SP-2019 Completion Log Specification

Petroleum Development Oman L.L.C.

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October 2009

- Specification -
SP2019

Completion Log Delivery in Exploration

Keywords: Exploration, Completion Logs, Information Management, Well Delivery

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Contents

1. Introduction _______________________________________________________5
1.1 Purpose _____________________________________________________________ 5
1.2 References ___________________________________________________________ 5
2. Scope_____________________________________________________________6
2.1 Definitions ___________________________________________________________ 6
2.1.1 Standards________________________________________________________________ 6
2.1.2 Systems _________________________________________________________________ 6
2.2 Deliverables__________________________________________________________ 6
2.2.1 Business Records _________________________________________________________ 6
2.2.2 Reports _________________________________________________________________ 7
3. Responsibilities_____________________________________________________8
4. General Completion Log Specification _________________________________10
4.1 Completion Log Contents _____________________________________________ 10
4.1.1 Header _________________________________________________________________ 10
4.1.2 Body __________________________________________________________________ 11
4.1.3 Footer _________________________________________________________________ 11
4.2 Format_____________________________________________________________ 12
4.3 Close-out ___________________________________________________________ 12
5. Performance Monitoring ____________________________________________12
6. Review and Improvement____________________________________________12
Appendix 1. Completion Log format _____________________________________13
Appendix 2. CL Data Matrix ___________________________________________14
Appendix 3. CL Tracking Sheet ________________________________________17
Appendix 4. Shell E&P Standard Lithology _______________________________18

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1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose
This Specification describes general requirements for delivering Completion Logs as
part of the process of delivering Exploration Wells.

The Completion Log (CL) is a mandatory document, summarizing most of the

important information acquired from the well. The delivery of the CL is the formal
close-out of the well delivery process. With the sign-off of the CL the Exploration
team formally confirms to PDO management and to the Ministry of Oil and Gas that
all data acquired from the well has been quality controlled and loaded into the
appropriate systems.

Completion Logs have been delivered for many years in PDO. The purpose of this
new document is to
• clarify the formal status of the CL
• clarify the roles, responsibilities and procedures for creating the CL
• give an overview of the data in the CL and the formats for publishing this data

1.2 References
Within the Control Management Framework, this Specification relates to the
following other Specifications:

• SP-1000 “PDO Well, Hole, Field Naming convention”

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2. Scope
This Specification applies to the Completion Logs (CL) created for all Exploration
wells drilled by PDO since 1 Jan 2005.

2.1 Definitions
2.1.1 Standards
• Well name. The well name used in the Completion Log follows the standard
PDO Well naming convention (SP-1000).
• Well symbols. The Well symbols follow the standard Shell Group Standard
Legend (see revised version issued by SIEP in 1995, page 24 and onwards)
• Lithology symbols and colours. The Lithology follows the standard Shell
Group Standard Legend (1995), page 67 onwards. Also see appendix 4 for a
short overview.
• PDO Well file index – this is the list of document types related to a Well. The
CL is listed as Document type 3.16. All CL’s to be loaded into Livelink need
to be loaded under document type 3.16.

2.1.2 Systems
• WinLogPro – the software in use since May 2004 for the creation of
Completion Logs in PDO, acquired under contract C211038 until December
2009. WinLog Pro is delivered by Rees Oil & Gas Services LLC (see also
www.hrh.ltd.uk). Winlog Pro is included in PDO’s long term strategy for
completion logs. Renewal of the WinLogPro contract is the responsibility of
U11B1
• Oilfield Data Manager (ODM) - this software used to make correlation panel
in the footer for completion log.
• Livelink – this is the electronic document management system in PDO
• Power Explorer – this is the user interface on the corporate subsurface
database (RegeoNT).
• Recall Data base- Most of the logs data to be used in Winlog Pro originates
from Recall.

2.2 Deliverables
2.2.1 Business Records
The following business records are described as deliverables of the Completion Log
team in this Specification:
• The Completion Log (CL). One CL is delivered per Exploration Well. It is
possible to create more than one if the well has multiple holes. The completion
logs are stored in Livelink and designated provisional or final. Completion
logs are included as enclosures or links in the well resumes.
• The Completion Log Template. Each CL is created making use of a standard
template available in WinLog Pro. The standard template and its description
are is available for each WinLog Pro user.
• Completion Log work flow. Each CL is created making use of the CL
procedure description report, which is a step by step description of how to
create a CL.

