Measurement While Drilling

The cornerstone of Drilling Systems

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 MWD Overview

• What is Measurement While Drilling?

• Why do we need it?
• What do we measure?
• How do we transmit data?

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 Poll Question

• What is MWD?

– Monitoring drilling parameters from surface sensors

– Real-Time information on wellbore properties
– Comprehensive Reservoir Characterisation
– Downhole analysis of the Drilling Fluid condition

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 What is MWD?

• Realtime information…
• …at surface…
• …from key BHA sensors…
• …about well properties…
• …while drilling!

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 MWD – Standard Measurements

• Inclination
• Azimuth
• Toolface
• Gyro Toolface (optional)
• Temperature
• Formation/Bore Pressure (optional)
• Gamma-Ray (optional)

• Generally, BHA powered by drilling fluid

spinning downhole turbine in mud pulser

• Optional Battery power available for flow-

off services

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 Wellbore Positioning
First Openhole Single Shot Survey, Long Beach,
CA.

• Realtime Measurements to :
– determine accurate bottom hole
position
– kick off and steer directional wells to
required target
– position well in reservoir for best
possible production

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 Wellbore Positioning

• Inclination (Drift)

• Azimuth (Hole Direction)

• Toolface Orientation
N
W E
S Azimuth

True Vertical Depth

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 Collision Avoidance

• HS&E

• Customer policy and

procedures

• Service Company policy and

procedures

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 Drilling Conditions

• Axial Vibration
• Lateral Vibration
• Stick-Slip
• Temperature
• Pressure

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 Formation Evaluation
0 Gamma MWD API 150

Shale

Sand

Shale

Sand

Shale

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 Telemetry

Receiver

Transmitter

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 How does telemetry work?

• Possible Transmission Channels:

– Pipe Bore
– Formation
– Pipe Wall
– Hardwire Pipe

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 The Need for MWD Services

Coiled Tubing Drilling Extended Reach Collision Hard rock drilling

Underbalanced Drilling avoidance
Drilling Re-entry Drilling Sidetracking
Foam/Air Drilling HPHT Ranging Casing Exits
Geothermal SAGD
Pretty Unconventional
much in every drilling applicationPerformance
Sub-salt Drilling Horizontal Drilling Oil Drilling
Gas Storage Vertical Drilling Heavy Oil Geo-steering
Slim-hole Drilling Development Drilling Unconventional/ Geo-stopping
(4.3/4") Low Spread Cost Shale gas
MAD pass Drilling Reservoir
Grassroots Drilling Multi Lateral Drilling Coal bed Methane Navigation
Pad Drilling Soft formation drilling Deep Water Brownfield
Drilling Applications
Carbonate Depleted Reservoirs
reservoirs

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