Arranjos coplanar e coaxial nas sondas de perfilagem de poço: ferramentas triaxiais em reservatórios laminados

A ferramenta de indução triaxial ou multicomponente foi desenvolvida recentemente para solucionar os problemas de medição da convencional perfilagem de indução em formações anisotrópicas. Neste trabalho são apresentadas as respostas da sonda de indução triaxial em reservatórios que possuem seqüências finamente laminadas de arenito e folhelho. Reservatórios como estes apresentam a conhecida anisotropia macroscópica, portanto, os resultados demonstrarão a existência de uma resistividade horizontal e outra vertical. Devido a sonda triaxial de indução apresentar dois pares de bobinas coplanares, os quais em geral fornecem os valores de resistividade vertical, este trabalho apresenta inicialmente um estudo analítico e qualitativo das respostas obtidas pelo arranjo coplanar onde o transmissor é tratado como um dipolo. Também será apresentada a solução analítica em que a bobina transmissora é considerada como um loop de dimensão finita.

Construção de um modelo experimental simulando condições de perfilagem de indução

A ferramenta de indução tem sido, desde 1949, largamente utilizada na prospecção de petróleo pois auxilia na localização de formações que contém hidrocarbonetos. Ainda existem, porém, várias restrições quanto ao uso deste equipamento. Camadas excessivamente finas, poços preenchidos com lamas muito condutivas e grandes diâmetros de invasão são exemplos de situações onde seu desempenho não é bom. Para que se possa minimizar estas limitações é necessário o conhecimento da resposta da sonda diante de condições conhecidas. Isto pode ser feito via modelamento analógico e/ou através de modelamento numérico. O presente trabalho consiste na montagem de um sistema de modelamento analógico capaz de simular o perfil de duas bobinas coaxiais frente a meios infinitos e camadas espessas invadidas. O meio geológico é representado através de solução salina de diferentes condutividades. O fator de escala linear é igual a 20 e o equipamento executa medidas na faixa dos 50 kHz aos 100 kHz. Este sistema será utilizado em futuros estudos envolvendo disposições de bobinas diferentes das normalmente utilizadas e em estudos de outros problemas encontrados na perfilagem de indução.

Estudo da resposta de diferentes arranjos de bobinas na perfilagem de indução de poço: modelamento analógico

A sonda de indução tem sido largamente utilizada na perfilagem de poço para detectar reservatórios através do contraste de condutividade existente entre as zonas contendo hidrocarbonetos e as zonas contendo água conata. A sonda de indução, além de auxiliar na localização de formações que contêm hidrocarbonetos, possibilita o cálculo de reservas para análise da viabilidade de exploração do reservatório. Porém, apesar do grande avanço da sonda de indução, a qual utiliza arranjo coaxial, existem várias restrições ao seu uso. Camadas delgadas, poços preenchidos com lama condutiva e invasão profunda são algumas das situações onde não é adequada a utilização da sonda de indução. Considerando as limitações da sonda de indução é que desenvolvemos em laboratório um estudo sobre as diferentes disposições de bobinas para a perfilagem de indução. O estudo consiste em comparar a resposta da sonda de arranjo de bobinas coaxiais, com a resposta da sonda de arranjo de bobinas coplanares e verificar se as respostas encontradas resolvem alguns dos problemas apresentados pela sonda de bobinas coaxiais. As respostas das sondas de diferentes disposições de bobinas foram obtidas através da montagem de um sistema de modelamento analógico simulando um poço. Para o sistema modelo foi utilizado um fator de escala linear igual a 20. Um tanque contendo soluções salinas de diferentes condutividades simulava algumas situações geológicas controladas. O sistema permitia uma variação na frequência de 50 kHz a 100 kHz. Os resultados obtidos foram satisfatórios, em virtude do arranjo de bobinas coplanares ter apresentado melhor resolução vertical que o arranjo de bobinas coaxiais.

