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    SPE Aberdeen Simplified

    Series 2014
    Demystifying Petroleum Engineering

    Sponsored by Shell UK Limited

    Ross Lowdon
    June 4th 2014

    SPE Aberdeen Simplified

    Series 2014
    Demystifying Petroleum Engineering

    WELLBORE
    SURVEY
    SIMPLIFIED
    Kindly Sponsored by
    Shell UK Limited

    Ross Lowdon
    June 4th 2014

    Agenda
    Defining a survey

    History of Wellbore surveying


    Why do surveys matter?
    Survey errors
    Future of surveying
    3

    What is a Survey?
    SURFACE LOCATION
    start point

    J-67

    P-76

    M-66

    K-57

    I-67

    G-67
    A-67

    C-67

    MD = length
    Of wellbore
    Along path

    E-57
    D-57

    O-66
    P-66
    K-66

    DEPTH
    measured from a datum

    P-56

    J-66

    D-66

    Existing well
    Currently drilling
    Surface well location
    Wellbore trajectories

    Wellbore

    TVD =
    Vertical depth
    Independent
    Of path

    INCLINATION
    from vertical

    AZIMUTH
    aligned to a North ref

    History of Wellbore surveying


    Texas 1890s

    Next door stealing oil


    Prove it
    Jam Jar acid level

    History of Wellbore surveying


    1930 Photo Magnetic single shot

    1930 Photo Gyroscopic survey


    1980 Measurement While Drilling
    1999 Gyro While Drilling

    Survey Technologies
    Magnetic
    Robust and RT 5 second surveys
    Poor reference
    Affected by offset casing

    Gyroscopic
    Excellent Reference
    Sensitive RT 2-7mins
    Not affected by offset casing

    Why Does a Wellbore Survey Matter


    Avoiding wells collisions
    Avoiding well control issues
    Relief wells
    Ensure you hit the your targets
    LWD to reservoir model tie in
    Reserves estimates
    Legal requirements

    The Value of Good Surveying Practice


    Shorter gyro run

    $15K

    Saved casing survey

    $125K

    Production shut in

    $700K

    Target sidetrack

    $23M

    Dry well

    $25M

    Major collision blowout

    $$$??

    Avoiding other Wells


    Well avoidance
    Complex and contradictory data
    Managing the survey data
    Poor data quality/missing data

    Survey Management
    Ensuring data accuracy
    Ensuring reserves estimates
    Ensuring HSE

    10

    Lateral MWD Survey Errors

    Main = Bm

    11

    Crustal = Bc

    Disturbance = Bd

    DS interference = Bds

    Improving Definition
    BGGM 54 degree
    HDGM 720 degree
    MagVar 5,400 degree

    12

    Capturing the Crustal Field


    Aeromag or Marine

    Aeromag schematic

    13

    3D mag cube

    Optimising Lateral Survey Accuracy

    Local
    magnetic map

    14

    Multi-station
    correction

    Advanced
    survey QC

    TVD Survey Errors


    BHA misalignment
    Mechanical and temperature pipe stretch
    Survey frequency
    Measurement error

    15

    BHA Mis-alignment
    MWD sensor aligned with wellbore axis

    Measured
    Actual

    Tilted MWD sensor from wellbore axis

    What effect does it have?


    <0.1 to 1.0 in inclination
    0 ft to 100+ ft of TVD
    Stabilizer wear?

    16

    Mechanical and Temperature Stretch


    Steel expands with temperature and stress
    Pipe stretch

    VerticalTVD error
    HorizontalMD error
    1.3 m/1,000 m/100 degCthermal
    Mechanical 1 m/1,000 mforce

    Can be corrected

    17

    Survey Frequency
    What is happening between
    90 ft surveys?
    Well placement issues
    Reservoir modeling
    Geo-steering
    Log interpretation

    Well engineering issues


    Running casing
    Completion flow modeling
    ESP flow modeling

    18

    Sensor Errors
    Inclination measurements 0.1

    19

    Industry standard
    Gyro tools same specification
    Calibrated
    Capable of higher accuracy

    TVD Optimisationis the Accuracy Real?


    Case Study
    Use RSS + MWD D&I
    EMS used to confirm MWD
    LWD proved TVD
    Captured stabilizer wear
    Saved appraisal well
    12 m TVD error at 12,5 km

    1750

    Pre - Production Pressures


    (2 sigma +/- 6.2m)

    pilot 2 pressures
    well 2 pressures
    well 3 pressures
    well 4 pressures

    1760

    well 5 pressures

    (+/- 6.2m)

    well 6 pressures
    well 7 pressures

    1770

    1780

    1790
    2,560

    20

    well 1 pressures

    TVD (m)
    2m / division

    Pressure
    (2 psi/division)
    2,570

    2,580

    2,590

    2,600

    2,610

    Future of Surveying
    Combined magnetic and gyro tools
    Real time inertial surveying
    Hole curvature measurements
    Autonomous drilling machines

    21

    Questions?

    22

    NEXT SIMPLIFIED SERIES


    PRESENTATION

    SPE Simplified Series


    Sponsored by Shell UK Limited

    Simplified Series is held every first Wednesday


    of each calendar Month
    Next Venue Wednesday July 2, 2014
    Station Hotel Aberdeen (The Ballroom)
    Russel Morrice North Sea Drilling Engineering
    Manager BP
    Drilling Engineering Simplified

    SPE Aberdeen

    Simplified
    Series 2014

    Demystifying Petroleum Engineering

    Organised by SPE Aberdeen Young Professionals


    Contact us: [email protected]
    or [email protected]

    SPE Simplified Series


    Sponsored by Shell UK Limited

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