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TAMU - PemexWell Control
Lesson 10
Logging While Drilling
(LWD)
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Logging While Drilling
Sonic Travel Time
Resistivity and Conductivity
Eatons Equations (R, C, t, dc)
Natural Gamma Ray
Other
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Logging While Drilling (LWD)
The parameters obtained with LWD lag
penetration by 3 to 60, depending on
the location of the tool. Some tools
have the ability to see ahead of the bit.
These are most commonly used for
Geo-steering, but can be used indetection of abnormal pressure.
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Logging While Drilling
Any log that infers shale porosity
can indicate the compaction state ofthe rock,
and hence any abnormal pressure
associated with undercompaction.
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Logging While Drilling
Most of the published correlations are
based on sonic and electric log data.
Density logs can also be used if
sufficient data are available.
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Pore Pressure Gradient vs.
difference between actual and
normal sonic travel time
From Hottman and Johnson
LA Upper TX Gulf Coast
to tn, sec/ft
gp
,psi/ f
t
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Matthews and KellyNormal
to tn, sec/ft
gp
,psi/ f
t
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Relationships vary from area to
area and from age to age
But, the trends are
the same.
to tn, sec/ft
gp
,psi/
ft
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Resistivity and Conductivity
The ability of rock to conduct electric
current can be used to infer porosity.
Resistivity -- ohm-m2/m
or ohm-m
Conductivity -- 10-3m/ohm-m2
or millimhos/m
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Resistivity and Conductivity
Rock grains, in general, are very poor
conductors.
Saline water in the pores conducts
electricity and this fact forms the basis
for inferring porosity from bulk R or Cmeasurements.
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Resistivity and Conductivity
Under normal compaction, R increases
with depth.
Deviation from the normal trend
suggests abnormal pressure
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Resistivity and Conductivity
FR = Ro/Rw FR = formation
resistivity factor
Ro= resistivity of water-
saturated formation
Rw= resistivity of pore water
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Resistivity of formation water
Rw reflects the dissolved salt content ofthe water, and is dependant upon
temperature.
Equation shows that Rw decreases with
increasing temperature, and
consequently, decreases with depth.
++= 77.6T
77.6TRR
2
11w2w
FinareTandTwhereo
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Porosity, m
RaF/1= Porosity of water-saturated rock,
If a = 1, and m = 2, then = FR-0.5
So, = (Ro/Rw)-0.5
Rw in shales cannot be measured directly
so Rw
in a nearby sand is used instead.
Ro would tend to increase with increasing
depth under normally pressured conditions.
See Fig. 2.63.
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Fig. 2.63 Normal Compaction
Ro , .m
Depth ,
ft
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Example 2.20
Rw estimated fromnearby well.
Estimate the pore
pressure at 14,188 ftusing Foster and
Whalens techinque.
So, at 14,188 ft,
FR
= 28.24
034.0
96.0=
w
o
RR
RF
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Transition at
~11,800
Using Eatons Gulf
Coast correlations,
ob = 0.974 psi/ft or
13,819 psig at 14,188
Eq. Depth = 8,720
obe = 0.937 psi/ft or
8,170 psig at 8,720
pne = 0.465*8,720
= 4,055
pp = ppe + ( ob - obe )
= 4,055+(13,816-8,171)
= 9,703 psig
= 13.16
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Fig. 2.65 -Hottman & Johnsons upper
Gulf Coast Relationship between
shale resistivity and pore pressure
Rn/Ro
Gp,
psi/ft
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Example 2.21
Matthews andKelly
Determine the transition
depth and estimate the
pore pressure at 11,500
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Transition is at ~9,600 ft.
At 11,500 ft:
Co = 1,920, and
Cn = 440
Co/Cn = 1,920 / 440
= 4.36
gp = 0.81 psi/ft (Fig 2.66)
Example 2.21
Fig. 2.67
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gp = 0.81 psi/ft
p= 15.6 ppg
pp = 9,315 psig
Fig. 2.66
4.36
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Eatons Equations
( )
( )( )( ) 2.1
2.1
2.1
3
cn
co
nobobp
o
n
nobobp
n
onobobp
o
n
nobobp
d
dgggg
C
Cgggg
R
Rgggg
t
tgggg 34.2.Eq
35.2.Eq
36.2.Eq
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Eatons Equations
These equations differ from the earliercorrelations in that they take into
consideration the effect a variable
overburden stress may have on theeffective stress and the pore pressure.
Probably the most widely used of the
log-derived methods
Have been used over 20 years
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Example 2.22
In an offshore Louisiana well, (Ro/Rn) =
0.264 in a Miocene shale at 11,494.
An integrated density log indicates an
overburden stress gradient of 0.920psi/ft. Estimate the pore pressure.
Using Eatons technique
Using Hottman and Johnsons
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Solution
Eaton
From Eq. 2.35,
gp = gob - (gob - gn)(Ro/Rn)1.2
gp = 0.920 - (0.920 - 0.465)(0.264)1.2
gp = 0.827 psi/ft
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Solution
Hottman & Johnson
Rn/Ro = 1/(0.264) = 3.79
From Fig 2.65, we then get
gp = 0.894 psi/ft
Difference = 0.894 0.827 = 0.067 psi/ft
Answers differ by 770 psi or 1.3 ppg
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Discussion
Actual pressure gradient was
determined to be 0.818 psi/ft!
In this example the Eaton method camewithin 104 psi or 0.17 ppg equivalent
mud density of measured values
This lends some credibility to the Eaton
method.
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Discussion
In older sediments, exponent may be
lowered to 1.0 for resistivities.
Service companies may have more
accurate numbers for exponents.
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Natural Gamma Ray
Tools measure the natural radioactive
emissions of rock, especially from:
Potassium
Uranium
Thorium
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Natural Gamma Ray
The K40 isotope tends to concentrate in
shale minerals thereby leading to the
traditional use of GR to determine theshaliness of a rock stratum.
It follows that GR intensity may be usedto infer the porosity in shales of
consistent minerology
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Natural Gamma Ray
Pore pressure prediction using MWD is
now possible (Fig. 2.68).
Lower cps (counts per second) may
indicate higher porosity and perhaps
abnormal pressure.
Fi 2 68
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Natural Gamma Ray
In normally pressuredshales the cps
increases with depth
Any departure from this
trend may signal a
transition into abnormalpressure
Fig. 2.68
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Pore pressure gradient prediction from
observed and normal Gamma Ray counts
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Example 2.23
From table 2.17,
determine the pore
pressure gradient at
11,100 ft using
Zoellers correlation.
Use the first three
data points to
establish the normaltrend line.
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At 11,100
NGRn / NGRo 57/42 = 1.36
From below, gp = 0.61 psi/ft
or 11.7 ppg
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Effective Stress Models
Use data from MWD/LWD
Rely on the effective-stress principle as the
basis for empirical or analytical prediction
Apply log-derived petrophysical parameters
of the rock to a compaction model to
quantify effective stress
Knowing the overburden pressure, the pore
pressure can then be determined
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Dr. Choes Kick Simulator
Take a kick
Circulate the kick out of the hole
Plot casing seat pressure vs. time
Plot surface pressure vs. time
Plot kick size vs. time
etc.