GAS CORRECTION

Gas correction
The mud injected in the drill pipes and/or the booster line still
contains hydrocarbons

The hydrocarbon content of the mud

ƒ Increase during a drilling phase
ƒ The composition of hydrocarbons in mud is heavier than the
formation hydrocarbons

The impact of these hydrocarbons

ƒ They are added to hydrocarbons released during the drilling
ƒ The mud pumped by the booster pump dilutes the mud from main
mud flow

Data must be synchronized for correction

Gas synchronization - lag time calculation
Q main
GAS IN

GAS OUT

Annulus Volume
∆t h =
Mud Flow Rate
GAS IN +
GAS FORM

∆th ∆tpip
Internal String Volume
∆t pip =
Mud Flow Rate

GAS FORM

Synchronization at bit - Gas In correction

Q main
GAS IN

GAS OUT Gas data at same depth

↔
Out and In synchronized

GAS IN +
GAS FORM

GAS OUT = GAS FORM + GAS IN

This is the direct process

We will do the indirect process

GAS FORM
Gas In correction
without gas-in effect with gas-in effect
COMPONENTS MEASURED COMPONENTS MEASURED
AT THE ANALYZER AT THE ANALYZER
ppm % ppm %
C1 20 885.47 66.20% C1 22 040.46 66.13%
C2 4 304.57 13.64% C2 4 557.50 13.67%
C3 3 618.67 11.47% C3 3 815.84 11.45%
iC4 380.03 1.20% iC4 405.40 1.22%
nC4 1 425.24 4.52% nC4 1 499.31 4.50%
iC5 417.26 1.32% iC5 450.30 1.35%
nC5 519.88 1.65% nC5 558.68 1.68%

COMPONENTS MEASURED COMPONENTS MEASURED

AT THE ANALYZER AT THE ANALYZER
ppm % ppm %
C1 13 216.70 73.06% C1 17 221.32 68.48%
C2 2 188.17 12.10% C2 3 270.43 13.01%
C3 1 749.64 9.67% C3 2 793.33 11.11%
iC4 137.42 0.76% iC4 269.90 1.07%
nC4 533.52 2.95% nC4 988.75 3.93%
iC5 127.15 0.70% iC5 273.22 1.09%
nC5 136.41 0.75% nC5 329.45 1.31%

Gas-in correction effects depend on:

– Gas quantity recycled
– Difference of composition between gas-out and gas-in

Booster pump correction

Q main
GAS IN
GAS OUT Q booster

GAS OUT x (Q booster + Q main)

∆tris ∆tbl
GAS IN x Q booster +
(GAS IN + GAS FORM) x Q main
∆tpip

GAS IN + ∆th
GAS FORM

GAS FORM