Formation Evaluation Course

Open Hole Logging Quick look Evaluation

Mahmoud Farag Radwan

Subsurface & Integrity Op. Dept. Head
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 Presenter Name:
Mahmoud Farag Radwan

Mahmoud Radwan is a Subsurface & Integrity Operations Dept. Head at AMAL

Petroleum Company (AMAPETCO) with 15 years of experience in oil & gas
industry. Mahmoud worked in Well Engineering, Intervention, Integrity & Work-
Short over at several companies, including KDT Global Solutions, Badr El-Din Pet.
Co. (BAPETCO), Qarun Pet. Co. (QPC) and Wadi El-Sahel Petroleum Co.
Biography (WASPETCO).
Also, a freelance instructor at upstream Oil & Gas in Egypt & GCC since 2008.
Mahmoud received a BSc degree in Petroleum Engineering from Al-Azhar
University in 2007.

o Evaluating Sustainable Annulus Pressure (SAP) in Sour Wells and the Possible
Causes to Avoid Recurrence to the Well Integrity Annual Middle East
Conference in Abu Dhabi; UAE in Apr 2015
o Implementing NDT methods for maintenance and inspection to the Asset
Integrity Management North Africa Conference in Cairo; Egypt in Nov 2015
o Feasibility Evaluation of Using Downhole Gas-water Separation Technology in
gas Reservoirs with Bottom Water; paper number: SPE-183739-MS to the 20th
Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference in Mar 2017
Publications http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/183739-MS
o Managing the Operational Challenges in Corroded Wells through Well Integrity
Management System to the Improving Brownfield Performance Technical
Convention, in Cairo; Egypt in Dec 2019
o Safe and Economic Attractive Rigless Operations Using a Digital Slickline in
Unmanned Platform with Low Structure Loads and Spacing; paper number:
SPE-202857-MS to the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition &
Conference (ADIPEC) in Nov 2020 https://doi.org/10.2118/202857-MS
Basic Steps for Openhole Logging Quick look
Evaluation

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Openhole Logging: Quick Look Evaluation
42 Neutron (lpu) 18
0 GR (API) 150 2.0 Density (g/cc) 3.0 0.2 Resistivity (Wm) 20
2050

2100
GOC

OWC
2150

2200
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Openhole Logging: Quick Look Evaluation

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 Porosity from Density Log
 ma −  b
 =
 ma −  fl
➢ Rock matrix
• Quartz (sandstone) 2.65
• Calcite (limestone) 2.71
• Dolomite 2.87
➢ Pore fluids
• Fresh water 1.00
• Salt water (200 g/l) 1.13
• Fresh water with 30 % residual oil 0.90 - 0.94
• Fresh water with 30 % residual gas 0.73 - 0.74
➢ Other minerals
• Halite (rock salt) 2.03
• Anhydrite 2.98
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 Openhole Logging Quick Look Evaluation
Calculation
➢ Porosity from density
 m a − b
 =
 m a −  fl
➢ Determine Water Resistivity


m
Rw = Ro
1n
 Rw 
Sw = 
 Rt 
m 
 
➢ Determine water saturation
Sh = 1 − Sw
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Evaluation Log Example

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OH Log Example : Identify Reservoir from non-
Reservoir

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OH Log Example : Identify Reservoir from non-
Reservoir

reservoir
Non-
Reservoir
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OH Log example : Identify Hydrocarbon Bearing
Zone

reservoir
Non-
In Oil Zone

Oil
Gross = 30 m
Net = 30 m

Reservoir
N/G = 1.0

Water
In Water Zone
Gross = 75 m
Net = 70 m
N/G = 0.93
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OH Log example :
Porosity Calculation

 ma −  b
 =

reservoir
 ma −  f

Non-
For Oil Zone
ρb=2.25

Oil
2.65 − 2.25
 = = 0.23
2.65 − 0.90

Reservoir
Water
For Water Zone
ρb=2.15
2.65 − 2.15
 = = 0.30
2.65 − 1.00

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OH Log example :
Rw Calculation

R w = Ro m

reservoir
Non-
Oil

Reservoir
 = 0.30
Ro = 5 ohmm Water
Rw = 5 (0.30)2 = 0.45 ohmm

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OH Log example :
Saturation Calculation

1/ n
 Rw 

reservoir
Sw =  

Non-
 Rm 
 t 

 = 0.23
Rw = 0.45 ohmm

Oil
Rt = 100 ohmm

Reservoir
1/ 2
 0.45 
Sw = 
 100 * (0.23) 2 
 = 0.29
 

SH = 1-0.29 = 0.71
Water

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Summary OH Log Quick Look Evaluation

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Reporting
➢ For each major reservoir and fluid type, report
which contains
• Total net thickness (N/G)
• Average Porosity
• Average hydrocarbon Saturation
• Petrophysical Parameters used (Rw, m, n, ………)
• Fluid Contact Levels

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