The basic principles and techniques for electromagnetic logging for earth formations are well known. For example, induction logging to determine the resistivity (or its inverse, conductivity) of earth formations adjacent a borehole has long been a standard and important technique in the search for and recovery of subterranean petroleum deposits. In brief, a transmitter transmits an electromagnetic signal that passes through formation materials around the borehole and induces a signal in ore or more receivers. The amplitude and/or phase of the receiver signals are influenced by the formation resistivity, enabling resistivity measurements to be made. The measured signal characteristics and/or formation properties calculated therefrom are recorded as a function of the tool's depth or position in the borehole, yielding a formation log that can be used by analysts.
Note, however, that the resistivity of a given formation may be isotropic (equal in all directions) or anisotropic (unequal in different directions). In electrically anisotropic formations, the anisotropy is generally attributable to extremely fine layering during the sedimentary build-up of the formation. Hence, in a formation coordinate system oriented such that the x-y plane is parallel to the formation layers and the z axis is perpendicular to the formation layers, resistivities RX and RY in directions x and y, respectively, tend to be the same, but resistivity RZ in the z direction is different. Thus, the resistivity in a direction parallel to the plane of the formation (i.e., the x-y plane) is known as the horizontal resistivity, RH, and the resistivity in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the formation (i.e., the z direction) is known as the vertical resistivity, RV. The index of anisotropy, η, is defined as η=[RV/RH]1/2.
As a further complication to measuring formation resistivity, boreholes are generally not perpendicular to formation beds. The angle between the axis of the well bore and the orientation of the formation beds (as represented by the normal vector) has two components. These components are the dip angle and the strike angle. The dip angle is the angle between the borehole axis and the normal vector for the formation bed. The strike angle is the direction in which the boreholes axis “leans away from” the normal vector. (These will be defined more rigorously in the detailed description.)
Electromagnetic resistivity logging measurements are a complex function of formation resistivity, formation anisotropy, and the formation dip and strike angles, which may all be unknown. Logging tools that fail to account for one or more of these parameters may provide measurement quality that is less than ideal. Conversely, tools that can be used to measure each of these parameters will provide improved resistivity measurements. Moreover, tools that are able to provide dip and strike measurements along with azimuthal orientation information, can be used for geosteering. (Geosteering is a process in which drill engineers adjust the drilling direction to increase the borehole's exposure to a hydrocarbon-bearing formation (the “payzone”).)
A better understanding of the various disclosed embodiments can be obtained when the following detailed description is considered in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:
While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the drawings and detailed description thereto are not intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
Disclosed herein are electromagnetic resistivity logging systems and methods that employ rotation of an azimuthally sensitive antenna configuration to obtain more elements of a coupling matrix than could be obtained from the static antenna configuration alone. Such exploitation of the rotation enables a complete antenna coupling matrix to be obtained with a tool having only two antenna orientations. With the complete antenna coupling matrix, the various resistivity measurement parameters can be measured, including formation resistivity, formation anisotropy, and formation dip and strike angles. Moreover, when the coupling matrix values are combined with orientation information from the tool, geosteering or boundary detection signals may be derived. Such benefits may be obtained with a reduced cost and greater reliability due to the reduced number of antennas.
The disclosed tool configurations and operations are best understood in the context of the larger systems in which they operate. Accordingly, an illustrative logging while drilling (LWD) environment is shown in
An electromagnetic resistivity logging tool 26 is integrated into the bottom-hole assembly near the bit 14. As the bit extends the borehole through the formations, logging tool 26 collects measurements relating to various formation properties as well as the tool orientation and position and various other drilling conditions. (The orientation measurements may be performed using an azimuthal orientation indicator, which may include magnetometers, inclinometers, and/or accelerometers, though other sensor types such as gyroscopes may be used. In some embodiments, the tool includes a 3-axis fluxgate magnetometer and a 3-axis accelerometer.) The logging tool 26 may take the form of a drill collar, i.e., a thick-walled tubular that provides weight and rigidity to aid the drilling process. A telemetry sub 28 may be included to transfer tool measurements to a surface receiver 30 and to receive commands from the surface receiver.
