General Comments

FORMATION EVALUATION THROUGH THE CORE

Our exclusive focus: The CORE;
Oilfield Service Company incorporated in 1988 in
Aberdeen;
Independent;
Innovative, Creative & Service Oriented;
Operating in more than 45 countries including the
most remote areas;
Nowadays cutting more than 50,000 ft / year
worldwide.

Corpro A global network

NORWAY
U.K.
RUSSIA
KAZAKHSTAN
ITALY
SYRIA
TUNISIA
TURKMENISTAN
EGYPT IRAN AZERBAIJAN
ALGERIA
QATAR
LIBYA
SAUDI
U.A.E.
ARABIA
PAKISTAN

US

SUDAN

MEXICO

NIGERIA

VENEZUELA
COLOMBIA

IVORY COAST

INDIA

CHINA

THAILAND
VIETNAM
MALAYSIA
PHILIPPINES
INDONESIA

ANGOLA
BRAZIL

UGANDA
MOZAMBIQUE
AUSTRALIA

ARGENTINA

NEW ZEALAND

Introduction
Types of Damage due to Coring and Core Handling
Fractures during drilling-inner barrel rotation
Loss of core prior to entering core barrel
Dilation / gas expansion during tripping out
Loss of core during tripping out
Mechanical damage during the pipe tripping process
Mechanical damage during recovery at surface (rotation, shock and
flexure)

Flexure
Damage

Core Acquisition Program :

Planning
Planning

Prepared based on meetings and all data made available,

All the aspects of the coring operations are covered with:
Responsibilities,
Safety issues,
Mud design,
Procedures,
Coring Equipment,
Tripping Out Program,
Core Processing & Transportation,
Require participation of all the teams (drilling, geology, reservoir,)
Final details are discussed through 2 way email communications.

Planning
Planning

Tripping Out Program :

Designed based on local PVT data (Bubble point, Bo, Rs, reservoir
pressure and temperature, range of permeability, etc),
Reduce risks of core damage due to gas expansion
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Example:
From TD to 5000ft

Trip Out Speed (Min/Stand)

8
7

From 5000 to 900ft

4min/stand
From 900ft to surface

8min/stand

4
3
2
1
0
0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000
Depth (ft)

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

2min/stand

BHA :

Down
Down Hole
Hole Equipment
Equipment

Top Connection: 4 1/2 IF

Down
Down Hole
Hole Equipment
Equipment

Core Barrel Length: 6m

Core Barrel: 7 x 4

Core Barrel

Core
Barrel

Down-hole Op

Core Processing

Outer Barrel
Head
Stabiliser

Outer Barrel
Core Bit
TSS Inner
Barrel
Inner Barrel Head

Core Barrel - Main

Lower Shoe

Down
Down Hole
Hole Equipment
Equipment

Core Barrel :
Ou
ter

He
ad

Th
in

Co
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Outer Assembly:
20-foot modular system
Automatic spacing

Sle

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Co
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Ba

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Ha
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Sh
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Inner Assembly:
2 component inner tube system

Half Moon Liner:

Pre split aluminium inner tube

Co
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Down
Down Hole
Hole Equipment
Equipment

Down
Down Hole
Hole Equipment
Equipment

Down
Down Hole
Hole Equipment
Equipment

Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure

Core Handling
Handling

Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure

Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure

Core Handling
Handling

Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure

Core Handling
Handling

Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure

Core Handling
Handling

Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure

Core Handling
Handling

Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure

Core Handling
Handling

Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure

Core Handling
Handling

Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure

Core Handling
Handling

Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure

Core Handling
Handling

Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure

Core Handling
Handling

Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure

Core Handling
Handling

Inner Tube
Recovery Procedure

Core Handling
Handling

Core Bit Technology

Leading to:
Increase Bit Life
Improve Core Recovery
Improve Core Quality

Core Bit Technology

Radial Bearing
To prevent any lateral movement
of the inner barrel

Thrust Bearing
To provide an efficient rotational
independence between the inner
and outer barrel

Spiral Blades
To ensure the best stabilisation of
the corehead

Controlled
Spacing
To guarantee a minimal flow in
the throat

Core Bit Technology

Low
Invasion
Flow Ports
Ensure 95% of the fluid to flow
through the port and not to wash
or invade the core

Deflection Angle
Direct the flow towards the OD
of the hole, away from the core

Throat Ports
Inner Gauge
As short as possible to
minimise any further
damage to the core one it
has been cut

Reduce the speed of

the flow that will be
seen by the core

Core Bit Technology

Coreheads :
MCP 472
8 x 4

MCP 662
8 x 4

MCP 682
8 x 4

MCP 581
8 x 4

Core Bit Technology

Lower Shoe Core catcher

Down
Down Hole
Hole Equipment
Equipment
Upper Shoe

Lower Shoe

Core Catcher

Coreheads 8 x 4

MCP580

MCT543

Core Quality

Core
Core Processing
Processing
Processing Area

Core
Core Processing
Processing
Processing Area

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

Inner Tube Clamp

Laydown Cradle
Shear Boot Clamp

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
4. Close Valve

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
4. Close Valve
5. Push Liner away from piston

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
4. Close Valve
5. Push Liner away from piston

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
4. Close Valve
5. Push Liner away from piston

Core
Core Processing
Processing
TSS Pump Out Procedure

1. Remove Shear Boot

2. Open Valve
3. Pump
4. Close Valve
5. Push Liner away from piston

Core
Core Processing
Processing
Processing Area

Core Measuring & Marking-up :

Measuring from the top,

Core Handling
Handling

Core#1 - Box#1 - X of Y

Depth

Top

Depth

Cie well XXX

Bottom

Marking-up every one metre (or 3 feet) and labelling.

Core Cutting :

Core Handling
Handling

Half Moon Tube extraction from the steel tube TSS,

Core cutting (Air driven Saw)

Core
Core Processing
Processing

Core
Core Processing
Processing

Core
Core Processing
Processing

Core
Core Processing
Processing

Core
Core Processing
Processing

Core
Core Processing
Processing

Core
Core Processing
Processing

Core
Core Processing
Processing

Core
Core Processing
Processing

Core
Core Processing
Processing

Core
Core Processing
Processing

Core
Core Processing
Processing

Core
Core Processing
Processing

Core
Core Processing
Processing

Core
Core Processing
Processing

Core
Core Processing
Processing

Core
Core Processing
Processing

Core Container :

Core
Core
Transportation
Transportation

Offer to the Core a safe, robust, protective and transportable environment,

Ensure that Core Quality is maintained through handling & transportation
and brought to the Core Analysis Laboratory.

Thank you,
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