Abstract: Seismic-While-Drilling in Kuwait - Results and Applications

KHALED, O. S, A.M. AI-ATEEQI, A. JAMES, and R. MEEHAN

During early 1994, KOC and Schlumberger completed an extensive study of the Seismic-While-Drilling technique in 2 development wells in the Raudhatain field of North Kuwait.

Seismic-While-Drilling records the energy radiated from a working drillbit (utilized as a seismic source), with receivers placed at the surface. This technology provides checkshot and look ahead VSP services at the wellsite, in real time and with no interference to the drilling process.

The result of the study is that the Seismic-While-Drilling technique can work successfully in the Raudhatain Field.