Pressure Coring, A New Tool for

Unconventional Oil & Gas

Characterization

MattBjorum
GlobalProductLineManager
Outline

TechnologyOverview
CoringConfigurations
ToolOverview
SurfaceHandlingandDataAcquisition
ObtainableDeliverables
SamplingStrategyExample
Gas&FluidAnalysisSources

PressureCore

WirelineCore Quality of Data

ConventionalCore

SidewallCores
Uncertainty

DrillCuttings
QuickCapture
Overview

Capturesallexpelledgasandfluidsfromthecore

3(76mm)DiameterCorein77/8(200mm)holesizeWireline

3(76mm)DiameterCorein61/8(155mm)holesizeConventional

4(102mm)DiameterCorein81/2(216mm)holeSizeConventional

Standard10(3m)inlengthruns

Lengthcanbeincreasedordecreaseddependingonformation

Pressure&TemperatureTransducers

CrackValvesSettoControlPressureCommunications

SAFERworkenvironment(PressureReliefValves)

Proprietarysealingsystem(underpatent)
CoringConfigurations

WirelinePlatform
AlternateBetweenQuickCoreandQuickCapture
NoTrippingRequired
90 DrillAheadCapabilities
SuitedforLongerCoreIntervals
10
ConventionalPlatform
90 AbilitytoUseRigsDrillString
LimitedKittoMobilize
10 SuitedforShorterCoringIntervalsorLongDrillBreaks

90

10
Conventional/WirelineCoreRuns
90

PressureCoreRuns
 QuickCaptureAssembly

Spearhead / Inner Barrel Head

Pressure/Temperature Pressure/Temperature
Pressure Canister Recording Module Recording Module

Canister
Bit / Shank
Core Catcher Latch
Inner Barrel

Valve and Activator

 StandardToolSetUp

PressureRelief Crack
Valve Valve
Setting Settings

500psi 50psi 50psi 250psi

CrackValveSettingsCanbeAdjusted

NumberofCanisters
PressureReliefSettings
Operating(500psi)
Barrel&CanisterPressureRelief(1000psi)
BurstPressure(5000psi)
CanisterscanbeAddedonSurfaceforSafety
 Blue BarrelPressure
WirelineTripOutExample Pink Canister1Pressure
Red BarrelTemperature

PressureInsideand
OutsideBarrelareEqual StoppedtoRelieve
TorqueinWireline
PressureStepsOccuras
BarrelVentsIntoCanister

StoppedtoRelieve
TorqueinWireline

CoreBeginstoBuildand
MaintainPressure

TemperatureisRecorded
CoreBarrel&CanisterRecovery

ToolDownload

PressureandTemperatureData

CoreBarrelGasRecovery(ifpresent)

DataAcquisition: OnsiteLaboratory
PressureandTemperatureData
TotalGasVolumesMeasured
GasComposition&IsotopeSamplesCollected
FluidCollection
 Blue BarrelPressure
SurfaceHandling Pink Canister1Pressure
Red BarrelTemperature

ToolatSurface ToolinOnSiteLab

CanistersRemoved/
BarrelTransferredto
BarrelCommunicating OnSiteLab
withCanisters
BarrelContinuesto
BuildPressureinLab

GasfromBarrel Barrelis GasfromBarrel GasandLiquids

isTransferred Monitoredas isTransferred areTransferred
toFirst Pressure toSecond fromCanister
Evacuated Stabilizes Evacuated toEvacuated
Cylinder Cylinder Cylinder

BarrelTempisMonitoredin
OnSiteLab

ToolRemovedFromHole
 CoreExtrusion

CoreTransferred

TransferredTo
Laboratory

SlottedorPerforatedLiner CoreTransportBarrels
ObtainableDeliverables

The technique represents enabling technology for Liquid and Gas Saturation
applications through the accurate measurement(s) of:
OOIP Original Oil in Place

OGIP Original Gas In Place

GOR Gas : Oil Ratio

Gas Content Analysis

Oil and Gas Composition

Gas and Oil Isotope Geochemistry

Reservoir Fluid Analysis

Saturation Measurements

Pore Pressure

PVT Analysis

Etc
TraditionalGasContent&CompositionAnalysis
Methodtoprovide
ameasurementof 90
allfree,adsorbed, GasCompositionAnalysis
andabsorbedgas
70
Ratesofgas
evolutionfromthe
corematrix
Gas Content, scf/ton
50
providean
indicationof
30
relativediffusivity
Measured Gas
LostGasis
10
Calculated
MeasuredGas
Evolvedgasis DesorptionTerminated;
-10
collectedtobe SampleisPulverizedand
assessedfor ResidualGasisMeasured
LostGas;Calculated
compositionand -30
fractionationwith 0 10 20 30 40 50
time Elapsed Time, hours
RecentGasContentAnalysisProject

TraditionalMethod

Canister Lost Canister Residual

Gas = Gas + Gas + Gas
Content Volume Volume Volume

Calculated Measured Measured

PressureCoring

Canister Lost Canister Residual

Gas = Gas + Gas + Gas
Content Volume Volume Volume

Measured Measured
AllExpelledGasesandFluidscanbeAnalysed
SamplingStrategyApproach DryGas
UPPER ZONE LOWER ZONE
Feet Wireline Core Feet Wireline Core
1 1 WholeCoreAnalysisSamplingProgram
2 2
3 3 GasContentSamplesCollected(C)
4 4
PreservationSamplesCollected(P)
5 5
6 P 6 P CanistersDedicatedforGas Composition/IsotopeAnalysis(GC)
7 C 7 C
8 8
9 9
10 10 P
11 11 C
12 12 QuickCapture Sampling
13 P 13 P
14 C GC 14 C GC QuickCapture AnalysisSamplingProgram
15 15 GasComposition/ IsotopeSamplesCollected(QCBarrel)
16 16
GasComposition/ IsotopeSamplesCollected(10Canister)
17 17
GasComposition/ IsotopeSamplesCollected(CrushedGas)
18 18
19 19 Feet Quick Capture
20 20 P
1
21 P 21 C P
2
22 C 22 C
23 23 3 GC
P P
24 C GC 24 C GC 4
25 P 25 P 5
26 C 26 C 6
27 P 27 P 7
28 C GC 28 C GC 8 GC
29 P 29 P P 9
30 C 30 C C
TraditionalCanisterGasTotals
QuickCaptureResults(ActualGasContent)
WellsiteGasContentNumbers

Residual
Laboratory 4%
10%

Wellsite
86%
 Summary&Questions
MattBjorum
GlobalProductLineManager
mbjorum@corprogroup.com
+1.303.881.8721

www.corprogroup.com
Canister Gas vs. QuickCapture for Total Gas Content

100%
5% 5%
Residual
90%

80% Measured
45%
70%

60%

Residual Gas
50% 95% Measure Gas
Measured Lost Gas
40%

30%
50%
Lost
20%
No Lost Gas
10%

0%
Canister Desorption Experiment QuickCapture Barrel