Chinook provides Geosteering Services approaches and offers custom tailored to specific company needs, project scope, size and duration.

Geosteering Services are delivered in various forms based on different criteria:

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Geosteering Services by scope of work

Chinook delivers customizable Geosteering Services and solutions based on specific company needs ranging from look-backs to full-active geosteering.
Setup and deliverables are listed below:

Active Geosteering

24 hours per day active geosteering performed by a rotating team of two geosteering geologists. The geosteering team can be working from Chinook’s Operation Space (hardware and software licenses included in service), from Operator’s premises (hardware and software supplied by Operator) or from field offices (hardware and software leased by Chinook as part of the service). Multiple wells can be steered simultaneously by the same team.

Service includes:

  • Project Set-up (included in service)
  • Solo platform access
  • Geosteering interpretation of the well being drilled (24 hours/day)
    • Cross-section, Distance to markers at last survey point, Apparent dip calculation along the wellbore
    • Look-ahead targets (ahead of the bit): MD, TVD, SS, Inc; fixed targets, corridors, floating targets, or precision steering
  • End-of well report
    • Cross-section, Horizon exports (X-Y-Z), Well statistics (in-zone-out-of-zone, distance to boundaries)
    • Plan view and 3D View in pad context (relative to drilled wells, planned wells, offset wells)

Remote Geosteering Services

In-field Geosteering Services

Nite Geosteering

12 Hours shift geosteering supervision to augment reservoir navigation performed by staff geologists or geosteerers.

Geosteering projects are shared on-line and in real-time with staff geosteering team. Nite Geosteerer works from a dedicated station in Chinook’s Operations Space. Multiple wells can be steered simultaneously.

Project set-up is usually done by staff team, but can be built by Chinook geosteerer as well. Access to shared online platform such as ROGII Solo for Starsteer is preferred and can be arranged by Chinook. Active geosteering is performed by Nite Geosteerer while on shift at 2-4 hours intervals or as needed. Service includes:

  • Project set-up :
  • Solo platform access
  • Geosteering interpretation of the well being drilled (12 hours/day)

    • Cross-section
    • Distance to markers at last survey point
    • Apparent dip calculation along the wellbore
    • Look-ahead targets (ahead of the bit): MD, TVD, SS, Inc

Lite Geosteering

Reduced volume of geosteering interpretations interpretation while drilling, used as a second opinion or guideline for wellsite operations.

Service includes:

  • Typically two updates per day, interpreting position of wellbore and offering long range targets.
  • Project set-up included in service
  • Geosteering interpretation of the well being drilled
    • Cross-section
    • Distance to markers at last survey point
    • Apparent dip calculation along the wellbore
    • Look-ahead targets (ahead of the bit)
  • End-of well report
    • Cross-section
    • Plan view and 3D View in pad context (relative to drilled wells, planned wells, offset wells)
    • Horizon exports (X-Y-Z)
    • Well statistics (in-zone-out-of-zone, distance to boundaries)

Retro-Steering

Look-back geosteering interpretation of wells and pads performed after drilling concluded. Position of wellpath within the target zone is analyzed. No real-time targets are produced.

Service includes:

  • Set up geosteering project
  • Geosteering interpretation for each well
  • Pad statistics and displays

Competitor Analysis

Geosteering interpretation of competitor wells and pads. Visualize where they drilled, well design, targets zones used.

Service includes:

  • Set up geosteering project
  • Geosteering interpretation for each well
  • Pad statistics and displays

Field development

On-demand

Geosteering interpretation deployed temporarily, on short notice.

When needed, Chinook on-call geosteerers can quickly run data through geosteering software and create a punctual interpretation. This approach is especially useful when the location of the wellpath relative to formation markers is not known or when a second opinion is needed.

Geosteering Horn River
Basic Geosteering Interpretation

Geosteering Services by location

Depending on project size and duration, as well as operator preferences, geosteering services can be deployed from operators premises, from Chinook’s Operation Space, from field offices in conjunction with Geological Wellsite Supervision, or in combinations.

