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ch13 MWD
ch13 MWD
ch13 MWD
13 Measurement While
Drilling
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MEASUREMENT WHILE DRILLING (MWD)
1. Introduction
2. Transmission System
3. Power Source
4. Sensors
5. Directional Tools
6. Gamma Ray Tools
7. Transmission and Control Systems
8. Surface Systems
9. Future Developments
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1. INTRODUCTION
• Concept :
– Real time data
• Applications :
– Directional
– Petrophysical
– Drilling Parameters
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Configuration
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Tool Configurations
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2. Requirements
• Rugged Sensors
• Simple Telemetry System
• Portable
• Cost Effective
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3. Telemetry Techniques
• Hard Wire
• Electromagnetic
• Acoustic
• Mud Pulse Telemetry
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4. TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
• Positive Pulse
• Negative Pulse
• Continuous Wave (Siren)
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Transmission
Techniques
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5. POWER SOURCES
• Batteries :
– temp. limit/life/power
output/transport by sea
• Turbines :
– life/power output/filters
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Power Systems
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6. SENSORS
• Directional
• solid state
• Gamma Ray
• geiger mueller tube
• Resistivity
• Temperature
• WOB/Torque
• strain gauges
• RPM
• tachometer
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Applications
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7. MWD GAMMA RAY TOOLS
• Application
• Geological/Engineering
• Type of Sensors :
• Geiger-Muller/Scintillation Counter
• Comparisonsof MWD/Wireline :
• Log Speed/Wellbore Geometry/Tool
Housing/Eccentralisation
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MWD vs.
Wireline Logs
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8. DIRECTIONAL TOOLS
• Accelerometer
• Magnetometer
• Calculation Procedure
• Surveying Routine
• Accuracy of Tools
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Magnetometers
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Directional Sensors
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Accelerometers
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9. TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL
EQUIPMENT
• Transmission
– Initiation
– Speed
• Control System :
– No. of Sensors
– Data collection
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Transmission Rates
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MWD Tool
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10. SURFACE SYSTEM
• Pressure Transducer
• standpipe
• Computer :
• processing
• Display :
• rig floor
• chart recorders
• digital
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Surface
System
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11. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
• Applications :
• Wellbore Navigation
• Formation Evaluation
• Drilling Efficiency
• Research :
• Increase Data Collection/ Transmission
• Increase Pressure/Temp. tolerance
• Increase Robustness/ Reliability
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