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2.2.2 Reports
The CL Tracking Sheet. The progress of completion log completion logs is updated
by XGL31 on the weekly highlights spreadsheet and discussed on monthly bases with
XGL & XGL3 and reported status monthly to Exploration teams Managers.

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3. Responsibilities
The Chief Geologist (XEM) is the owner of this specification and is therefore
responsible for
• Regular review of the Specification
• The link between business requirements and the contents of this specification
• The link between legal requirements and the contents of this specification

The Well Owner/Seismic interpreter within Oil Exploration North (XNM1), Oil
Exploration South (XSM1), and Gas Exploration (XGM1) is responsible for
• Timely delivery of required information with the required quality. See
overview of information types and responsibilities in Chapter 4.
• Sign off of the Completion Log QC sheet

The Exploration Drilling operations team (XED) is responsible for:

• The operation geologists are responsible to initiate well & enter general well
information data into RUI database.
• The operation geologists are responsible to ensure mud log contractor load all
relevant data in RUI.

The Exploration Geophysics Quantitative team (XPQ) is responsible for:

• SREF log to be loaded in database
• TWT to be loaded in database

The Exploration Development team (XDM) is responsible for:

• The Petrophysicist is responsible (PP) to Enter, QC, and edit of log curves in
the Data base.
• The production technologist (PT) to provide test results

The Team leader for geological services & head of Stratigraphy in Exploration
(XGL& XGL3) are responsible for
• Monitoring the delivery of the Completion Logs
• Providing sufficient qualified resources for the delivery of the Completion
Logs
• Ensuring this Specification is followed and kept up to date; XGL& XGL3 are
the Document Custodian of this Specification

The Completion Log team (XGL31) is responsible for

• Monitoring the delivery of information by the teams
• Chasing the exploration teams members involved for the well for data and
sign-off
• Quality control of the data delivered
• Timely delivery of good quality Completion Logs following the PDO
standards, including upload in Livelink in a pdf format.
• Assures a final WRF for each CL is available in G-drive for Business Graphic
team (XTE2). - WRF (Winlog Raster Format) files are compressed, rasterised
(bitmapped) images of logs and charts produced using Winlog. They can be
viewed and printed using the WRF View utility supplied as part of Winlog.

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The Geomatics Business Graphics team (XTE2) is responsible for

• Printing CL’s on request.

Subsurface Application Support (UIIO21) is responsible for

• Line support of the software, license management, installation and granting
access
• Technical liaison with the supplier (HRH Limited)
• Technical upgrades, including scripting

Subsurface Data Management (UIIC19) is responsible for

• Delivery and technical integrity of the interfaces to and from subsurface
databases (mainly Power Explorer and Recall)
• Providing the mechanism for upload of the CL with the right attributes in
Livelink
• Providing work processes and data management consultancy in order to ensure
the XGL3 team is following PDO/Shell standards and industry best practices.

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4. General Completion Log Specification

Procedure description, details and instructions on how to create completion log are on
Livelink at:
http://sww3.pdo.shell.om/livelink/livelink.exe?func=ll&objId=9651169&objAction=browse&sort
=name&viewType=1

4.1 Completion Log Contents

4.1.1 Header
The Header is containing mostly general well information (Table 1):
• Name of the well
• Well Symbol (graphically depicting the result of the well)
• Location Map
• Depth Map
• Seismic or cross section
• Summary Results
• Summarized Petrophysical evaluation
• Well Trajectory (for deviated or horizontal wells)

All this information is provided by the team responsible for the well, it is mainly the
well summary sheet in TIFF or PPT or PDF format).

Table 1: CL Header Data ( WELL SUMMARY SHEET)

Data Data type Data Owner COMMENTS
Well Should be consistent with text in the narrative
Status symbol symbol Owner/Seismic summary, follow Shell Standard Legend, using
interpreter font: shell wells Hydrocarbon
Well
Should indicate where the well is by having
Location Map Excel Owner/Seismic
pointed text
interpreter

Well Text on Evaluation summary from Well

Narrative Summary Word Owner/Seismic Owner/Seismic interpreter, Location? Km away
interpreter from…., & N &E, also Conclusions.

Should include vertical location of the well;

Well indicate the objective, and other horizons used
Seismic section Gif Owner/Seismic for time to depth conversion, a scale bar, North
interpreter arrow, spill point, readable contour lines, survey
name & year.
Well
Cross Section Gif Owner/Seismic Optional, Indicate well locations on it,
interpreter
Well
Well Trajectory Gif Owner/Seismic If the well is deviated
interpreter
Well With the well location, readable contour lines
Depth Map cgm Owner/Seismic depth, with line represents the seismic section,
interpreter Well symbol as the status.

