HP/HT logging challenges equipment

摘要

E&P activity increasingly involves operations in HP/HT downhole conditions. Engineers are developing advanced designs and are using new materials to address these challenges. The number of HP/HT wells is increasing in many areas of the world, including the North Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and Southeast Asia. Several factors are responsible for driving the search for hydrocarbons in these hostile environments. Existing fields are becoming depleted, and easier targets are scarce. The high pressure means that relatively more hydrocarbon is contained in these fields compared with normally pressured fields. Moreover, as long as the fields are large enough, they make commercially attractive targets even with the technical difficulties.