Reservoir data acquisition

Present day reservoir studies are seamlessly integrated by robust information

management system. An enormous amount of multidisciplinary data is acquired
throughout the life of a reservoir. This process starts with exploration, continues
through discovery, and is followed by delineation, development, production and
finally, abandonment.
Delineation
Discovery

Development
Basin
Pay Exploration
Prospect

Abandonment
An effective data acquisition and analysis program requires
careful planning and the on-going, well-coordinated team
efforts of geoscientist and engineers. A data acquisition
program will require management approval due to the
involvement of significant resources.
Data planning

DATA ACQUISITION
Data collection

Justification of data

Timing of data collection

Prioritizing

Cost-effectiveness
 The fundamental classifications of
reservoir data include the following:
•Microscopic: Microphotographs
showing sand grains
and pores from cores and well
cuttings

•Macroscopic: Core data providing

basic rock properties such as
porosity, permeability, capillary
pressure and relative permeability,
etc

•Megascopic: Data from the

drainage area around the well,
such as porosity, and fluid
saturation from well logs

•Gigascopic: Data from the

entire reservoir, such as
seismic surveys, well pressure
tests and production and
injection
 – to generate data from bottom hole reservoir
BOTTOM HOLE OPERATION 1.Pressure measurement
2. Bottom hole sampling
3. Bottom hole temperature
4. Pressure transient test
 WELL TESTING SETUP AT DRILLSITE – A
SKETCH
JUST AFTER DRILLING
BOTTOM HOLE
DRILLING RIG WINCH VAN

DURING PRODUCTIOB

CABLE

MEMORY
GAUGE
 REQUIREMENT OF EQUIPMENTS FOR
ONE BOTTOM HOLE FIELD PARTY
1. Bottom hole winch van
2. Pressure recorders
3. Temperature recorders
4. Clocks ELECTRONIC MEMORY GAUGE
5. Pressure Charts
6. Chart reading microscope
7. Winch wire
8. Bottom hole sampler
9. High pressure fluid sample bottle
10. Calibration set
11. Dummy manometer
12. Bailer
13. Lubricator –normal and for high pressure
14. Lubricator cap WELL HEAD ASSEMBLY
15. Lubricator pulley
16. Complete set of tool box
17. Precision master gauges
18. Light vehicle for emergency purpose
WELL HEAD ASSEMBLY TO CONDUCT BOTTOM-HOLE STUDIES
LUBRICATOR: The lubricator is made of 21/2 inch tubing with male
tapering threads at both ends. The length of the lubricator may vary from
1.5 to 2.0 meters. In the upper part of the lubricator, a needle valve is fitted
to which a pressure gauge can be fixed. It is used to release the in the
lubricator. For different types of christ-mass trees, different types of
flanges with their rings are required. Lubricator is fitted on the crown
valve in place of a bull plug.
 LUBRICATOR CAP (STUFFING
BOX): Lubricator cap is fitted at the
top of the lubricator. The top portion
of the cap is made of a solid iron
block which is threaded, fixed and
welded firmly in the upper part of the
cap.
A hole of 20-25 mm diameter having
threads is made at the centre of the
solid iron block, so as to
accommodate rubber packer of 1 to
11/2 inches length.
On the top of the rubber packer a nut is fixed at the centre for
allowing the winch wire of diameter 1.6 mm to 2.0 mm to pass
through. By tightening the nut, the rubber packer expands and
ensure good sealing.
LUBRICATOR PULLEY: On the top of the lubricator, the
lubricator pulley can be fixed firmly
 OPERATIONAL METHODS FOR CONDUCTING
BOTTOM HOLE SURVEY
The bottom hole winch van is kept at a safe distance of about 20 meters.
Lubricator is fitted on the crown
valve. All the valves i.e. master
gate, middle, crown and the
side valves are closed when the
SBHP is to be recorded.
The equipment is lowered with a
winch wire of 1.6 to 2.0 mm
diameter. The winch wire is taken
around the lubricator pulley,
through the nut and through the
rubber packer of the lubricator cap.
The wire is then taken
through the cap of the
bottom hole equipment and a
loop is made. The cap is
firmly fitted to the bottom
hole equipment. The
instrument is kept in the
lubricator resting on the
crown valve
 The lubricator cap is fixed to the
lubricator and then the lubricator
pulley is fitted

Wire is tightened manually and

the depthometer is set at zero
reading
The crown valve is first opened, the middle valve next and the
master gate valve last
The equipment is lowered slowly. Initially, the lubricator cap
nut is loosely fitted to sustain the pressure in the lubricator
and allow the recorder to be lowered smoothly till it goes by
its own weight.
The equipment has to be lowered
upto 10-20 meters above the tubing
shoe as a precautionary measure.
The last 100 meters depth should be
lowered with great care and with
extremely slow rate.
After the desired operation is over, the equipment is pulled
out manually for the first 10 meters and then with the engine
at the safe speed.

Last 100 meters should be pulled out very slowly and the last
10 meters should be pulled out manually
When the instrument
comes to the lubricator
and the depthometer
indicates zero-zero
reading, the master gate
and the lubricator valves
are closed.
 The needle valve is
opened for bleeding
the pressure in the
lubricator

The required data has been recorded in the instruments. The

tubing pressure is recorded with the help of the precision
gauge fitted in the needle valve of the lubricator. This
pressure can also be checked from the pressure chart