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SCHLUMBERGER OILFIELD SERVICES ANNOUNCES INTRODUCTION OF ITS SONICVISION SONIC-WHILE-DRILLING TOOL
17 May 2004 - Schlumberger
| Schlumberger Oilfield Services today announced the introduction of its sonicVISION sonic-while-drilling tool that provides both enhanced real-time log data quality and improved tool reliability and functionality resulting in increased drilling efficiency and safety. More than a decade of Schlumberger experience in sonic logging-while-drilling (LWD) technology has resulted in an LWD tool that delivers high quality, real-time acoustic travel time data, which provides operators with the confidence they need to make critical well decisions in today's challenging drilling environments. High-quality, real-time sonic data can be applied to many drilling scenarios, including pore pressure prediction, drilling process optimization, stress and rock strength determination, formation gas and gas influx detection and bit-on-seismic positioning. |
More than a decade of Schlumberger experience in sonic logging-while-drilling technology has resulted in an LWD tool that delivers high quality, real-time acoustic travel time data, which provides operators with the confidence they need to make critical well decisions in today's challenging drilling environments. High-quality, real-time sonic data can be applied to many drilling scenarios, including pore pressure prediction, drilling process optimization, stress and rock strength determination, formation gas and gas influx detection and bit-on-seismic positioning.
'Measurements acquired by the sonicVISION tool can significantly reduce drilling risks and costs by providing critical formation data in uncertain and challenging environments,' said Paal Kibsgaard, president, Drilling & Measurements, Schlumberger Oilfield Services. 'Proprietary Schlumberger software turns quality sonicVISION log information and other LWD measurements into valuable drilling answers such as safe operating mud weight window.' Improved confidence of the real-time measurements is made possible by several features, including a real-time projection log, typically only available in memory, which enables the sonic information to be labeled in realtime at surface and interpreted by a remote expert if needed. Automatic station measurements done in a noise free environment during connections and sent uphole sent in realtime for additional quality control, wideband receivers and high-power transmitter further improve the confidence of the real-time measurement. Combinable with all Schlumberger LWD systems, the sonicVISION tool is available in 6¾-in., 8¼-in. and 9-in. collar sizes and has been run successfully in hole sizes ranging from 8 1/2 to up to 30-in. For more information about sonicVISION, please visit www.oilfield.slb.com/sonicvision
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About: Schlumberger
Schlumberger is the world's leading oilfield services company supplying technology, project management and information solutions that optimize performance for customers working in the oil and gas industry. The company employs more than 52,000 people of over 140 nationalities working in more than 80 countries, and comprises two business segments.Schlumberger supplies a wide range of products and services from formation evaluation through directional drilling, well cementing and stimulation, well completions and productivity to consulting, software, information management and IT infrastructure services that support core industry operational processes. WesternGeco, jointly owned with Baker Hughes, is the world's largest seismic company and provides advanced acquisition and data processing services. |
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