Melhoramento da resolução para camadas delgadas de perfilagens existentes em áreas específicas de produção-exploração

No campo da perfilagem de poço existe um grande interesse voltado para as técnicas que melhorem a resolução vertical das respostas das ferramentas. Neste trabalho, optamos por desenvolver uma técnica de aumento de resolução vertical dos perfis obtidos com a ferramenta de indução denominada na bibliografia de 6FF40, através de um algoritmo que utiliza as técnicas de estimativa dos mínimos quadrados. Este método torna possível o processamento dos dados registrados de uma maneira computacionalmente eficiente. O algoritmo apresentado necessita apenas dos dados registrados, dos valores adotados como coeficientes da ferramenta, e de uma estimativa dos ruídos existentes. Como ilustração foram utilizados trechos de um perfil de uma área que reconhecidamente apresenta problemas relacionados à resolução vertical da ferramenta 6FF40. Com o objetivo de verificar a eficiência do algoritmo utilizado, os perfis processados foram correlacionados com os perfis de raio gama e com os perfis esféricos focalizados do poço 7-LOR-18-RN, perfis estes que possuem resolução vertical maior do que os perfis convencionais de indução, comprovando a individualização das camadas delgadas que antes do processamento não eram facilmente reconhecidas no perfil original. O algoritmo foi também testado com dados sintéticos demonstrando sua eficiência na recuperação de valores mais representativos para R_t.

Efficient Computation of Electromagnetic Waves in Hydrocarbon Exploration Using the Improved Numerical Mode Matching (NMM) Method

In this study, we developed and improved the numerical mode matching (NMM) method which has previously been shown to be a fast and robust semi-analytical solver to investigate the propagation of electromagnetic (EM) waves in an isotropic layered medium. The applicable models, such as cylindrical waveguide, optical fiber, and borehole with earth geological formation, are generally modeled as an axisymmetric structure which is an orthogonal-plano-cylindrically layered (OPCL) medium consisting of materials stratified planarly and layered concentrically in the orthogonal directions.

In this report, several important improvements have been made to extend applications of this efficient solver to the anisotropic OCPL medium. The formulas for anisotropic media with three different diagonal elements in the cylindrical coordinate system are deduced to expand its application to more general materials. The perfectly matched layer (PML) is incorporated along the radial direction as an absorbing boundary condition (ABC) to make the NMM method more accurate and efficient for wave diffusion problems in unbounded media and applicable to scattering problems with lossless media. We manipulate the weak form of Maxwell's equations and impose the correct boundary conditions at the cylindrical axis to solve the singularity problem which is ignored by all previous researchers. The spectral element method (SEM) is introduced to more efficiently compute the eigenmodes of higher accuracy with less unknowns, achieving a faster mode matching procedure between different horizontal layers. We also prove the relationship of the field between opposite mode indices for different types of excitations, which can reduce the computational time by half. The formulas for computing EM fields excited by an electric or magnetic dipole located at any position with an arbitrary orientation are deduced. And the excitation are generalized to line and surface current sources which can extend the application of NMM to the simulations of controlled source electromagnetic techniques. Numerical simulations have demonstrated the efficiency and accuracy of this method.

Finally, the improved numerical mode matching (NMM) method is introduced to efficiently compute the electromagnetic response of the induction tool from orthogonal transverse hydraulic fractures in open or cased boreholes in hydrocarbon exploration. The hydraulic fracture is modeled as a slim circular disk which is symmetric with respect to the borehole axis and filled with electrically conductive or magnetic proppant. The NMM solver is first validated by comparing the normalized secondary field with experimental measurements and a commercial software. Then we analyze quantitatively the induction response sensitivity of the fracture with different parameters, such as length, conductivity and permeability of the filled proppant, to evaluate the effectiveness of the induction logging tool for fracture detection and mapping. Casings with different thicknesses, conductivities and permeabilities are modeled together with the fractures in boreholes to investigate their effects for fracture detection. It reveals that the normalized secondary field will not be weakened at low frequencies, ensuring the induction tool is still applicable for fracture detection, though the attenuation of electromagnetic field through the casing is significant. A hybrid approach combining the NMM method and BCGS-FFT solver based integral equation has been proposed to efficiently simulate the open or cased borehole with tilted fractures which is a non-axisymmetric model.