More preferably, rotational position indicator 70 may contain both a 3-axis fluxgate magnetometer and a 3-axis accelerometer. As is known in the art, the combination of those two sensor systems enables the measurement of the toolface, inclination, and azimuth orientation angles of the borehole. The toolface and hole inclination angles are calculated from the accelerometer sensor output. The magnetometer sensor outputs are used to calculate the hole azimuth. With the toolface, the hole inclination, and the hole azimuth information, a tool in accordance with the present invention can be used to steer the bit to the desirable bed. Specifically, the response difference or the response ratio can be used effectively to enter a desired payzone or to stay within the payzone of interest.
At various times during the drilling process, the drill string 8 may be removed from the borehole as shown in
The vertical resistivity is generally found to be the resistivity as measured perpendicular to the plane of the formation, and the horizontal resistivity is the resistivity as measured within the plane of the formation. Determination of each of these parameters (dip angle, strike angle, vertical resistivity, and horizontal resistivity) is desirable.
Moran and Gianzero, in “Effects of Formation Anisotropy on Resistivity Logging Measurements” Geophysics, Vol. 44, No. 7, p. 1266 (1979), noted that the magnetic field h in the receiver coils can be represented in terms of the magnetic moments m at the transmitters and a coupling matrix C:
h=Cm (1)
In express form, equation (1) is:
where MX, MY, and MZ are the magnetic moments (proportional to transmit signal strength) created by transmitters TX, TY, and TZ, respectively. HX, HY, HZ are the magnetic fields (proportional to receive signal strength) at the receiver antennas RX, RY, and RZ, respectively.
In the antenna configuration of
It is noted that three transmitter antenna orientations and three receiver antenna orientations are employed in the antenna configuration of
Before considering various tools having specific antenna configurations, the electronics common to each tool are described.
Control module 602 may process the amplitude and phase shift measurements to obtain compensated measurements and/or measurement averages. The raw, compensated, or averaged measurements, may be transmitted to the surface for processing to determine dip and strike angles, vertical and horizontal resistivity, and other information such as (i) distance to nearest bed boundary, (ii) direction of nearest bed boundary, and (iii) resistivity of any nearby adjacent beds. The data storage/transmitter module 610 may be coupled to telemetry unit 28 (
The transmitter coil 704 may be spaced approximately 30 inches from the receiver coils 710, 712. The transmitter and receiver coils may comprise as little as one loop of wire, although more loops may provide additional signal power. The distance between the coils and the tool surface is preferably in the range from 1/16 inch to ¾ inch, but may be larger. Transmitter coil 704 and receiver coil 712 may each have a tilt angle of about 45° and aligned with the same azimuth angle, while receiver coil 710 may have a tilt angle of about 45° and an azimuth 180° apart from receiver coil 712 (or equivalently, a tilt angle of minus 45° at the same azimuth angle as receiver coil 712).
The signal measured by a tilted receiver in response to the firing of a tilted transmitter can be expressed in terms of the signals VIJ that would be measured by the tool of
where θT is the tilt angle of the transmitter and θR is the tilt angle of the receiver. In written-out form, the tilted receiver angle is:
It is noted that the azimuth angle dependence for Vyx and Vxy is the same (sin β cos β), the dependence for Vzx and Vxz is the same (cos β), and the dependence for Vzy and Vyz is the same (sin β). It may be assumed that cross coupling components Vyx and Vxy are equal, but such an assumption is not desirable for the remaining cross components (at least not in dipping anisotropic beds). In that situation, the cross coupling components cannot be independently determined from a single rotating tilted transmitter-receiver pair such as transmitter coil 704 and receiver coil 712. (Note however that the diagonal elements can still be calculated.) A second transmitter or receiver coil (e.g., receiver coil 712) may be employed to provide an independent set of equations that enable the cross-coupling values to be determined.
