Seismic Guided Drilling. Drilling is fraught with uncertainty that arises from incomplete knowledge about the subsurface geology, geophysics, mechanical properties, in situ stresses, pressures and temperatures of a drilling prospect. What is known about a drilling prospect is estimated from seismic and offset well data—well logs, cores, well tests and drilling reports. Reducing these uncertainties and associated risks is a key industry driver. Seismic guided drilling is an integrated process that generates predictive structural and pore pressure models ahead of the bit by honoring seismic reflection data and all the data from the well being drilled.
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