WO2007047878A1 - Well logging fluid for ultrasonic cement bond logging - Google Patents
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- the invention relates generally to acoustic (sonic or ultrasonic) logging.
- a string of casing typically made of steel, is lowered into the well bore after the drill pipe is removed.
- Drilling or logging fluid such as water-based mud (WMB) or oil- based mud (OBM)
- WMB water-based mud
- OBM oil- based mud
- a fill material typically cement
- WMB water-based mud
- OBM oil- based mud
- the evaluation of the cement bond is important for determining whether the bond functions properly to prevent liquids (such as water, oil, or mud) from migrating from one formation layer to another.
- liquids such as water, oil, or mud
- Such an evaluation is typically done during cement bond logging, using sonic or ultrasonic transmitters and sensors.
- acoustic logging acoustic pulses are emitted from the transmitters in a sonde. These pulses pass through the fluids inside the casing, and are partially reflected from the fluid/steel interface. Part of the pulses propagate further and are partially reflected at the steel/cement interface and the cement/formation interface. The reflected signals are recorded by the sensors and analyzed.
- A is the amplitude of the incident wave
- a 1 - is the amplitude of the reflected wave
- a t is the amplitude of the transmitted wave
- Q 1 is the angle of propagation in material 1
- ⁇ 2 is the angle of propagation in material 2, measured from an axis perpendicular to the interface.
- embodiments disclosed herein relate to a method for well logging, comprising modifying an impedance of a well logging fluid, and transmitting acoustic signals through the well logging fluid toward a casing.
- embodiments disclosed herein relate to a method for well logging, comprising modifying an impedance of a well logging fluid, and transmitting and receiving acoustic signals through the well logging fluid toward and from reflective surfaces within and without the well bore, including the exposed surface geological formations at the well bore wall. Fractures in the formations, both induced and natural, may also present reflections. Gross compositional changes, such as sharp folds or inter-bedded sands and shales can also be reflective. The magnitude, phase and transit times of acoustic signals reflected from such features may reveal the shape and rougosity of the bore, the nature and magnitude of homogeneous and inhomogeneous stresses present in the formations at and around the bore hole.
- embodiments disclosed herein relate to a method for using a well logging fluid, preparing the well logging fluid, comprising the steps of: obtaining an additive material having a substantially different impedance compared with the impedance of a base material, in the form of particles having sizes substantially smaller than the wavelength of an acoustic signal, and mixing a base fluid with the additive material, pumping the well logging fluid into a well, and transmitting and receiving acoustic signals through said well logging fluid.
- embodiments disclosed herein relate to a well logging fluid, comprising a base fluid and an. additive material having substantially different impedance compared with the impedance of said base fluid.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a logging operation.
- FIG. 2 shows a plurality of exemplary paths traversed by acoustic pulses in a cased well.
- embodiments disclosed herein relate to cement bond logging, and methods to manipulate impedance of well logging fluid.
- cement bond logging is important for quality control of the cement bond.
- Such logging is done by transmitting acoustic pulses through the logging fluid and the casing, and receiving the reflected pulses from the casing/cement interface.
- the sensitivity of measuring the cement bond quality is determined by the strength and the temporal extension (the ring time) of the reflected acoustic pulses. Factors affecting the measurements include the reflection and transmission of the acoustic pulses at the fluid/casing interface.
- the amplitude of reflected pulses depends strongly on the ratio of the impedance of the fluid and that of the casing, as noted above.
- logging applications use steel for the casing, and water, or water-based mud, or oil-based mud as the logging fluid. If the impedance of the casing or the impedance of the logging fluid can be adjusted, the measurements of the reflected pulses can be optimized.
- Embodiments disclosed herein involve methods to manipulate the impedance of the logging fluid, and a well logging fluid having substantially modified impedance.
- Table 1 lists sound velocity (C, in units of m/s), density (p), and Z factors for a number of materials.
- the impedance of composite materials can be estimated as the volumetric average of the impedances of the individual components, so long as the average particle sizes are significantly smaller than the wavelength of the sound.
- the acoustic wavelengths are on the order of centimeters while the particles in drilling fluids are in the range of 1 micron to 100 microns, satisfying this criterion. Note that because it is not drilled with, one may also choose to employ larger or smaller particles in a logging fluid to obtain desirable acoustic properties, such as scattering and dephasing of shorter wavelength signals.
- the acoustic wave pulses must be transmitted through drilling fluid into the casing, and emanate from the casing to the receiver. This casing/fluid interface reflects sound as well. If the reflection is strong, it returns a second pulse, or echo, to the backside casing interface, allowing a second reflected power measurement. This echo sequence can extend for several cycles. The power received by the sensors depends critically on the value of Z stee i/Z flU jd.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a logging operation in gas or oil well drilling process, where a string of casing I 5 typically made of steel, is lowered into the well bore after the drill pipe is removed.
