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"Acquisition and Application of Azimuthal Resistivity Data Whilst Drilling"

Derek Allan
Baker Hughes

Lateral drilling is commonly used to extend the producing interval for a given well; either through extending the well length within the producing interval, increasing net:gross, or improving fracture exposure. However, increasing step out from the vertical or pilot tie-in well commonly increases uncertainty.  The use of real-time LWD azimuthal resistivity measurements helps to reduce that uncertainty through identification of key facies, fractures plus determination and structural realization of nearby beds.

This talk will outline the petrophysical parameters, uncertainties and techniques than can be utilized to improve well placement.

From the President

Stefani Whittaker (The Discovery Group)

I hope that you all had a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year's! Thank you to all who came to the Christmas Party it was so nice to see your faces.

One of the goals of your current board is to honor the history of our society as we continue to move forward technologically. Therefore, your board voted to bestow the honor a lifetime DWLS membership to Al Nelson for his exceptional contributions to the art and science of Petrophysics, especially in the Rocky Mountain Region. This award was presented to him at the Christmas Party.

Al’s journey in the oilfield began when he returned from WWII and finished his geology degree at the University of Texas in Austin. In 1947 he started logging wells in Rangely Colorado as a well site geologist with Texaco, and soon after was the first geologist in the Rockies to run density tools in the Big Horn Basin. He discovered both the High Pockets Field (Washington County, Colorado) and the Grandview Ranch Field (Banner County, Nebraska) founding the currently still producing "J" sand. In 1965 Al discovered the "D" sand which established the Mustang Field (Weld County, Colorado).We are honored to have him in our chapter, and wish him all the best on his current venture out in the Denver Basin, 62 years after sitting his first well!

Upcoming Events

The spring workshop is scheduled for March 10th and will be on Formation Evaluation Challenges in the Rockies, and we will be taking reservations shortly so mark that date on your calendar. And your board is currently working on getting a social June meeting set up as well, so watch the website and newsletter for details!

From the Vice President - Technology

Terri Olson (EOG Resources)

The DWLS 2010 Spring Technology Workshop is happening on Wednesday, March 10^th at the Colorado School of Mines. The theme is Formation Evaluation Challenges in the Rockies. Topics will include:

• Shale evaluation techniques
• Evaluating reservoirs with fresh formation water
• Image logging in horizontal wells
• Unconventional uses of sonic data in unconventional rocks: the impact of microstructure on sonic velocities
• Logging challenges in the Bakken
• Frac monitoring with microseismic

Several of the speakers are coming in from Houston for this event, including Paul Worthington (Gaffney, Cline), Tad Smith (ConocoPhillips), and Michael Miller (BP). The registration deadline is Feb. 17. For more info and to register, go to dwls.spwla.org (details are not yet available, but will be posted soon).

From the Vice President - Membership

Dan Krygowski (The Discovery Group)

DWLS By Laws vote at the January luncheon

We will be voting on changes to the By Laws to get them more consistent with current society needs. Please review the documents at the following links: Proposed By Laws, Current By Laws, Board of Directors Duties. The Proposed By Laws are annotated so that you should be able to review the changes over a cup of coffee.

Thanks to the By Laws committee members: Danielle Strickler, Dominic Holmes, Daniel Hallau, Dan Krygowski.

Membership Applications

DWLS membership application and update forms are now paperless! If you are applying for membership, applying to change your membership, or if you need to update your membership information, two forms are now on the website. They are in pdf format, but the forms can be filled out digitally and the information on the forms emailed directly to me. If you have to pay dues, there is a link to our PayPal page, so you can even move cash without getting your hands dirty on real greenbacks! For those who are already members, the paperless option to update your membership information may be the most useful form.

Thanks in advance for helping your society to go green.

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