Feasibility analysis of drill bit tracking using seismic while drilling technique

Check-shot survey measures the first arrival time with a known depth receiver in borehole to assess formation velocity. This information can be used in correlation with sonic log and surface seismic products for adjustment of interpretation. Check-shot survey can also be implemented with seismic-whi...

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Main Authors: Sun, Baichun, Zhou, B., Bona, Andrej, Pevzner, Roman
Other Authors: CSIRO
Format: Conference Paper
Published: CSIRO 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16295
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author Sun, Baichun
Zhou, B.
Bona, Andrej
Pevzner, Roman
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Sun, Baichun
Zhou, B.
Bona, Andrej
Pevzner, Roman
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description Check-shot survey measures the first arrival time with a known depth receiver in borehole to assess formation velocity. This information can be used in correlation with sonic log and surface seismic products for adjustment of interpretation. Check-shot survey can also be implemented with seismic-while-drilling using drill bit noise as the source. This differs from usual check-shot survey as source is in the borehole. It provides a real time, cost saving, and safe measurement. Check-shot survey needs a known receiver depth, thus velocity can be obtained by fixed wave travel path and the measured first arrival time. However, in seismic-while-drilling (SWD), drill bit position can vary a lot from vertical drilling to deviated drilling. To address this issue, we present a method that finds the location of the source and estimates the velocity of the formation at the same time. Using a synthetic model, with medium receiver offsets, this method shows good estimation of the drill bit depth location and formation velocity in a layered Earth model.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-162952017-09-13T15:03:21Z Feasibility analysis of drill bit tracking using seismic while drilling technique Sun, Baichun Zhou, B. Bona, Andrej Pevzner, Roman CSIRO check-shot slowness seismic-while-drilling Check-shot survey measures the first arrival time with a known depth receiver in borehole to assess formation velocity. This information can be used in correlation with sonic log and surface seismic products for adjustment of interpretation. Check-shot survey can also be implemented with seismic-while-drilling using drill bit noise as the source. This differs from usual check-shot survey as source is in the borehole. It provides a real time, cost saving, and safe measurement. Check-shot survey needs a known receiver depth, thus velocity can be obtained by fixed wave travel path and the measured first arrival time. However, in seismic-while-drilling (SWD), drill bit position can vary a lot from vertical drilling to deviated drilling. To address this issue, we present a method that finds the location of the source and estimates the velocity of the formation at the same time. Using a synthetic model, with medium receiver offsets, this method shows good estimation of the drill bit depth location and formation velocity in a layered Earth model. 2012 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16295 10.1071/ASEG2012ab203 CSIRO restricted
spellingShingle check-shot
slowness
seismic-while-drilling
Sun, Baichun
Zhou, B.
Bona, Andrej
Pevzner, Roman
Feasibility analysis of drill bit tracking using seismic while drilling technique
title Feasibility analysis of drill bit tracking using seismic while drilling technique
title_full Feasibility analysis of drill bit tracking using seismic while drilling technique
title_fullStr Feasibility analysis of drill bit tracking using seismic while drilling technique
title_full_unstemmed Feasibility analysis of drill bit tracking using seismic while drilling technique
title_short Feasibility analysis of drill bit tracking using seismic while drilling technique
title_sort feasibility analysis of drill bit tracking using seismic while drilling technique
topic check-shot
slowness
seismic-while-drilling
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16295