Invention Application
- Patent Title: CONTAMINATION ESTIMATION OF FORMATION SAMPLES
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Application No.: PCT/US2016/067012Application Date: 2016-12-15
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Publication No.: WO2018111281A1Publication Date: 2018-06-21
- Inventor: KHAN, Waqar Ahmad , AZARI, Mehdi , EYUBOGLU, Abbas Sami
- Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
- Applicant Address: 3000 N. Sam Houston Parkway E. Houston, Texas 77032-3219 US
- Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
- Current Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: 3000 N. Sam Houston Parkway E. Houston, Texas 77032-3219 US
- Agency: PENNINGTON, Tammy M. et al.
- Main IPC: E21B49/08
- IPC: E21B49/08 ; E21B21/08
Abstract:
Contamination estimation of a mud filtrate or reservoir sample requires a robust handle on the properties of mud filtrate at downhole conditions. Coupling acquired data with downhole measured data provides a robust estimation of contamination by encompassing the entire available data. Downhole density of the mud filtrate sample may be estimated based on a characteristic of the mud filtrate sample. A density of a formation fluid of the reservoir may be determined using a formation tester tool. The contamination of the formation fluid may be estimated based on the clean fluid density and the estimated mud filtrate density by, for example, using a material balance equation or ratio. An estimated pump-out time for the formation fluid may be determined based on the estimated contamination and a trend of the estimated contamination of the formation fluid.
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