STAR-HD Imaging Service

OVERVIEW
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STAR-HD Imaging Service
Get high-resolution formation resistivity imaging in conductive mud systems
Applications
nnDetermining
dip and strike
nnIdentifying
and describing faults
and fractures
nnInterpreting
sedimentary and
stratigraphic properties
nnStructural
mapping
nnObtaining
well-to-well correlations
nnUnconformity
mapping
nnUp-scaling
to seismic and verifying a
seismically derived structural model
Features and benefits
nnWide
range of images with
high signal-to-noise ratio
Pictured are high-resolution resistivity images illustrating laminated and deformed bedding, and
various fracture dip magnitudes and orientations.
The Baker Hughes STAR-HD™ imaging service
provides high-resolution formation resistivity
imaging in conductive mud systems—even in
wells drilled with salt-saturated muds. The
wide range of the sensor arrays results in
enhanced geological and petrophysical
reservoir evaluation.
The six-arm, independently articulated carrier
and powered stand-off ensure optimal
sensor-to-formation contact, even in highly
deviated boreholes. On each of the six
articulated arms are pads with 24 sensors,
resulting in a total of 144 micro-resistivity
measurements and a vertical and azimuthal
resolution of 0.2 in. (5 mm).
The resulting high-resolution borehole images
help identify various geological features
such as planar (bedding, fractures, faults),
stratigraphic (cross-bedding, ichnofabrics),
and borehole wall (breakout and drillinginduced fracturing).
Whether deployed alone or in combination
with the Baker Hughes CBIL™ or
UltrasonicXplorer™ imaging services, the
STAR-HD service helps you identify features
for analysis of structural dip, fracture systems,
depositional environments, borehole stability,
and net pay in thinly bedded sequences. The
STAR-HD and UltrasonicXplorer services allow
the simultaneous acquisition of image data
sets and are fully combinable with other
Baker Hughes logging tools.
–– Acquires data in conductive
muds, resistivity formations,
and environments with a
high Rxo:Rm ratio
–– Enables detailed evaluation of
geological and petrophysical
formation features
nnCombinable
with the
UltrasonicXplorer service to
simultaneously acquire ultrasonic
acoustic and micro-resistivity images
–– Provides powerful and
complementary information
that allows for additional
interpretation opportunities
while also saving rig time
OVERVIEW
For more information on how the STAR-HD
imaging service can acquire high-resolution
resistivity formation images in conductive
mud systems, contact your Baker Hughes
representative today or visit
www.bakerhughes.com/STARHD.
This illustrates STAR-HD tool images and slabbed core
photographs showing rip-up clasts.
Properties/Specifications
Instrument diameter
5.25 in. (133 mm)
Length
30.7 ft (9.70 m)
Weight
680 lb (310 kg)
Minimum borehole size
6 in. (152 mm)
Maximum borehole size
21 in. (533 mm)
Maximum temperature
350°F (177°C)
Maximum pressure
20,000 psi (138 Mpa)
Number of pads/sensors
6 pads/24 sensors per pad
Mud resistivity range
0.01 ohm–10 ohm
Tool compressive strength
36,000 lb (16 330 kg)
Tool tensile strength
36,000 lb (16 330 kg)
Conveyance method
Wireline or pipe conveyed logging
Maximum logging speed
900 ft/hr (275 m/hr)
This image shows the mandrel
section of the STAR-HD imaging tool
with visible imaging sensors (buttons)
and powered stand-off.
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