A new methodology for determination of layered injection allocation in highly deviated wells drilled in low-permeability reservoirs

M Li, Z Qu, S Ji, L Bai, S Yang - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
During the water injection development process of highly deviated wells in low-permeability
reservoirs, the water flooding distance between different layers of the same oil and water …

Simulation of borehole nuclear measurements: A practical tutorial guide for implementation of Monte Carlo methods and approximations based on flux sensitivity …

M Luycx, M Bennis, C Torres-Verdín, W Preeg - Petrophysics, 2020 - onepetro.org
Borehole nuclear measurements are fundamental for the geosciences in general, and the
petroleum industry in particular. They provide a variety of well logs from which …

Geometric modelling of the volume of investigation of well logs for thin-bed characterization

P Masoudi, H Memarian, T Aïfa… - Journal of Geophysics …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The fuzzy membership function is used to model the volume of investigation of well logs
geometrically. We discuss the fact that the spacing of a transmitter–receiver is not a precise …

Probabilistic petrophysical and compositional interpretation of well logs and core data via Bayesian inversion

T Deng - 2022 - repositories.lib.utexas.edu
A critical component of Formation Evaluation is the estimation of in situ petrophysical
properties and solid/fluid composition of rocks from multiple well logs and core laboratory …

Fast modeling of gamma-gamma density measurementsvia gamma-ray point-kernel approximations

M Luycx, C Torres-Verdín - Geophysics, 2019 - library.seg.org
Forward-modeling algorithms based on flux sensitivity functions are commonly recognized
as fast, reliable, and the most efficient way to implement inversion-based interpretation …

Rapid forward modeling of logging-while-drilling neutron-gamma density measurements

M Luycx, C Torres-Verdín - Geophysics, 2018 - library.seg.org
Neutron-activated gamma-ray (neutron-gamma) logging-while-drilling (LWD) measurements
deliver bulk density estimates without using a chemical source. The assessment of bulk …

Inversion-based interpretation of logging-while-drilling resistivity and nuclear measurements: field examples of application in high-angle and horizontal wells

O Ijasan, C Torres-Verdin, WE Preeg, J Rasmus… - Petrophysics, 2014 - onepetro.org
High-angle (HA) and horizontal (HZ) wells are drilled to maximize reservoir exposure, hence
improve hydrocarbon production. Because attaining the desired well-placement targets …

What's new in borehole nuclear modeling?(a lot!)

G Goodyear, A Sood, M Andrews… - SPWLA Annual …, 2018 - onepetro.org
Nuclear borehole instruments are ubiquitous in well logging—from bare-bones logging-
while-drilling (LWD) gamma to conventional triple-combo and more exotic neutron-gamma …

Physics and rapid forward modeling of logging-while-drilling Neutron-Gamma density measurements

MM Luycx - 2018 - repositories.lib.utexas.edu
Although radioactive chemical sources have long been used in borehole nuclear tools for in-
situ porosity estimation, they pose non-negligible health, safety, and environmental risks …