Well
Summary Lithostrat Gif Owner/Seismic Using template
interpreter
Green sheet( logs
Gif PP Note: make sure values are same elsewhere
evaluation)

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Additionally the Legend of symbols (lithology, well symbols, etc.) can be found in the
header. This Legend is standard and follows the Shell Standard Legend.

A text indicating clearly the objective, result and implications would optionally be at
the header below the well summary sheet.

4.1.2 Body
The Body contains all depth dependent information. Most of this data is loaded from
the corporate database via Power Explorer. A data type – data source – responsibility
matrix is in Appendix 2.
• Lithostrat
• Chronostratigraphy; if there is dating
• ROP log
• Gas reading
• Mud Data
• Bit Data
• Casing information
• Standard Logs (Gamma Ray, Sonic, Neutron, Density, Caliper, Porosity,
Saturation, Resistivity, Flame ( Appendix 2b)
• Side Wall Samples
• Core information
• Hydro Carbon Shows, Hydro Carbon Type
• Gas readings
• Lithology (interpretation + description)
• Calcimetry
• Deviations
• Dip data
• Additional remarks

4.1.3 Footer
The Footer contains detailed well evaluation & test summary information as well as a
listing of the log runs. (Table 2).
In addition a correlation panel with offset wells at the interested intervals.

Table 2: CL Footer Data

data data type Data Owner COMMENTS
Well Owner/Seismic
Cores data Excel
interpreter or XGL1
Logs run Excel XDP4 Should be consistent with data in body
Well Owner/Seismic
SWS descriptions Excel
interpreter or XGL1
PRESSURE DATA Excel XDP4 PP to QC data
TEST RESULTS Excel XDP5 from PT
REFERENCES Excel From Power Explorer
Note that test summary information usually arrives several months after the well has
reached TD, and therefore the delivery of this data should not be counted in the

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tracking of completeness of the CL. A provisional version of the CL can be published

if the well is suspended with a plan to be tested later.

4.2 Format
The CL is created making use of the PDO standard software WinLog Pro. The XGL3
team has set up a standard template in WinLogPro for the Exploration Completion
Log. This format should be used for all Exploration CL’s.

An example of the format of the CL following the standard template is in Appendix 1.

4.3 Close-out
A CL is final when all required data have been included in the header/body/footer and
when the exploration team and leader has signed off the CL, effectively agreeing to
completeness of the CL and that all data available at the time have been incorporated
and is of the right level of quality.

5. Performance Monitoring
Completion Logs need to be delivered 6 months after TD has reached of the well. The
delivery of a Completion Log after all data has been received and corrected takes on
average 5 months. Therefore all well owners/Seismic interpreters in Exploration need
to deliver all the required data 30 days after the well reached TD.
It is the responsibility of the Oil Exploration North Manager (XNM), Oil Exploration
South Manager (XSM), and Gas Exploration Manager (XGM) that data is delivered
on time (e.g. entered in Power Explorer / RUI) with the right level of quality and it is
the responsibility of the XGL31 team to deliver the CL after the data has been
received.

The XGL3 team is monitoring the delivery of the data per well, per data type and
reports this to the Exploration Operations meeting on a monthly basis. An example is
in the report is in Appendix 3.

6. Review and Improvement

Any user of this document who wishes to provide constructive feedback, or who
encounters a mistake or confusing entry is requested to immediately notify the
Document Author or Custodian.

This document shall be reviewed as necessary by the Document Custodian, but no

less frequently than every two years.

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Appendix 1. Completion Log format

header
body
footer

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Appendix 2. CL Data Matrix

Appendix 2a: CL Template definition( Body contents)
most of data appears in RUI under header data, also under forms

Grid
Panel Width location in Downloaded
Panel name/content data type lattice & COMMENTS
no. ( CM) Database BY:
Scale

Major depth
increment 10 m,
none, minor increment 1
1 Depth 1 CM Scale -
1:1000 m, blue color, Text
increment 10 m,
black color
Manual, done by
2 PERIOD 0.5 time none X X
Chronostrat

XGL31
Manual, done by
3 EPOCH 0.5 time none X X
XGL31
Manual, done by
4 AGE 0.5 time none X X
XGL31
different color, black
for Palynology &
5 Biostrat 1 Top none Biozones XGL3
green for
Micropaleontology
Manual, done by
6 SUPERGROUP 0.5 time none X X
XGL31
Lithostrat

