Abstract:
A method, apparatus, and program product model stress characteristics of a subsurface formation based at least in part on acoustic data and image data associated with the subsurface formation. The acoustic data is analyzed to determine acoustic based stress values,and the image data is analyzed to determine image based stress values. The acoustic based stress values and the image based stress values are integrated to generate an integrated stress profile that includes one or more modeled stress characteristics of the subsurface volume.
Abstract:
A technique facilitates the dependable, long-lasting use of a downhole component coupled into a drill string. In some applications, the downhole component comprises a stabilizer having a plurality of blades extending outwardly from a body, e.g. sleeve. Various features of the downhole component enhance the usefulness and dependability of the downhole component. Examples of such features comprise uniquely shaped surfaces; materials with a desired hardness, toughness, and impact strength; and/or wear protection elements incorporated into the downhole component.
Abstract:
A method and system for increasing fracture conductivity. A slurry, of a solid particulate freely dispersed in fluid spaces around macrostructures suspended in a carrier fluid, is injected into a fracture, the solid particulate is aggregated in the fracture to form clusters, and the pressure reduced to prop the fracture open on the clusters and form interconnected, hydraulically conductive channels between the clusters. The system comprises a subterranean formation, a treatment slurry stage disposed in a wellbore penetrating the formation, and a pump system to inject the treatment fluid stage into a fracture.
Abstract:
A logging tool for use in a wellbore is disclosed herein. The logging tool may include a hollow body. Two or more antenna coils may be disposed at least partially within the body and be axially aligned with one another with respect to a longitudinal axis through the body. Each of the two or more antenna coils, in an unrolled view, may have the form of a sinusoidal function that includes a harmonic of order greater than one.
Abstract:
A tomography system for determining properties of flowing gas-solids, liquid-solids and/or gas-liquid-solids multiphase fluid. A duct wall and interior space within the duct wall carries a flow of the multiphase fluid and a plurality of sensors are used to make measurements of electrical or magnetic properties through the duct wall and the multiphase fluid, at single or a plurality of operating frequencies in the range of 1 MHz to 400 MHz. A processor computes quantitative values of at least one property selected from permittivity, conductivity, magnetic permeability, complex permittivity and complex-conductivity of the multiphase fluid from the measured properties. The processor uses the quantative values to compute the phase fraction and phase velocity of the multiphase fluid.
Abstract:
A packer and apparatus for engaging the packer within a bore. The apparatus comprises a central body and a cone secured to the central body having an inclined surface oriented towards the second end and a collar translatable along the central body, the collar being located between the cone and the second end of the central body and a plurality of arms, each arm pivotally located relative to the collar around a periphery of the central body, arms extending between first and second ends and having gripping surfaces around an exterior surface thereof proximate to the first ends. The method comprises translating the central member of the body relative to a collar therearound so as to frictionally drag the collet arms against a well bore and engaging the cone upon the plurality of arms to pivot the plurality of arms into contact with a well bore wall.
Abstract:
A technique facilitates construction of a power cable, such as a downhole electrical power cable for use with electrically powered systems. Construction of the power cable is accomplished with an external layer which does not use metallic, wrapped cable armor. The external layer may be extruded and has an exterior surface exposed to a surrounding environment. The external layer comprises a high temperature resin combined with a size disparate copolymer that creates amorphous regions in the extruded layer to restrict crack propagation.
Abstract:
Provided is a tool-body that arranges ultrasonic and electrical capacitance sensors at close distances to the casing wall of the wellbore such that properties of thickness, flow velocity, acoustic impedance and the dielectric constant of the liquid layer are measured at a number of circumferential locations inside the casing of the wellbore. These measured values may then be combined to derive the average flow rate of the layer and also used to identify whether the liquid is water or condensate/oil, or a mixture of the two with a certain water-in-liquid ratio. Combined with a gas flow rate and a liquid droplets concentration measurement, the total liquid flow rate and liquid type can be derived.
Abstract:
Embodiments herein relate to a method of forming a fluid including controlling the pH of the water, wherein the pH after controlling is 4.0 to 7.5, introducing a polymer comprising guar to the water to form a fluid, introducing a crosslinker comprising zirconium a group 4 metal to the fluid, and observing the viscosity of the fluid, wherein the viscosity is at least 80 cP at 100s-1 in the first half-hour after introducing the crosslinker. In some embodiments, the water is collected from an oil field services water treatment facility, pond, or truck. Embodiments herein relate to a method of forming a fluid including analyzing water for pH wherein the water comprises a salinity of 300 ppm or greater, controlling the pH of the water, wherein the pH after controlling is 4.5 to 8.0, introducing a polymer to the water to form a fluid, introducing a crosslinker to the fluid, and observing the viscosity, wherein the viscosity is at least 80 cP at 100s-1 in the first half-hour after introducing the crosslinker is at least 80 cP at 100s-1 in the first half-hour after introducing the crosslinker.
Abstract:
An instrument (and corresponding method) performs AFM techniques to characterize properties of a sample of reservoir rock. The AFM instrument is configured to have a probe with a tip realized from reservoir rock that corresponds to the reservoir rock of the sample. The AFM instrument is operated to derive and store data representing adhesion forces between the tip and the sample at one or more scan locations in the presence of a number of different fluids disposed between the tip and the sample. The AFM instrument is further configured to perform computational operations that process the data representing the adhesion forces for a given scan location in order to characterize at least one property of the rock sample at the given scan location. The properties can include total surface energy of the rock sample as well as wettability of the rock sample.