Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Relaxivity-insensitive measurement of formation permeability
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Application No.: US14111143Application Date: 2011-04-18
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Publication No.: US09696250B2Publication Date: 2017-07-04
- Inventor: Moustafa E. Oraby
- Applicant: Moustafa E. Oraby
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Iselin Law PLLC
- Agent Alan Bryson
- International Application: PCT/US2011/032863 WO 20110418
- International Announcement: WO2012/144976 WO 20121026
- Main IPC: G01V3/00
- IPC: G01V3/00 ; G01N15/08 ; G01V3/32

Abstract:
Systems and methods that provide relaxivity-insensitive permeability logs. At least some logging system embodiments include a logging tool assembly that measures spin-spin relaxation time distributions of formation fluid nuclei at different positions along a borehole. A processor operates on the measurements to provide a permeability log that is relatively insensitive to relaxivity coefficient changes and hence insensitive to changes in formation fluids. Thus, permeability logs will be relatively unaffected by invasion of the borehole fluids into the formation, even if surfactants in the borehole fluid cause large changes in formation wettability. For each position logged within a borehole, the processor may process the measured relaxation time distribution to determine a Swanson parameter value; adjust the Swanson parameter value to reduce dependence on relaxivity; and convert the adjusted value to a permeability measurement. Examples are included below to demonstrate the markedly increased permeability measurement accuracy.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140033815A1 RELAXIVITY-INSENSITIVE MEASUREMENT OF FORMATION PERMEABILITY Public/Granted day:2014-02-06
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