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    This document discusses coring operations to obtain undisturbed rock samples. There are two main types of coring - conventional coring using a core barrel attached to drill pipe, and wireline coring using an outer barrel and inner core barrel retrieved with a wireline. Key measurements from core analysis include porosity, permeability, and fluid saturation. Proper core handling includes labeling, marking depths, cutting representative samples, and careful packaging for shipping.

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    This document discusses coring operations to obtain undisturbed rock samples. There are two main types of coring - conventional coring using a core barrel attached to drill pipe, and wireline coring using an outer barrel and inner core barrel retrieved with a wireline. Key measurements from core analysis include porosity, permeability, and fluid saturation. Proper core handling includes labeling, marking depths, cutting representative samples, and careful packaging for shipping.

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    This document discusses coring operations to obtain undisturbed rock samples. There are two main types of coring - conventional coring using a core barrel attached to drill pipe, and wireline coring using an outer barrel and inner core barrel retrieved with a wireline. Key measurements from core analysis include porosity, permeability, and fluid saturation. Proper core handling includes labeling, marking depths, cutting representative samples, and careful packaging for shipping.

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    This document discusses coring operations to obtain undisturbed rock samples. There are two main types of coring - conventional coring using a core barrel attached to drill pipe, and wireline coring using an outer barrel and inner core barrel retrieved with a wireline. Key measurements from core analysis include porosity, permeability, and fluid saturation. Proper core handling includes labeling, marking depths, cutting representative samples, and careful packaging for shipping.

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    CORING OPERATIONS

    Definition
    Obtain undisturbed samples of solid, fractured, or weathered rock
    formations

    Primary Importance, quantitative measurements of following :

    Porosity - The volume of voids within a unit volume of rock.


    Permeability - The quality of the connections between the voids.
    Saturation - The composition of the fluids filling the voids.

    Secondary importance is the additional information relating to:


    Formation boundaries, large scale sedimentary structures,
    undisturbed paleontological data, and the opportunity for
    uncontaminated geochemical sampling.

    Core Point Selection


    Correlation with known marker in databases including seismic
    data, correlation wireline/LWD , mudlogs with offset wells or any
    other petro-physics related data.

    Two types of coring operations


    1. Conventional coring (at the time of drilling)
    Use a core barrel attached to the end of a drill rod string
    Rod string and core barrel assembly are removed after each
    cutting run to recover the sample
    The core barrel is emptied and returned to the borehole for the
    next run

    Two types of coring operation(contd)


    2. Wireline coring
    More efficient that Conventional Coring Systems
    Use an outer barrel and a core casing
    An inner barrel can be lifted through the drill string to the
    surface
    The inner barrel is lifted to the surface with a wire-line device,
    then lowered back in

    Coring Operations sequence


    - Drilling pilot hole to determined starting coring point at
    prognosis depth ( watch for drilling break or any gas show or
    cutting if core start depth might come shallower than prognosis)
    - Core point is reached the usual routine is to stop drilling, flow
    check, circulate bottoms up and evaluate all the data available
    (cuttings for lithology, porosity, oil shows, gas shows, drilling
    exponents, ROP, torque, LWD logs -etc.) prior to making the
    decision to trip out of hole to change with Coring Assembly.

    Coring Operations Sequence (contd)


    - Run in hole with Coring Assembly to core start depth circulate hole
    and make sure inner barrels is clean start cut the core pull out of
    hole with core. At this stage the trip out of hole speed is one of
    considerations to make sure core is safe until it recovered.
    - Some problems regardless of the sophistication of the coring
    equipment, is hole problems, typical hole problems are :

    Lost Circulation --- Kicks --- Sloughing Formations --- Doglegs /


    well shape --- Stuck Pipe --- Unconsolidated Formations --- Junk -- H2S

    Coring Operations Sequence (contd)


    Example of real time problems that may occurs :
    Rock mass surrounding borehole not self-supporting
    (unconsolidated formations)
    Protruding material in borehole (junk)
    Small diameter, vertical boreholes are generally more stable
    (doglegs and well shape)
    Friable sandstone and solution channeled limestone or
    dolomite are more susceptible to wall failure (formation
    factors)

    Coring Operations sequence (contd)


    To avoid those several problems, some consideration should be
    have been decided upon prior to coring :
    1. All drilling-related items in the prognosis are satisfactory,
    including the rig equipment, gauges and indicators
    2. The correct drilling fluid properties have been obtained
    3. The borehole is cleaned
    4. The core barrel has been assembled correctly
    5. The type of core bit being used

    Coring Operations sequence (contd)

    Various core bit

    6. The coring parameters


    7. Positioning the core catcher for the best recovery
    8. The length of the core to be cut
    9. Coring BHA (Bottom Hole Assembly) design

    Core Handling Procedures

    Properly label and identify all samples (Top and Bottom


    marker with depth and direction)

    Marking

    Cutting

    Core Handling Procedures (contd)

    After cutting a core barrels


    into certain length ( every
    1m for example), take core
    chip from bottom-top depth
    for quick sample description
    including oil/gas shows
    under microscope

    Core chipping

    Core Handling Procedures (contd)

    Packaging and Shipping Core Barrels

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