IP Library Granted Patent US 12,098,632
Granted Patent B2
US 12,098,632 · App. 17/814,449 · Granted Sep 24, 2024

System and method for well log repeatability verification

Inventors: Chicheng Xu (Houston, TX); Mohamed Larbi Zeghlache (Al Khobar, SA); Tao Lin (Katy, TX); Yuchen Jin (Houston, TX); Weichang Li (Katy, TX); Olanrewaju Abudu (Dhahran, SA)
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
E21B49/003
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Patent No.
US 12,098,632
App. No.
17/814,449
Granted
Sep 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method to perform a field operation with well log repeatability verification is disclosed. The method includes generating, by repeatedly performing well logging of a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation in a field, a set of well log data files each comprising a plurality of data channels, each data channel comprising a series of measurement data records representing a downhole property along a depth in the wellbore, analyzing, by a computer processor, a main log and a repeat log of the set of well log data files to determine a repeatability measure of the set of well log data files, presenting, using a graphical user interface, the repeatability measure to a user, and facilitating, based on a user input in response to presenting the repeatability measure, the field operation.

Claims (69)

1. A method to perform a field operation with well log repeatability verification, comprising:

generating, by repeatedly performing well logging of a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation in a field, a set of well log data files each comprising a plurality of data channels, each data channel comprising a series of measurement data records representing a downhole property along a depth in the wellbore;

analyzing, by a computer processor, a main log and a repeat log of the set of well log data files to determine a repeatability measure of the set of well log data files;

presenting, using a graphical user interface, the repeatability measure to a user; and

facilitating, based on a user input in response to presenting the repeatability measure, the field operation,

wherein analyzing the main log and the repeat log comprises:

performing a strict test of repeatability based on a first correlation analysis of the main log and the repeat log without any depth shift adjustment,

wherein said first correlation analysis generates, as part of the repeatability measure, a correlation coefficient without depth shift.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining, using the graphical user interface, a verification configuration file,

wherein determining the repeatability measure of the set of well log data files is based on the verification configuration file.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by at least comparing the correlation coefficient without depth shift to a first pre-determined minimum correlation threshold, a pass status or a fail status of the strict test of repeatability,

wherein the repeatability measure further comprises the pass status or the fail status of the strict test of repeatability.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein analyzing the main log and the repeat log further comprises:

performing, in response to determining the fail status of the strict test of repeatability, a lenient test of repeatability based on a second correlation analysis of the main log and the repeat log with an optimal depth shift adjustment,

wherein said second correlation analysis generates, as part of the repeatability measure, a depth shift dependent correlation coefficient.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

determining, by at least comparing the depth shift dependent correlation coefficient to a second pre-determined minimum correlation threshold, a pass status or a fail status of the lenient test of repeatability,

wherein the repeatability measure further comprises the pass status or the fail status of the lenient test of repeatability.

6. The method of claim 4 ,

wherein the optimal depth shift adjustment corresponds to an optimal value of the depth shift dependent correlation coefficient.

7. A data gathering and analysis system, comprising:

a computer processor; and

memory storing instructions, when executed, causing the computer processor to:

generate, by repeatedly performing well logging of a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation in a field, a set of well log data files each comprising a plurality of data channels, each data channel comprising a series of measurement data records representing a downhole property along a depth in the wellbore;

analyze a main log and a repeat log of the set of well log data files to determine a repeatability measure of the set of well log data files;

present, using a graphical user interface, the repeatability measure to a user; and

facilitate, based on a user input in response to presenting the repeatability measure, the field operation,

wherein analyzing the main log and the repeat log comprises:

performing a strict test of repeatability based on a first correlation analysis of the main log and the repeat log without any depth shift adjustment,

wherein said first correlation analysis generates, as part of the repeatability measure, a correlation coefficient without depth shift.

8. The data gathering and analysis system of claim 7 , the instructions, when executed, further causing the computer processor to:

obtain, using the graphical user interface, a verification configuration file,

wherein determining the repeatability measure of the set of well log data files is based on the verification configuration file.

