General Comments

“ FORMATION EVALUATION THROUGH THE CORE ”

• Our exclusive focus: The CORE;
• Oilfield Service Company incorporated in 1988 in
Aberdeen;
• Independent;
• Innovative, Creative & Service Oriented;
• Operating in more than 45 countries including the
most remote areas;
• Nowadays cutting more than 50,000 ft / year
worldwide.
 Corpro – A global network

NORWAY
U.K.

RUSSIA
KAZAKHSTAN
ITALY
US TUNISIA
SYRIA
TURKMENISTAN
ALGERIA EGYPT IRAN AZERBAIJAN
QATAR
LIBYA SAUDI
U.A.E. CHINA
ARABIA PAKISTAN
MEXICO SUDAN INDIA THAILAND
VIETNAM
NIGERIA MALAYSIA
VENEZUELA
IVORY COAST
COLOMBIA PHILIPPINES

INDONESIA

UGANDA
ANGOLA

MOZAMBIQUE
BRAZIL
AUSTRALIA

ARGENTINA

NEW ZEALAND
 Introduction
Types of Damage due to Coring and Core Handling
•Fractures during drilling-inner barrel rotation
•Loss of core prior to entering core barrel
•Dilation / gas expansion during tripping out
•Loss of core during tripping out
•Mechanical damage during the pipe tripping process
•Mechanical damage during recovery at surface (rotation, shock and
flexure)

Flexure
Damage
 Planning
Planning
Core Acquisition Program :
•Prepared based on meetings and all data made available,
•All the aspects of the coring operations are covered with:
·Responsibilities,
·Safety issues,
·Mud design,
·Procedures,
·Coring Equipment,
·Tripping Out Program,
·Core Processing & Transportation,
•Require participation of all the teams (drilling, geology, reservoir,…)
•Final details are discussed through 2 way email communications.
 Planning
Planning
Tripping Out Program :
·Designed based on local PVT data (Bubble point, Bo, Rs, reservoir
pressure and temperature, range of permeability, etc…),
·Reduce risks of core damage due to gas expansion

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Example:
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·From TD to 5000ft 2min/stand
7 ·From 5000 to 900ft
4min/stand
Trip Out Speed (Min/Stand)

5
·From 900ft to surface 8min/stand

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0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000
Depth (ft)
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Down Hole
Hole Equipment
Equipment
BHA :
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Down Hole
Hole Equipment
Equipment
Top Connection: 4 1/2” IF

Core Barrel Length: 6m

Core Barrel: 7” x 4”
 Core Barrel Down-hole Op Core Processing

Core Barrel
Outer Barrel Head

Stabiliser

Outer Barrel

Core Bit
TSS Inner Barrel

Inner Barrel Head Lower Shoe

Core Barrel - Main Components

 Down
Down Hole
Hole Equipment
Equipment
Core Barrel :

Outer Assembly:
•20-foot modular system
•Automatic spacing

Inner Assembly:
•2 component inner tube system

Half Moon Liner:

•Pre split aluminium inner tube
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Down Hole
Hole Equipment
Equipment
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Down Hole
Hole Equipment
Equipment
Down
Down Hole
Hole Equipment
Equipment
 Core Handling
Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure
Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure
 Core Handling
Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure
 Core Handling
Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure
 Core Handling
Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure
 Core Handling
Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure
 Core Handling
Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure
 Core Handling
Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure
 Core Handling
Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure
 Core Handling
Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure
 Core Handling
Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure
 Core Handling
Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure
 Core Handling
Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure
Core
Core Bit
Bit Technology
Technology

Leading to:

• Increase Bit Life

• Improve Core Recovery

• Improve Core Quality

 Core
Core Bit
Bit Technology
Technology
Radial Bearing
To prevent any lateral movement
of the inner barrel Thrust Bearing
To provide an efficient rotational
independence between the inner
and outer barrel

Spiral Blades Controlled Spacing

To ensure the best stabilisation of To guarantee a minimal flow in
the corehead the throat
 Core
Core Bit
Bit Technology
Technology
Low
Invasion

Flow Ports
Ensure 95% of the fluid to flow
through the port and not to wash or
invade the core

Deflection Angle
Direct the flow towards the OD of
the hole, away from the core Throat Ports
Reduce the speed of
Inner Gauge the flow that will be
As short as possible to seen by the core
minimise any further
damage to the core one it
has been cut
 Core
Core Bit
Bit Technology
Technology
Coreheads :
MCP 472 MCP 662 MCP 682 MCP 581
8 ½” x 4” 8 ½” x 4” 8 ½” x 4” 8 ½” x 4”

Core
Core Bit
Bit Technology
Technology
 Down
Down Hole
Hole Equipment
Equipment
Lower Shoe – Core catcher

Upper Shoe

Lower Shoe

Core Catcher
 Coreheads 8 ½” x 4”

MCP580 MCT543
Core Quality
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

Processing Area
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

Processing Area
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

Inner Tube Clamp

Laydown Cradle

Shear Boot Clamp

 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
4. Close Valve
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
4. Close Valve
5. Push Liner away from piston
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
4. Close Valve
5. Push Liner away from piston
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
4. Close Valve
5. Push Liner away from piston
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

TSS – Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
4. Close Valve
5. Push Liner away from piston
 Core
Core Processing
Processing

Processing Area
 Core Handling
Core Measuring & Marking-up :
·Measuring from the top,
·Marking-up every one metre (or 3 feet) and labelling.

Cie – well XXX

Bottom
Depth

Depth
Top

Core#1 - Box#1 - X of Y
 Core Handling
Core Cutting :
·Half Moon Tube extraction from the steel tube TSS,
·Core cutting (Air driven Saw)
Core
Core Processing
Processing
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Core Processing
Processing
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Core Processing
Processing
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Core Processing
Processing
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Core Processing
Processing
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Core Processing
Processing
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Core Processing
Processing
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Core Processing
Processing
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Core Processing
Processing
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Core Processing
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Core Processing
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Core Processing
Processing
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Core Processing
Processing
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Core Processing
Processing
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Core Processing
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Core Processing
Processing
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Core Processing
Processing
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Core Transportation
Transportation
Core Container :
·Offer to the Core a safe, robust, protective and transportable environment,
·Ensure that Core Quality is maintained through handling & transportation
and brought to the Core Analysis Laboratory.
 Thank you,
Visit us at
www.corpro-group.com

You can also visit our partner’s website at:

www.corias.com
www.kirkpetrophysics.com