Ora
Intelligent wireline formation testing platform
Experience your reservoir like never before.
Quality fluid samples and highly accurate reservoir pressures
The MDT™ modular formation dynamics tester takes real-time flowline resistivity measurements at the probe module. It discriminates between formation fluids and filtrate from water- and oil-based muds—excluding formation fluids from sample recovery until an acceptably low level of contamination can be recovered.
The faster collection of high-quality, representative samples gives you real-time understanding of hydrocarbon properties at reservoir PVT conditions while the MDT tester is still in the borehole. So you can modify your formation testing program based on the most accurate data available—and avoid extended subsequent production testing or lengthy additional PVT laboratory work.
The MDT tester can be configured with a wide variety of probes, modules, and other SLB measurement technologies to meet operational objectives and optimize reservoir understanding. Our reservoir evaluation experts meet with you to design the module arrangement and specify test procedures from the wide variety of productivity and permeability tests along with fluid extraction and sampling, usually achievable in a single run of the toolstring.
We monitor in situ pressure and fluid measurements in real time to ensure that job objectives are met. Our multidisciplinary interpretation experts then work with you as needed to leverage this powerful data, such as building predictive reservoir fluid models to determine compositional gradation and reservoir connectivity across the field.
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Interpretation Services for MDT Modular Formation Dynamics Tester | |
Wellsite Answers |
Formation pressure Drawdown mobility Downhole fluid analysis: fluid color and compositional analysis, asphaltenes content, viscosity, density, florescence, resistivity, and pH Hydrocarbon composition (C1, C2, C3-C5, and C6+) Gas/oil ratio (GOR) Sample contamination monitoring |
Standard Interpretation |
Grading of pressure and mobility quality Pressure gradient analysis Excess pressure analysis |
Advanced Interpretation |
Multiwell pressure gradient analysis Single-well simulation for absolute open flow potential (AOFP) Determination of vertical permeability and identification of flow barriers Reservoir connectivity studies using downhole fluid analysis and equation-of-state modeling |
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