Drilling and Evaluation

LithoTrak
Advanced LWD Porosity
LithoTrak Advanced LWD Porosity
Formation densityporosity accuracy Enhanced reservoir navigation using precise,
Baker Hughes LithoTrak service provides the industrys most real-time porosity
accurate and versatile nuclear porosity Logging-While-Drilling The real-time value of formation evaluation is often proportional
(LWD) service. This system delivers reliable neutron porosity to the well profiles complexity. With todays drilling programs
and formation density logs at rapid sampling rates using an frequently featuring multiple target zones (with each one adding
innovative downhole acquisition process. The LithoTrak service to the wells potential uncertainty), the need for precise, real-
provides clients with azimuthally sectored density and Pe images time reservoir navigation data has never been more critical.
along with caliper measurements while-drilling. When combined
with potential fluid
Versatility is engineered into the hardware with enhanced content and lithology
features to provide the industrys most flexible acquisition identification, the
schemes. Each data point is tied to a corresponding caliper LithoTrak services
measurement, to ensure accurate density evaluation with accurate formation
minimal standoff effect. Caliper measurements are also used porosity permits
for neutron porosity compensation and accurate borehole operators to update
profile for completion operations. their drilling plans in
real-time. With the
Azimuthal services available with the LithoTrak service include: LithoTrak service,
Azimuthal imaging data for wellbore placement acquisition methods
and positioning and data density can
Azimuthal Pe available for open fracture identification be optimized as needed Proprietary standoff binning software integrates a direct
Azimuthal caliper measurements for wellbore to successfully complete measurement of standoff with each density sample
to ensure measurements with minimal standoff are
stability analysis various well sections with given preference ensuring more accurate and precise
minimal uncertainty. formation density measurement.
Superior LWD reliability and repeatability
The LithoTrak services density measurement reliability separate The value of LithoTrak data can be further enhanced through
it from other LWD porosity offerings. Tool design ensures more the integration of additional Baker Hughes LWD services. The
precise nuclear measurements, lowering the potential for standoff combination of LithoTrak density and porosity data with Baker
errors, such as those encountered by other logging techniques. Hughes superior OnTrak propagation resistivity permits the
calculation of high-accuracy saturation estimates while-drilling.

High resolution reservoir images

Because the BHA is rotating during acquisition, data are
azimuthally referenced to provide a density image of the
borehole. The LithoTrak services 16-sector borehole image
provides detailed information about the structural nature
of the bed boundaries crossed. Real-time image data
can be used to confirm or adjust wellpath trajectory in
geosteering applications.

Imaging capabilities from the density measurements reduce the uncertainty in

Reservoir Navigation modeling by tying discrete bed surfaces to geological models.
 Enhanced wellbore stability Superior accuracy
Reducing the assumptions present in the drilling process permit Flexible acquisition schemes to meet
enhanced drilling hazard avoidance, improving safety and reducing multiple needs and ensure superior
wellsite non-productive time (NPT). data accuracy:
The LithoTrak azimuthal caliper and imaging measurements provide Standoff Binning
enhanced representations of borehole shape that can be used to Azimuthal Sectoring
actively manage wellbore stability Density Imaging
Time-lapse acquisition can help identify the location of increased Fast Sampling Rates:
In-situ stresses create breakout cuttings, helping active equivalent circulating density (ECD) Rapid data acquisition for high
identifiable through azimuthal
caliper and imaging management in deep wells with dynamic pore pressure concerns ROP applications
Reliable acquisition:
Accurate reservoir characterization All hole angle deviations
LithoTrak services improve reservoir characterization with: Managed standoff for long
Accurate density measurements and Pe (Photoelectric) data to identify lithology ERD intervals
Caliper measurements are used to identify breakout directions and to quantify Superior stabilizer protection
proper environmental corrections Protected detector section
Mechanical properties evaluation when integrated with SoundTrak acoustic data Wear indicators
High-quality data acquisition in various
LithoTrak service features can be employed in refining reservoir models with: drilling situations:
High-resolution images for structural analysis Straight hole rotary
Identification of thin sands and high-angle features Steerable motors
Fracture detection through Pe images in weighted muds Rotary steerable systems
Reduced borehole corrections:
Enhanced reservoir navigation Optimized neutron design for
The LithoTrak services azimuthal density data allows operators to update their reservoir accurate formation response
models while drilling to refine wellbore positioning for maximum productivity.
Real-time advantages
LithoTrak services real-time borehole images provide: Increased recovery from enhanced
Detailed geomechanical and structural information reservoir navigation
Early identification of the direction and the amount of bed dipping Azimuthal density data
Enhanced reservoir navigation High-resolution density and Pe
images for structural confirmation
Application summary Accurate, real-time density and
Accurate, real-time quantification of porosity and gas identification for saturation calculations neutron measurements:
Reservoir Navigation using high-resolution imaging and gasoil/water identification in real-time Correlation to field marker zones
Wellbore stability analysis using azimuthal caliper and density imaging in real-time Early quantification of pay zones
Structural formation dip analysis and updating reservoir models from density imaging Superior safety in tight ECD
Update seismic models with synthetic seismogram derived from density data and environments
acoustic compressional data Reliable fluid content identification
in high-permeability reservoirs
Reduced risk with improved wellbore
LithoTrak density images enhance reservoir navigation via the integrity evaluation
identification of dipping beds traversed while drillingpermitting
refined well positioning for maximum productivity. Azimuthal caliper data
High-resolution density images
Enhanced wellbore stability
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