9. The data gathering and analysis system of claim 7 , the instructions, when executed, further causing the computer processor to:

determine, by at least comparing the correlation coefficient without depth shift to a first pre-determined minimum correlation threshold, a pass status or a fail status of the strict test of repeatability,

wherein the repeatability measure further comprises the pass status or the fail status of the strict test of repeatability.

10. The data gathering and analysis system of claim 9 , wherein analyzing the main log and the repeat log further comprises:

performing, in response to determining the fail status of the strict test of repeatability, a lenient test of repeatability based on a second correlation analysis of the main log and the repeat log with an optimal depth shift adjustment,

wherein said second correlation analysis generates, as part of the repeatability measure, a depth shift dependent correlation coefficient.

11. The data gathering and analysis system of claim 10 , the instructions, when executed, further causing the computer processor to:

determine, by at least comparing the depth shift dependent correlation coefficient to a second pre-determined minimum correlation threshold, a pass status or a fail status of the lenient test of repeatability,

wherein the repeatability measure further comprises the pass status or the fail status of the lenient test of repeatability.

12. The data gathering and analysis system of claim 10 ,

wherein the optimal depth shift adjustment corresponds to an optimal value of the depth shift dependent correlation coefficient.

13. A system comprising:

a wellsite having a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation in a field; and

a data gathering and analysis system comprising functionality for:

generating, by repeatedly performing well logging of a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation in a field, a set of well log data files each comprising a plurality of data channels, each data channel comprising a series of measurement data records representing a downhole property along a depth in the wellbore;

analyzing, by a computer processor, a main log and a repeat log of the set of well log data files to determine a repeatability measure of the set of well log data files;

presenting, using a graphical user interface, the repeatability measure to a user; and

facilitating, based on a user input in response to presenting the repeatability measure, the field operation,

wherein analyzing the main log and the repeat log comprises:

performing a strict test of repeatability based on a first correlation analysis of the main log and the repeat log without any depth shift adjustment,

wherein said first correlation analysis generates, as part of the repeatability measure, a correlation coefficient without depth shift.

14. The system of claim 13 , the data gathering and analysis system further comprising functionality for:

obtaining, using the graphical user interface, a verification configuration file,

wherein determining the repeatability measure of the set of well log data files is based on the verification configuration file.

15. The system of claim 13 , the data gathering and analysis system further comprising functionality for:

determining, by at least comparing the correlation coefficient without depth shift to a first pre-determined minimum correlation threshold, a pass status or a fail status of the strict test of repeatability,

wherein the repeatability measure further comprises the pass status or the fail status of the strict test of repeatability.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein analyzing the main log and the repeat log further comprises:

performing, in response to determining the fail status of the strict test of repeatability, a lenient test of repeatability based on a second correlation analysis of the main log and the repeat log with an optimal depth shift adjustment,

wherein said second correlation analysis generates, as part of the repeatability measure, a depth shift dependent correlation coefficient, and

wherein the optimal depth shift adjustment corresponds to an optimal value of the depth shift dependent correlation coefficient.

17. The system of claim 16 , the data gathering and analysis system further comprising functionality for:

determining, by at least comparing the depth shift dependent correlation coefficient to a second pre-determined minimum correlation threshold, a pass status or a fail status of the lenient test of repeatability,

wherein the repeatability measure further comprises the pass status or the fail status of the lenient test of repeatability.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2023
From: SAUDI ARAMCO UPSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
To: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Reel/Frame 065268/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2023
From: ARAMCO SERVICES COMPANY
To: SAUDI ARAMCO UPSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
Reel/Frame 065255/0318 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2023
From: LARBI ZEGHLACHE, MOHAMED; ABUDU, OLANREWAJU
To: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Reel/Frame 064076/0786 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2023
From: XU, CHICHENG; LIN, TAO; JIN, YUCHEN; LI, WEICHANG
To: ARAMCO SERVICES COMPANY
Reel/Frame 064143/0121 →
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