Real-time proactive optimal well placement using geosignal and deep images

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages 2764-2773

  Bittar, Michael ^a   Chemali, Roland ^a   Pitcher, Jason ^a   Cook, Robert ^b   Knutson, Craig ^b  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^b Pioneer Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFILL DRILLING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY; OIL WELL LOGGING; SEISMOLOGY; SHIP STEERING EQUIPMENT;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; INTERPRETATION METHODS; LOGGING WHILE DRILLING; OPTIMAL WELL PLACEMENT; PLANNING AND EXECUTION; REAL-TIME GEOSTEERING; RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RESISTIVITY VARIATION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 79955829399     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/20894-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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