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Friday, September 26, 2014

Information From MWD Drilling Software

By Karina Frost


MWD which in full is Measurement While Drilling is measurement taken when drilling on an angle of inclination to the vertical line. These measurements are taken by the MWD Drilling Software. This data is used to produce a 3-D plot of the path of the oil well. This software will transmit crucial information to the operator during operations.

One of the information transmitted by the software is on the direction of the well. They are able to directional surveys and transmitting them in real time. The magnetometers and accelerometers in it are utilized to measure the azimuth and also the angle at which the hole drilled incline at that location. This data is then transmitted immediately to the surface.

The location of the wellbore can be obtained by data taken at intervals between ten meters to five hundred meters send to the surface. The informative shows the company if the location drilled is or is not within their exploration block. It is not necessary to get this information when you wellhole is being drilled vertically or at a very small angle from the vertical line.

The surveys is mainly used in directional-drilling. Directional-drilling forms the main or core part of any survey. Finding and moving towards the target zone of the well will be made easier by this information. Directional-drilling is aided by MWD by the provision of tool face measurements which uses downhole mud motors with bent housing or bent.

There is the smoothness of rotation, mud flow volume, downhole temperature, the drillstring speed of rotation, and the weight and torque on the bit, this information is sent to the mechanics of the drill bit which leads to more efficient operations. The tools are also used in accordance with their specifications thus cannot break down. Understanding the rock formation of the area is crucial to geologists.

MWD tools are able to measure the properties of the formation and send the information to drillers when process is ongoing. The measure of the formation properties can be done by the MWD then sent to the drillers while operation is in progress. This information is basically used in geosteering to the targeted zone. The data obtained varies It is from variants such as porosity, acoustic-caliper, density, inclination at the drill bit and resistivity that this information oscillates.

The internal gamma ray sensor using installed in MWD tools measures the natural gamma rays values at the well. The sensors are inexpensive, compact and are able to take the measurements when working on unmodified drill collars. MWD computer programs cuts the process costs and increases the life-span of the drill bits.

The data they get during the operations is either transmitted by the mud-pulse telemetry method and electromagnetic telemetry. In the mud-pulse telemetry method the mud valve downhole which restricts the flow of slurry creates pressure differences which are send to the surface as for analysis. It can either be positive, negative pulse/continuous wave.

MWD software analyzes voltage signals transmitted through electromagnetic telemetry method. These voltage signals are generated as a result of altered voltage differences in the lower and upper parts of the electrical insulator in the drillstring. Wires attached to the wellhead and the rod form the electrodes for information transmission.




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