September 2015
Features

Operators achieve photorealistic borehole imaging in oil-based drilling fluids

An operator in Australia wanted to assess the potential of a well while drilling with oil-based mud. Conventional coring was cost-prohibitive, and existing imaging tools were not suitable for the large borehole size. A new, specially designed imager was used to achieve impressive results.
Robert Laronga / Schlumberger Ehab Shalaby / Schlumberger
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