With a total surface flow area of 79.44 in'—a 1,200% increase over the largest conventional single-probe formation tester—the Saturn 3D radial probe extends formation testing to previously inaccessible fuids and reservoir environments: ‘= low-permeability formations = heavy oil = unconsolidated formations = near-critical duids = mugose boreholes. ‘The Saturn 3D radial probe can perform pressure tests efficiently and conclusively at, mobilities as low as 0.01 mDyeP. With minimal storage volume effects and greatly reduced susceptibility to supercharging, the Satur probe brings unprecedented pressure-testing capability to very tight formations. ‘The drain assembly of the Saturn 8D radial probe positions four self sealing suction ports at 90° intervals against the borehole wall to pull fd circumferentially from the reservoir, instead of fimneling it to the single access point of a conventional probe. Because fluid is extracted actoss a large reservoir volume, flow is read- ily induced and sustained for viscous fluids and in low-mobility formations ‘or uncemented matrix, Filtrate is quickly removed to draw in uncontam- inated formation fluid for downhole fluid analysis (DFA) and sampling Formation Testing and Sa Schlumberger Saturn 3D Radial Probe ‘The improvement in testing off- ciency over conventional probes is dis- tinct at mobilities of 500 mD/eP, with the performance gap expanding as the mobility decreases. At 10 mD/cP the Saturn probe isan enabling technology because even an extralarge-diameter conventional probe ean be challenged ‘to move the formation fuid ‘The proprietary rubber technology used in the probe assembly provides additional flexibility for sealing in rrugose hole conditions in combination with the probe's selfscaling suction ports. The probe assembly also cit- ccumferentially supports the formation to enable sampling in unconsolidated formations without the risk of plugging or formation collapse. Applications = Formation fluid sampling = Downhole fluid analysis 1 Formation pressure measurement = Fluid-gradient determination 1 Farield permeability ‘measurement and anisotropy determination = Well testing design optimization Back | Main Menu | Contents | Search | Next usSchlumberger Measurement Specifications Saturn Probe Duipat Uivalow-contaminatio frmation fds, formation pressure, uid mobil, downhole id analysis, pormeabiltyanisotopy Legging speed? Stationary ange of measurement ‘Gauges spoiled for the operation and formation conditions Resolton ‘Gauges speifid for the operation and formation conditions ‘Recuraey ‘Gauges specified for the aperation and frmation conditions Mua type or weight Intations Combinaitiy Fully integrates with MDT modular formation dymariestostor al nSity Family" measurements sensors Special applications Tow-pormeability formations, heay al, nearatal Wud, unconsolidated foritions nd rgose boreholes Mechanical Specifications ‘Saturn Probe Temperature rating 360 deg [17 deat] Pressure rating 70:00 psi [738 MPa High-pressure version: 25000 psi 172 MPa) Utvahigh eessure version: 30,000 psi (207 MPa) Borehale sae—min Tin version: 77m [20.0 cm {in version 4 in (25.08 em] Borehole sue— max in version Yn (24.18 em Sin version 145 in [96.83 om] Max hale ovalty 20% Dutsde diameter Tool body 475 1 [1208 em] “Lin version drain assembly 7 n [17.78 cm] Sin version drain assembly: 8.75 in [22.23 em] inate S714 Wit Modular ReserirSonde and Electronics (MASE: 124 f[.78m) Weight “in vrsion 385 ly [175k] in vrson: 85 a [20 kg) Tension Deponds on wollore pressure and temperature Compression Depends on wellbore pressure and temperature es aes ana 10 Back | Main Menu | Contents | Search | Next Wireine Services Catalog