Teacher induction in Australia : a sample of what’s really happening

Retention rates and stress levels of beginning teachers are of concern. Well-planned induction programs can assist beginning teachers to make the transition successfully into the profession, which may increase retention rates. This qualitative, year-long study aims to explore and describe the induction experiences of eight beginning teachers as they negotiated their first year of teaching. Data gathered through interviews and emails indicated that these teachers required further development on: catering for individual differences, assessing in terms of outcomes, relating to parents, relating to the wider community, and understanding school policies; however, relating to students and understanding legal responsibilities and duty of care were not issues. At the conclusion of their first year only one beginning teacher was assisted by a mentor (veteran teacher) on whole-school programming, and planning for improving teaching with opportunities to visit other classrooms. This was also the only beginning teacher who received a reduced workload in order to meet with the mentor to discuss pedagogical developments. The inadequate support provided to beginning teachers in this study highlights the need for principals and school staff to reassess induction processes, which includes providing time, funding, mentoring support and clear guidelines for a quality induction program.

Investigation of shaft voltage in wind turbine systems with induction generators

This paper presents the analysis of shaft voltage in different configurations of a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) and an induction generator (IG) with a back-to-back inverter in wind turbine applications. Detailed high frequency model of the proposed systems have been developed based on existing capacitive couplings in IG & DFIG structures and common mode voltage sources. In this research work, several arrangements of DFIG based wind energy conversion systems (WES) are investigated in case of shaft voltage calculation and its mitigation techniques. Placements of an LC line filter in different locations and its effects on shaft voltage elimination are studied via Mathematical analysis and simulations. A pulse width modulation (PWM) technique and a back-to-back inverter with a bidirectional buck converter have been presented to eliminate the shaft voltage in a DFIG wind turbine.

Calculations of capacitive couplings in induction generators to analyse shaft voltage

This paper deals with the analysis of the parameters which are effective in shaft voltage generation of induction generators. It focuses on different parasitic capacitive couplings by mathematical equations, finite element simulations and experiments. The effects of different design parameters have been studied on proposed capacitances and resultant shaft voltage. Some parameters can change proposed capacitive coupling such as: stator slot tooth, the gap between slot tooth and winding, and the height of the slot tooth, as well as the air gap between the rotor and the stator. This analysis can be used in a primary stage of a generator design to reduce motor shaft voltage and avoid additional costs of resultant bearing current mitigation.

Composite load model decomposition : induction motor contribution

In this thesis, a new technique has been developed for determining the composition of a collection of loads including induction motors. The application would be to provide a representation of the dynamic electrical load of Brisbane so that the ability of the power system to survive a given fault can be predicted. Most of the work on load modelling to date has been on post disturbance analysis, not on continuous on-line models for loads. The post disturbance methods are unsuitable for load modelling where the aim is to determine the control action or a safety margin for a specific disturbance. This thesis is based on on-line load models. Dr. Tania Parveen considers 10 induction motors with different power ratings, inertia and torque damping constants to validate the approach, and their composite models are developed with different percentage contributions for each motor. This thesis also shows how measurements of a composite load respond to normal power system variations and this information can be used to continuously decompose the load continuously and to characterize regarding the load into different sizes and amounts of motor loads.

Decomposition of aggregated load : finding induction motor fraction in real load

The main contribution of this paper is decomposition/separation of the compositie induction motors load from measurement at a system bus. In power system transmission buses load is represented by static and dynamic loads. The induction motor is considered as the main dynamic loads and in the practice for major transmission buses there will be many and various induction motors contributing. Particularly at an industrial bus most of the load is dynamic types. Rather than traing to extract models of many machines this paper seeks to identify three groups of induction motors to represent the dynamic loads. Three groups of induction motors used to characterize the load. These are the small groups (4kw to 11kw), the medium groups (15kw to 180kw) and the large groups (above 630kw). At first these groups with different percentage contribution of each group is composite. After that from the composite models, each motor percentage contribution is decomposed by using the least square algorithms. In power system commercial and the residential buses static loads percentage is higher than the dynamic loads percentage. To apply this theory to other types of buses such as residential and commerical it is good practice to represent the total load as a combination of composite motor loads, constant impedence loads and constant power loads. To validate the theory, the 24hrs of Sydney West data is decomposed according to the three groups of motor models.