Project Info
Modeling Well Logging for Oil and Gas Applications
Mohammed Hadi | mhadi@mines.edu
Develop a numerical technique which allows real-time data analysis from well logging operations to improve well drilling efficiency. The developed technique will also help optimize the designs for the well logging equipment and implemented procedures.
The following link gives an introduction to well logging:
https://www.frontier-cf252.com/well-logging/
Student will be taught the numerical technique to be used from scratch.
Grand Challenge: Advance personalized learning
Student Preparation
Qualifications
Student needs good grounding in MATLAB programming. A course on numerical methods will be most beneficial.
Time Commitment
10 hours/week
Skills/Techniques Gained
Student will be able gain the skills needed to understand ground structures and properties, represent such structures as data sets for numerical simulations, and visualize resulting data. Student will be able to predict oil and water pocket locations to help steer well drill heads towards them, thus optimizing drilling operations. Student will learn how to use Graphical Processing Units for fast scientific computations.
Mentoring Plan
Weekly meetings with mentor and research group meetings. Plenty of opportunities to assemble and present effective presentations, including attending Mines sponsored conferences. Student will have access to high-performance computing facilities.