- Drilling fluid 2 which was pumped into the well bore during the drilling, remains in the well bore to compensate the fo ⁇ nation pressure.
- a fill material 3 typically cement
- the cement replaces the mud and forms a sheath (or a cement bond as it is often called) serving the functions of isolating formation layers in the well wall 4. and protecting the casing 1.
- Evaluation of the quality of the cement bond is typically done during cement bond logging, where a data processing system 5 processes data sent through the wire line 6, from the sonde 7.
- a data processing system 5 processes data sent through the wire line 6, from the sonde 7.
- an acoustic transmitter or a plurality of such transmitters 8 emit sonic or ultrasonic pulses.
- the reflected pulses are collected by a receiver or a plurality of such receivers 14 and sent to the data processing system 5 to be analyzed.
- sonic or ultrasonic pulses 9 emitted by the transmitter 8 of FIG. 1 transmit through the fluid 2.
- the fluid 2 in the embodiments has a modified impedance.
- a partially-transmitted pulse 10 in the casing 1 is reflected at the steel/cement boundary and becomes the reflected pulse 11.
- the reflected pulse 11 may be further reflected at the steel/fluid boundary and becomes the pulse 12, or may be partially transmitted through the steel/fluid boundary and becomes pulse 13, which is received by a receiver or a plurality of such receivers.
- Zfiuid is modified in order to provide improved measurements of the cement bond 3.
- Engineering of the Z fluid may achieved by using additives having substantially different impedance from said base fluid.
- the fluid could be pre-formulated to have a selected impedance.
- the present invention provides a method to lower the Z fluid , or to raise Z fluid , depending on the requirements of increasing the reflected power, or shortening the ring time, to obtain improved measurement results.
- Cork and silica are two examples of readily available, non-toxic substances that can be added to water or oil-based mud (OBM) to change their impedance.
- OBM oil-based mud
- Cork and quartz allow fluids to be made up that retain the density required to assure hydrostatic pressure and yet have substantially different impedances from the materials currently used in fluids during logging activity.
- Example 1 adding silica to the water-based (WB) fluid is shown to lower the value of Z stee i/Z WB from 31.3 to a range of 5-13. This corresponds to a modification by about 60%-90%.
- This reduction in ratio is shown for exemplary purpose only, and a person of ordinary skill in the art would understand that the amount of silica may be adjusted in the WB to obtain a different change in Z stee i/Z WB .
- Embodiments of the present invention involve "substantial" changes to these ratios. As used herein substantial means a change in ratio of greater than about 10% or by enough to affect impedance in a manner to improve logging performances. Such a change can be achieved by adding at least 20% of silica by weight to WB.
- Such a pill could be made up from a suspending agent, such as xanthan gum, in water at a high enough concentration to effectively suspend the sand for the duration of the measurements.
- a suspending agent such as xanthan gum
- xanthan gum in water at a high enough concentration to effectively suspend the sand for the duration of the measurements.
- a barrel of water viscosified with 2.5 lb/bbl of FLO-VIS-brand xanthan gum could be used to suspend 10 ⁇ -diameter sand for 24 hours at 20 0 C.
- OBM is shown to lower the ratio of Z stee i/Z 0BM from 33-40 to a range of 4-19. This corresponds to a change of 40%-90%.
- This range is for exemplary purpose only, and a person of ordinary skill in the art can adjust the amount of silica in the OBM to obtain a different change in Z stee ]/Zo BM .
- Embodiments of the present invention involve "substantial" changes to these ratios. As used herein substantial means a change in ratio of greater than about 10% or by enough to affect impedance in a manner to improve logging performances. Such a change can be achieved by adding at least 10% of silica by weight to OBM.
- WBM is shown to raise the ratio of Z stee i/Z WBM from 28-31 to a range of 29- 61. This corresponds to an increase of up to 100%.
- This range is for exemplary purpose only, and a person of ordinary skill in the art can adjust the amount of cork in the WB to obtain a different change in Z stee i/Z WBM .
- Embodiments of the present invention involve "substantial" changes to these ratios. As used herein substantial means a change in ratio of greater than about 10% or by enough to affect impedance in a manner to improve logging performances. Such a change can be achieved by adding at least 5% of cork by weight to WBM.
- Advantages of the present invention include, but are not limited to: manipulating the impedance of the logging fluid provides a new dimension of freedom for obtaining optimal measurements. Such a manipulation is much easier than changing the impedance of the casing or the cement.
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