Measurement While Drilling

The cornerstone of Drilling Systems

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 Today’s Team

• Presenter • Chat Expert

– Craig Robertson – Ingolf Wassermann

– MWD Curriculum – Telemetry Systems

Manager Product Manager
• 6 years MWD Field • 6 years in telemetry &
Experience with SLB & communication system
INTEQ design & engineering
• 9 years in Technical • 2 years in Marketing
Training

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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?
• What are our services?

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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

• INTEQ 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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 Poll Question

• Which of these transmission mediums does MPT use?

– Formation
– Annulus
– Wired Drill Pipe
– Pipe Bore

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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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 Components of Baker Hughes MWD Service

Pre-job Planning + Latest Technology + Operations & Review

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 Baker Hughes MWD Technologies

MWD Integrated MWD/LWD

What it does
• MWD information via mud-pulse telemetry

What it is
• Probe-based, turbine-powered system

What it means
• MWD information in circulating mud systems

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MWD Integrated MWD/LWD

What it does
• MWD information via electromagnetic telemetry

What it is
• probe-based, battery-powered system

What it means
• MWD information in circulating mud systems
• Continuous surveys during connections

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MWD Integrated MWD/LWD

What it does
• MWD information via LCM-resistant mud-pulse telemetry

What it is
• probe-based, turbine-powered system
• LCM-resistant mud-pulser
• Downhole components + surface receiver unit

What it means
• Reliable MWD information when …
• mud conditions worsen
• high LCM content to be used

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MWD Integrated MWD/LWD

What it does
• MWD/LWD information via mud-pulse telemetry

What it is
• Collar-based, turbine-powered system
• Integrated BHA with various MWD/LWD sensors

What it means
• MWD & MPR measurements closer to bit

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MWD Integrated MWD/LWD

What it does
• MWD surveys from gyroscopic sensors

What it is
• collar-based, modular component sub
• Runs with NaviTrak or OnTrak

What it means
• Reliable MWD surveys under magnetic interference
• casing
• near-by wells

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 Poll Question

• Which D&E MWD Platform would be best suited for

drilling with foam?

– EMTrak
– TeleTrak
– OnTrak
– GyroTrak

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 Why Baker Hughes?

• Expertise in Directional Drilling and Survey Management

• Expertise in Pre-well planning and Technical Support
• Suit of fit-for-purpose technologies
• Modular solutions

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 Thank You
Questions..?

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