A non-destructive method for mapping formation damage

M. A. Khan; S. Z. Jilani; H. Menouar; A. A. Al-Majed

doi:10.1016/S0041-624X(01)00071-3

A non-destructive method for mapping formation damage

M. A. Khan, S. Z. Jilani, H. Menouar, A. A. Al-Majed

Petroleum Engineering

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Abstract

Applicability of an ultrasonic method for non-destructive mapping of formation damage is reported for the first time. Oil-saturated and 'mud'-damaged Berea rock samples were prepared in the laboratory using a leak-off apparatus and machined dry rocks. The depth of 'mud invasion' was monitored under varying conditions of overbalanced pressure ΔP and contamination time ΔT. An interesting observation is that a region of ΔP ∼ 2.07 × 10³ kPa produces minimum invasion depth under the conditions investigated. The results are discussed in the context of horizontal wells.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	321-328
Number of pages	8
Journal	Ultrasonics
Volume	39
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0041-624X(01)00071-3
State	Published - Aug 2001

Keywords

Formation damage
Horizontal wells
Mud-invasion depth
Non-destructive evaluation
Ultrasonic mapping

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