Title :
An innovative processing method for high resolution borehole density images
Author :
Li, Jing ; Kennedy, David ; Lee, Rick ; Boonen, Paul ; Dawber, Mike ; Hollmann, Joseph
Author_Institution :
PathFinder - A Schlumberger Co., Katy, TX, USA
Abstract :
This technique has been successfully applied to wells drilled in the North Sea and North America. Figures 3 and 4 illustrate two examples processed using our technique. Images of selected energy windows, compensated bulk density, and PE are compared with conventional processing.
Keywords :
drilling (geotechnical); image resolution; sampling methods; North America; North Sea; compensated bulk density; energy window; high resolution borehole density image; innovative processing method; photoelectric effect; well drilling; Density measurement; Detectors; Energy resolution; Geologic measurements; Image resolution; Instruments; Noise measurement; Circumferential density images; bulk density; circumferential sectors; coal seams; cross-bedding; faults; fractures; geosteering; high resolution images; image processing; sampling density; thin beds;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Graz
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1773-4
DOI :
10.1109/I2MTC.2012.6229337
