Data Acquisition in Downhole Logging

Oil Industry depends on utilizing various techniques to get the valuable hydrocarbons content of the ground. In order to get this done in a profitable way, a critical information mining processes are held, starting on surface, through seismic explorations , then through logging the dig space seeking data that would lead to the proper judgment on the very near next step in well life cycle , or to update formation models for future plans. The outcome of the logged data is valuable enough to sacrifice the yet valuable time in gathering these data. This gathering process could last for long days. The purpose of this study is to provide a solution for dealing with the, yet still happen, failures of electronic sections during the logging job, speed up the operation by using hardware capable of achieving the required processing in less times, which increases maximum allowed logging speed, And to reduce logging tools' maintenance cost by proposing a modular, robust design, that could have a way out of a long downtime loss in case of an unexpected electronic failure in Downhole logging tools during a job.

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M. Elsagher, Electrical and Electronics Engineer, earned the bachelor of science in Electrical Engineering in Alexandria University, and the masters of science in Electronics & Communications Engineering in Cairo University. He worked as a project engineer and instrument engineer in oil and gas logging with Schlumberger Wireline.