Deep directional electromagnetic measurements for optimal well placement

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 4069-4080

  Omeragic, D ^a   Li, Q ^d   Chou, L ^d   Yang, L ^d   Duong, K ^d   Smits, J ^b   Lau, T ^d   Liu, C B ^a   Dworak, R ^d   Dreuillault, V ^d   Yang, J ^d   Ye, H ^c  

^a SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b SPE ^*

^c SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; TESTING;

DIPPING; LOGGING-WHILE-DRILLING (LWD) TOOL; PROPAGATION RESISTIVITY TOOLS; STRUCTURE VISUALIZATION;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 33644805271     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/97045-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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