Fesm


Mission Statement

The Formation Evaluation Society of Malaysia (FESM) is a chapter of the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA). The FESM is a nonprofit organisation, which is dedicated to the advancement of the science of petrophysics and formation evaluation in Malaysia by organising regular technical presentations.

Membership

To apply for membership in the FESM it is sufficient to send an email to the secretariat indicating: first name, last name, company, current position and email address to be added to our mail distribution list. Unlike SPWLA, there is no requirement for active engagement in formation evaluation through analysis of well logs and/or related data, no references are required and there are no dues or fees to be paid for FESM membership.

Meetings

We will plan to meet every third Thursday, and will keep you informed regarding location and timing.


Next Meeting


DATE Thursday 18th June 2009
TIME 3 pm
PLACE Petroleum Club, 42nd Floor, PetronasTwin Towers, Tower 2
TITLE " Compact™ C-Thru Logging, a New Look at Formation Density Measurements "
BY

James Autry (Weatherford)

ABSTRACT

This presentation is based on the SPWLA paper originally presented during the SPWLA 47th Annual Logging Symposium held in Veracruz,, Mexico, June 4-7, 2006. “Cased Hole Formation Density Logging With A Compact Open Hole Tool, and Implications For Gas Zone Evaluation”  Authors: PAS Elkington, J.R. Samworth, and C.A. Pereira,-Weatherford.

With efficiency being one of the largest drivers in the industry today the need to develop novel techniques of using our current measurements is becoming more critical.  With this in mind the combination of through-casing density and casing-corrected neutron porosity has been applied to the evaluation of by-passed pay and shallow gas, and to the evaluation of wells where open hole acquisition has not been feasible for hole quality, logistical or economic reasons. The tool-specific neutron porosity excavation effect has been characterized for gas-bearing sands.

Case history and model results suggest accurate formation densities are achievable for casing thicknesses up to about 0.35 inches if cement is less than about 1 inch thick, albeit with loss of precision relative to open hole. Formation sensitivity declines with increased cement thickness until practically all is lost for casing standoffs in excess of 1.5 inches. For modest thicknesses, however, cased hole density neutron gas evaluation has advantages relative to the neutron-dipole sonic method; in particular it does not rely on good cement bond, it has generally superior spatial resolution, and (optionally) data can be acquired in memory mode on slickline in operating environments that do not favor conventional wireline units.

BIOGRAPHY

James Autry is the Asia Pacific Technical Sales and Support Manager for Weatherford Wireline Services, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  He provides Technical, Marketing, and Operational Support for Clients and Field Operations.  He started in the Wireline Industry in 1999 as a field engineer.  Since then he has been involved in various Technical, Sales, and Management Positions. He did his undergraduate studies in Chemistry at The University of Texas at El Paso and graduate work in Chemical Engineering at New Mexico State University.


Click here to see Jun-09 poster (.pdf)


 
Previous Technical Talks
2009
May 21st, 2009
Second Technical Presentation of 2009:
"Use of Cased Hole Dynamics Tester (CHDT) to Mitigate Risk in Measuring Pressures in Drawndown Reservoirs "
By:
Yee Ling Yak (ExxonMobil)
February 5th, 2009
First Technical Presentation of 2009:
"Dielectric Dispersion: A New Wireline Petrophysical Measurement"
By:
Michel Claverie (Schlumberger)

"The slides presented by Michael Claviere in his presentation are not publically available yet. Instead, SPE paper 116130, on which his presentation was based, can be downloaded from SPE's eLibrary at: http://www.spe.org/elibrary/app/newSearch.do"

2008
December 2nd, 2008
Fourth Technical Presentation of 2008:
"Tight Gas Sands Fracture Stimulation Optimization"
By:
Randall S. "Randy Miller (Core Laboratories)
Click here to download December-08 presentation (.pdf)

November
20th, 2008
Third Technical Presentation of 2008:
"Capillary Pressure, Saturation, Permeability and NMR: Malay Basin Examples "
By:
Andrew Logan (Talisman)
Click here to download November presentation (.pdf)

October
30th, 2008
Second Technical Presentation of 2008:
"Grain Size Distribution from NMR Log - Two Case Studies "
By:
Ms. Syamsina Rashid (Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd.)

March
25th, 2008
First Technical Presentation of 2008:
" Porosity Typing and Productivity Analysis by Modified-Timur-Coates Permeability Model for Carbonates using NMR and Conbentional Logs "
By:
Mehmet Altunbay (Baker Atlas)
2007


November
22nd, 2007
Sixth Technical Presentation:
"Advances in LWD Sonic Technology and Applications"
By: Jennifer Market (Halliburton)

October 29th, 2007
Fifth Technical Presentation (Double Bill)!
First talk
"Formation Pressure While Drilling -  A Critical Link to Full Data Evaluation and Cost-Efficient Wellbore Construction"

By: Ulrich Hahne (Baker Hughes INTEQ)

Second talk
"Campos Basin Anisotropic Turbidities Formation Evaluation: Challenges and Proposed Solutions"
By: SPWLA Distinguished Lecturer Paolo Ferraris (Schlumberger)

September
6th, 2007
Fourth Technical Presentation:
"Understanding the Pressure Gradients Improves Production From Oil/Water Transition Carbonate Zones"
By: Andrew Carnegie (Schlumberger)


June
28th, 2007
Third Technical Presentation:
"Determination and Characterization of Rock Types based on Pore Throat Size Estimation "
By: Libny Leal (Hess)


May
24th, 2007
Second Technical Presentation:
"Cased-Hole Logging for Reservoir Management ... a Malaysian Perspective"
By: Chris Ovens (Petronas Carigali)


April
19th, 2007
First Technical Presentation:
"Thin Bed Analysis – Applications and Examples from Malaysia"
By: Jeff Hook (Murphy) & Richard Leech (Schlumberger)



General Information

For For meeting information contact:

Jurry van Doorn   Email: jvandoorn at kuala-lumpur.oilfield.slb.com


FESM Chapter Officers 2008-2009
President Scott Dodge scott.dodge at exxonmobil.com
VP and Secretary Jurry van Doorn jvandoorn at kuala-lumpur.oilfield.slb.com
Treasurer Louis King louis.king at corelab.com
Student Liaison Ko Ko Kyi kokokyi at petronas.com.my
Technical Program John Phillips phillips0 at kuala-lumpur.oilfield.slb.com
Technical Program, Sponsorship Kok Keng Hung Kok.Hung at Halliburton.com
Meeting Room Tony Daniel tdaniel at kuala-lumpur.oilfield.slb.com
Website Libny Leal libny.leal at hess.com
Committee Yoel Bonnye yoelbonnye at petronas.com.my
Committee John Kennedy john.kennedy at hess.com
Committee Azlan Shah azlansh at petronas.com.my