A linear system of equations for the measurements made by rotating tool 702 is provided below. In deriving these equations, the borehole coordinate system is chosen so that the x-axis aligns with the dip azimuth of the surrounding formation, causing Vyx and Vxy to be zero. (The dip azimuth may be found by determining the azimuth angles at which the imaginary component of the receive signal reaches its minimum magnitude. Alternatively, these components can be assumed to be equal and can be retained in the linear system of equations.) The signals measured by receivers R1 (coil 712) and R2 (coil 710) at various azimuthal angles β1-βN are:
Thus the linear system provided above has seven unknowns and 2N equations. It is expected that the tool would perform measurements for at least 10 different azimuthal angles, and may perform measurements for 16 or 32 evenly-divided azimuthal bins as shown in
In block 808, a test is made to determine whether additional measurements are needed or will be forthcoming at the current borehole position. For example, in tools having multiple transmitters, it is desired to have measurements from each transmitter. Other reasons for needing additional measurements include having a desired number of measurements within each azimuthal bin before additional processing is performed, or having at least a given number of azimuthally different measurements before additional processing is performed. If additional measurements at the current position are expected, the additional processing may be postponed until all the relevant measurements have been collected.
Once a sufficient number of measurements have been obtained at a given position in the borehole, the method continues with optional block 810. In block 810, compensated measurements are calculated. Compensation is most suitable for differential receiver configurations like that shown in
In block 812, the orthogonal antenna couplings are calculated based on the compensated measurements or on the average differential or average absolute measurements of attenuation and phase shift in each azimuthal bin. A least squares solution to a linear system of equations (such as that provided in equations 5.1 through 5.2N above) is calculated to find these coupling values. In block 814, the formation parameters of interest are calculated based on the orthogonal antenna couplings. The calculation of formation parameters may employ simultaneous inversion, or alternatively, some of the formation parameters may be fixed using outside information, thereby simplifying the solution process for the remaining parameters.
In optional block 816, a real-time log of one or more formation parameters (e.g., horizontal resistivity and anisotropy) is updated with the newly calculated parameter values from block 814. The log associates the calculated values with a depth or axial position within the borehole. Optionally, the information may also be associated with azimuthal orientations to generate a borehole image of azimuthal resistivity.
In block 818 a check is made to determine if logging information is available (or will become available) for additional positions within the borehole. If so, the process begins again with block 802. Otherwise, the process terminates.
Tool 702 may have several variations. In a first variation, the roles of transmitter and receiver are exchanged, so that transmitters coils 710 and 712 are alternately fired and the response of receiver coil 704 is measured. As additional variations, the crossed antenna coils 710 and 712 may be equally spaced in opposite directions from the antenna coil 704. Antenna coils 710 and 712 may retain their role as receivers responding to signals from transmitter coil 704, or the roles may again be exchanged.
Tool 702 is intended for absolute measurements (i.e., attenuation and phase shift are measured relative to the transmit signal).
As previously mentioned, components of the coupling matrix C may be used as a basis for geosteering. With a properly oriented borehole coordinate system, the z-axis is indicative of the direction to the bed boundary, and the CXZ and CZX components are useful for determining the boundary's proximity.
Numerous variations and modifications will become apparent to those skilled in the art once the above disclosure is fully appreciated. For example, the foregoing disclosure describes numerous antenna configurations in the context of a logging while drilling tool, such antenna configurations can also be readily applied to wireline logging tools. Furthermore, the principle of reciprocity can be applied to obtain equivalent measurements while exchanging transmitter and receiver roles for each antenna. It is intended that the following claims be interpreted to embrace all such variations and modifications.
The present application is a divisional application of parent U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/294,557, filed Sep. 25, 2008, by Michael S. Bittar and Guoyu (David) Hu, entitled “Antenna Coupling Component Measurement Tool Having a Rotating Antenna Configuration, which claims priority to PCT Application No. PCT/US2006/062149, filed Dec. 15, 2006, entitled “Antenna Coupling Component Measurement Tool Having a Rotating Antenna Configuration”, by the same Inventors.
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