Supercharged Pressure

Correction
for Wireline Formation Testing
C.K. Chakorn Kanjanavasoontara

Schlumberger
Abstract
Supercharging is the phenomenon that affects pressure readings of
wireline formation testing tools such as RFT, MDT, XPT in low to
medium mobility reservoir. By definition, supercharge is the build up
of high pressure around the wellbore due to the hydrostatic head of
the mud filtrate that has not dissipated after drilling. The
consequence is that wireline formation testing tools can not
measure the genuine reservoir pressure which leads to inaccurate or
incorrect pressure gradient, fluid contact, and formation mobility.
This project implements the relationship between the sandface
pressure and the two filtration loss rates in the invaded and virgin
zone from Stewart and Wittman using input data from Thailand and
Myanmar. The study of mud filtrate invasion into the formation is
quite similar to the study of water flooding process. A few cases
using local field data were analyzed in order to validate the
equations. Benefits of solving supercharge problems are enormous
especially when pressure gradient, fluid contact, and mobility are
needed. It is the value added to the existing services and raise
interests in wireline formation testing in tight reservoir.

Biography
C.K. Chakorn Kanjanavasoontara holds two bachelor degrees one in
petroleum engineering with honors from Chulalongkorn University
and one in business administration from Ramkhamhaeng University.
He is currently working as a reservoir engineer for Schlumberger
Thailand. Prior to this assignment, he performing open hole/cased
hole logging in Western Canada and Gulf of Thailand as a wireline
engineer for Schlumberger. In addition to his field duties C.K. worked
in the Calgary wireline real time operation support center and

coaching role in Schlumberger Kellyville learning center. C.K. joined

SPE in 2002 and has participated in various SPE activities including
the 2004 APOGCE regional paper/presentation contest, and the most
recent is the winner of the 2009 Young Professional presentation
contest.