Numerical sensitivity test of three-electrode laterolog borehole tool

• Autorzy: Szijártó M. , Balázs L. , Drahos D. , Galsa A.

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DOI

10.1007/s11600-017-0063-4

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Finite element numerical simulation has been carried out to investigate quantitatively the response of the three-electrode laterolog borehole tool (LL3) on radial and vertical heterogeneity of the rock. In order to calculate the apparent resistivity from the electric potential and the current discharge of the measurement electrode the probe coefficient of the LL3 tool with finite electrode extent was determined. Two independent methods, a finite element modeling and a semi-analytical solution, resulted in the probe coefficient of approx. 0.15 m with a relative deviation of 2.4% due to the different geometry, resolution and electronics of the models. It was established that LL3 is only slightly sensitive to the presence of mud when the borehole diameter is d ≤ 30 cm and the ratio of the resistivity of rock and the borehole mud is 1 ≤ Rt/Rm ≤ 1000. Vertical heterogeneity test pointed out that the layer boundaries can be localized exactly even for thin bedded layer (with a thickness of 1 m) and the presence of low-resistive borehole mud. Correction factors were suggested to decrease the biasing effect of the low-resistive borehole mud and the shoulder beds on the apparent resistivity observed by LL3. Finally, it was verified that the probe has large penetration depth with excellent vertical resolution, what explains the enduring popularity of the LL3 tool in well logging.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

LL3; finite element numerical modeling; borehole geophysics; well logging; three-electrode laterolog

PL

LL3; modelowanie numeryczne elementów skończonych; geofizyka otworowa

• Wydawca: Instytut Geofizyki PAN ; Springer
• Czasopismo: Acta Geophysica
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 65, no. 4
• Strony: 701--712
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 24 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Szijártó M.

• Department of Geophysics and Space Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

autor

Balázs L.

• Department of Geophysics and Space Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

autor

Drahos D.

• Department of Geophysics and Space Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

autor

Galsa A.

• Department of Geophysics and Space Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

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