analysis, and through pressure transient analysis, providesdirect measurements for pore pressure, mobility, permeability andanisotropy. These are vital to real-time drilling safety,geosteering, hydraulic fracturing and economic analysis.
Methods for formation testing analysis, while commerciallyimportant and accounting for a substantial part of service companyprofits, however, are shrouded in secrecy. Unfortunately,many are poorly constructed, and because details are not available,industry researchers are not able to improve upon them. Thisnew book explains conventional models and develops new, morepowerful algorithms for early-time analysis, and importantly,addresses a critical area in sampling related to "timerequired to pump clean samples" using rigorous multiphaseflow techniques. All of the methods are explained in completedetail. Equations are offered for users to incorporate intheir own models, but convenient, easy-to-use software is availablefor those needing immediate answers.
The leading author is a well known petrophysicist, with hands-onexperience at Schlumberger, Halliburton, BP Exploration and othercompanies. His work is used commercially at major oil servicecompanies, and important extensions to his formation testing modelshave been supported by prestigious grants from the United StatesDepartment of Energy. His new collaboration with ChinaNational Offshore Oil Corporation marks an important turningpoint, where advanced simulation models and hardware are evolvingside-by-side to define a new generation of formation testinglogging instruments. The present book provides more thanformulations and solutions: it offers a close look at formationtester development "behind the scenes," as the ChinaNational Offshore Oil Corporation opens up its research,engineering and manufacturing facilities through a collection ofinteresting photographs to show how formation testing tools aredeveloped from start to finish.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chin, Wilson C.

Zhou, Yanmin

Feng, Yongren

Yu, Qiang

Zhao, Lixin

Über Autor(innen)

Wilson C. Chin, who earned his PhD from MIT and MSc fromCaltech, heads StrataMagnetic Software, LLC in Houston, whichdevelops mathematical modeling software for formation testing, MWDtelemetry, borehole electromagnetics, well logging, reservoirengineering, and managed pressure drilling. He is the author of tenbooks, more than 100 papers, and over forty patents.
Yanmin Zhou received her PhD in geological resourcesengineering from the University of Petroleum, Beijing, and servesas Geophysics Engineer at the China National Offshore OilCorporation.
Yongren Feng is Chief Mechanical Engineer at the ChinaNational Offshore Oil Corporation with three decades of designexperience covering a dozen logging tools. With more than 100patents, he serves as Project Leader for the 12th National FiveYear Plan in formation tester development, and he was elected asone of China's National Technology and InnovationLeaders.
Qiang Yu earned his MSc in measurement technology andinstrumentation from Xi'an Shiyou University and serves asSenior Control Engineer in formation testing and field operations.He is an Associate Project Leader in the national formation testingprogram with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation.
Lixin Zhao earned his PhD from the University ofPetroleum, Beijing, and serves as Senior Petrophysical Scientist,with three decades of logging and formation evaluationexperience.