Spotlight on New Technology
Halliburton
Booth # 5263
GeoTap® IDS
Until now, the acquisition of formation fluid samples was only possible on wireline. The new InSite GeoTap® IDS sensor from Sperry Drilling services revolutionizes the industry by enabling reservoir fluid samples for the first time to be recovered with LWD technology. The sensor delivers timely downhole capture, surface recovery and identification of multiple samples of formation fluids with minimal contamination.
Eliminating the flat time associated with wireline sampling, the GeoTap IDS sensor can acquire multiple fluid samples within hours, rather than days, of drilling the formation. But time-savings is only one of the benefits it delivers. With the addition of the GeoTap IDS sensor, Halliburton now provides true formation testing while drilling capabilities for optimizing wellbore placement to achieve maximum production over the life of the reservoir.
In high-cost environments, such as deepwater exploration wells, there is significant value in eliminating trips for wireline sampling tools. Besides, when samples are taken while drilling, formation contamination from drilling fluids is much less, so extended pump-out times for clean samples are greatly reduced compared to wireline. Valuable data are more rapidly recovered, improving decision-making while drilling the reservoir, and enabling more timely solutions.
