Multipole sonic service helps lower well construction risks: SWD service offers robust real-time measurements for a range of drilling and completion operations

摘要

Risk reduction and drilling performance are the overarching goals of any drilling campaign. To minimize risks and ensure that a well reaches target depth safely and cost-effectively, drillers increasingly turn to sonic-while-drilling (SWD) technologies. The while-drilling measurement of the acoustic properties of the formation, such as the velocity, delivers information needed to reduce drilling risk, improve well placement and optimize completions design.