Chinook Operations Space
Remote Geosteering from Chinook location

Location: At Chinook’s office
Personnel: 4 geosteering geologists, working 12 hours shifts in 2-weeks-on / 2-weeks-off hitches; Dedicated team is screened by operator and takes part in pre-job meetings
Operation covered: One team can supervise multiple wells drilling concurrently (generally up to four wells)
Logistics:

  • Geosteering done from Chinook offices
  • Software leased by Chinook, billed back to Operator
  • Redundant internet connection provided by Chinook (DSL, Cable and Cellular)
  • Dedicated work station in our operation room
  • Dedicated phone line for 24 hours access
  • Pason/EDR access (supplied by Operator)

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Chinook Geosteering Room
Operator Real-Time Operation Centers
In-House Remote Operations

Location: Operator’s Office
Personnel: 4 geosteering geologists, working 12 hours shifts in 2-weeks-on / 2-weeks-off hitches
Operation covered: One team can supervise multiple wells drilling concurrently (generally up to four wells) Dedicated team is screened by operator and takes part in pre-job meetings
Logistics:

  • One office needed, can be shared with other remote supervision teams (drilling optimization, remote directional driller, remote MWD/LWD operator, completion coordination team)
  • Multi-screen computer station set up in Operator’s offices
  • Computer station can cover multiple concurrent drills
  • Geosteering software (Starsteer or other) provided directly by operator
  • Existing Pason/EDR access
At Drilling Rigs
On-site / On Location Geosteering

Location: At the rig
Personnel: 2 wellsite geologists working 12 hours shifts on a rotation basis
Operation covered: One team per well, wellsite geologists on location for intermediate and lateral sections
Logistics:

  • Geosteering done from rig
  • Software leased by Chinook, billed back to Operator
  • Internet and data connection provided by rig operation
  • Pason/EDR and/or WITS/WITSML access (supplied by Operator)

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Combinations

Any number of combinations of the scenarios listed above, for example:
Location: At the rig and office in town (in-house or at Chinook’s facility)
Personnel: Single wellsite geologists at the rig, working back to back with geosteering geologist in office; alternately, a 24 hour remote supervision can back a single wellsite geologist
Operation covered: One wellsite geologist per well, wellsite geologists on location for intermediate and lateral sections, remote geosteerers in town covering multiple rigs
Logistics:

  • Wellsite geologist is traveling to the rig as usual and are based at the rig in rig shacks or command center
  • Remote geosteering geologist or team set up in Operator’s offices or at Chinook facility
    • Computer station can cover multiple concurrent drills
    • Geosteering software (StarSteer or other) provided by Chinook
    • Existing Pason/EDR and/or WITSML data access

Geosteering Services by Levels of Service

Depending on reservoir type, reporting requirement and deliverables, geosteering services can be delivered in the following flavours.

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Quicksilver

Applicable for geosteering of large number of similar wells, service only deployed in the lateral section only;

 

Coverage:

Up to 8 rigs per station, reports every 4 hours, wells supervised in the lateral section only;

 

Deliverables:

  • Geosteering correlation sent every 4 hours while drilling the lateral section
    A snapshot of the geosteering correlation, pinpointing of stratigraphic position;
  • Report every 4 hours
    Survey details, bit position in relation to stratigraphic markers; extrapolation of trajectory and formation tops intersection; in/out of zone statistics
  • End of well report:
    Structure data (with apparent dip and fault blocks); formation tops position; well data (surveys and MWD/LWD LAS files).
Titanium

Applicable for geosteering of unconventional reservoirs (shale oil, shale gas, tight gas), supervision of build and lateral sections;

 

Coverage:

Up to 4 rigs per station, reports every 4 hours, wells supervised continuously;

 

Deliverables:

 

  • Build assessments every 2-4 hours
  • Geosteering interpretation: every 4 hours in the lateral section
  • Target projections ahead of the bit
  • Striplogs compiling all available data
  • End of well reports
  • Regulator compliant reports, logs and data
Diamond

Applicable for geosteering of unconventional reservoirs (shale oil, shale gas, tight gas), supervision of wells from spud to TD, as well as pre-spud and completion;

 

Coverage:

Up to 2 rigs per station, reports every 4 hours, wells supervised continuously;

 

Deliverables:

 

  • Build assessments every 2-4 hours
  • Geosteering interpretation: every 4 hours in the lateral section
  • Striplogs compiling all available data
  • End of well reports including Regulator compliant reports, logs and data
  • Interpretation of drilling data; applicable to wells drilled on the same pad or regionally:
    • Identification of most drillable horizon, as well as hard or clay horizons to be avoided
    • Identification of most prolific zones based on ROP/Gas response
  • Recommendations for drilling optimization;
  • Integration of completion data
  • Operations Geology

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