Method and system for supplying well log data to a customer

• US 6,675,101 B1
• Filed: 11/14/2002
• Issued: 01/06/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation (SLB)
• Original Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation (SLB)
• Inventors: Neville, Thomas J., Horkowitz, John P., Shray, Frank P., Heliot, Denis J., Rothnemer, Pascal F.
• Primary Examiner(s): McElheny, Jr., Donald E.
• Application Number:
  US10/065,746
• Time in Patent Office: 418 Days
• Field of Search: 702/6, 702/7, 702/9, 702/12, 702/13, 702/14, 702/16, 703/10
• US Class Current: 702/6
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 47/00 Survey of boreholes or wells monitoring pressure or flow of drilling fluid E21B21/08
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 11/00 Prospecting or detecting by methods combining techniques covered by two or more of main groups G01V1/00 - G01V9/00

Abstract

A method for supplying a customer with well log data including obtaining wellsite properties from the customer, recommending at least one tool string and analysis software tool combination using the wellsite properties, processing well log data using customer domain information and the least one tool string and analysis software tool combination to obtain processed well log data, viewing the processed well log data using an interactive viewer, manipulating the customer domain information, and updating the processed well log data on the interactive viewer using the manipulated customer domain information.

Claims

1. A method for supplying a customer with well log data comprising:

inputting wellsite data into a processor;

said processor automatically processing instruction to recommend well tool and software combination using the input wellsite data;

obtaining subsurface data using a recommended well tool and software combination;

processing the obtained subsurface data using customer domain input information and the software; and

making the processed data viewable.

2. The method of claim 1, said processing of the obtained subsurface data including performing single-tool and multi-tool calculations.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising sending the processed data for automated analysis if results of the single-tool or multi-tool calculations are outside set parameters.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein wellsite data comprises at least one of the group consisting of formation properties, borehole properties, well tool parameters, and borehole fluid properties.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said processor recommends the tool using a multi-dimensional matrix, wherein cells in the matrix represent wellsite properties.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the obtained subsurface data comprises single-tool processing and multi-tool processing.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising re-processing the obtained subsurface data using manipulated customer input information.

8. A system for supplying well log data to a customer comprising:

input means to receive wellsite data;

a processor to process instructions to recommend a well tool and software combination using the input wellsite data;

a well logging system for obtaining subsurface data using the recommended well tool and software combination;

a processor to process the data acquired by the well logging system using customer input information and the software; and

an viewer for viewing the processed data.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the well log data processor processes instructions to performs single-tool and multi-tool calculations.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein said processor processes instructions to send the well log data for automated analysis if the single-tool or multi-tool calculations are outside set parameters.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein wellsite data comprises at least one of the group consisting of formation properties, borehole properties, well tool parameters, and borehole fluid properties.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor uses a multi-dimensional matrix to recommend the well tool wherein cells in the matrix corresponds to wellsite properties.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein said processor processing the subsurface data using single-tool processing and multi-tool processing.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the viewer allows the customer to divide the processed data into a plurality of zones.

15. A computer system for supplying well log data to a customer, comprising:

a processor;

a memory;

a storage device;

a computer display; and

software instructions stored in the memory to enable the computer system under control of the processor, to;

accept wellsite data from the customer;

recommend well tool and software combination using the wellsite data;

process well log data using customer input information and the well tool and software combination;

view the processed well log data using viewer;

manipulate the customer input information; and

update the processed well log data using the manipulated customer input information.

16. An apparatus for supplying a customer with well log data comprising:

means for inputting wellsite data into a processor;

automated means for recommending well tool and software combination using the wellsite data;

means for processing well log data using customer input information and the well tool and software;

means for viewing the processed well log data;

means for manipulating the customer input information; and

means for updating the processed well log data using the manipulated customer input information.

17. A system for supplying well log data to a customer, comprising:

a processor to accept well data;

the processor adapted with instructions to automatically output a well tool and software combination based on said well data;

said processor instructions including accessing a multi-dimensional matrix including cells corresponding to wellsite properties; and

a processor to process data obtained using said well tool and software combination, wherein said processor re-processes said data based on newly input or manipulated well data; and

a viewer to display the processed data.