Manual, done by
7 GROUP 0.5 time none X X
XGL31
8 FORMATION 0.5 time none X XGL3
9 MEMBER 0.5 time none X XGL3
PowerExplorer;
10 REGEO CODES 1 Annotation none X
Lithostrat
TOPS DEPTH( AH Manual, done by
11 1 Annotation none X XGL3
MBDF) XGL31
PowerExplorer;
12 TVD ( SS ) 1 Annotation none
Lithostrat
PowerExplorer;
13 TWT ( MS) 1 Scale none
Lithostrat
PowerExplorer;,
14 Deviation survey 2.5 symbol Deviation
survey
Should be blocked,
PowerExplorer; Rig Site- dark green color,
ROP Log Log, linear
/ mud log/ ROP contractor scale 0-60, could be
0- 90 or 0 - 30
PowerExplorer;
Rig Site-
Bit data Annotation / mud log/ Bit
contractor
15 4 9, linear record
PowerExplorer;
Rig Site-
mud data Annotation / mud log/ mud
contractor
record
PowerExplorer;
Rig Site- casing symbol to be
casing data symbol / mud log/ Bit
contractor added manually
record
PowerExplorer;
Log, Rig Site-
16 DSL GAS Logarithmic / mud log/ HC
Logarithmic contractor
3 ind
DSL HC form/ mud Rig Site-
Annotation
INDICATIONS log/Gas contractor
Red color, scale 0-
150 API, with lt grey
GR Log, linear Recall Database Pertophysicist
fills from 0 values to
curve.
green color, dashed,
9 linear scale 500 -100
17 SONIC Recall Database Pertophysicist
4 Log, linear US/M or 240 - 40
US/M

brown dashed line,

CALIPER Log, linear Recall Database Pertophysicist
scale 0-25 inches

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Spectral Gamma K Log, linear Recall Database Pertophysicist blue color

Log, linear
18 Spectral Gamma TH 1.5 Recall Database Pertophysicist red
4 linear

Spectral Gamma U Log, linear Recall Database Pertophysicist orange

red if N-Hexane or
PowerExplorer; Rig Site- Acetone Reaction,
SWS Symbols none
SWS contractor Black if no
19 reaction(…000)
Core shifts to be
PowerExplorer; checked with XGL1
CORES Symbols Rig Site-
/ Cores team
contractor

none
20 LITHOLOGY 2 Lithology X XGL3 Manually done
none
%, green color for
the total Carbonate,
form/ mud log/ Rig Site- red color for the
21 CACIMETRY 1.5 logs
CALCIMETRY contractor Calcium %, Purple
fills between the 2
curves.
blue color fill from 0
to VLST curve,
Purple fill between
22 FLAME 1 logs 4, linear Recall Database Pertophysicist from 0 to VDOL
curve, pink fill
between from 0 to
VANH curve
Logs, red, scale is 1.95 -
DENSITY Recall Database Pertophysicist
23 Linear 2.95
NEUTRON 4 9 linear Recall Database Pertophysicist blue, scale 45 to -15,
Logs, Liner
RFT Symbols Recall Database Pertophysicist
Scale 0.2 - 2000,
MSFL, dotted black
Logs, 9 linear
24 RESESTIVITY Recall Database Pertophysicist line, LLS green
Logarithmic Logarithmic
straight line, LLD
straight red line.
25 SREF/VSP 1 Log none Recall Database XGP/31 Black,
Black, Yellow fill
between 0 value -
26 POROSITY 0.5 logs 3, linear Recall Database Pertophysicist
curve. Scale 0 – 0.2
or 0 – 0.4
usually Sw curve,
black color, with
27 SATURATION 1.5 logs 9, linear Recall Database Pertophysicist fills between 1 value
- curve( red fill if oil,
& green fill if gas)
28 Fluid Type 1 logs none x Pertophysicist Optional, manual
Should be possible
to type something
29 REMARKS 3 Annotation none x X
vertically or
horizontally
form/ mud log/
LITHOGY Rig Site-
30 4.5 Annotation none Lithology
DESCRIPTION contractor
Descriptions
Major depth
increment 10 m,
none minor increment 1
31 Depth 1 Scale -
1:1000 m, blue color, Text
increment 10 m,
black color

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Appendix 2b: CL Template Logs definition ( Petrophysical log data)

Panel
Name Abbreviation Units Scale Scale type Color
no.
Rate Of 0-60, could be 0- Should be blocked, dark
15 ROP Min/m linear
Penetration 30 or 0- 90 green color
Total Gas % 0.01-10 Logarithmic dark green
C1 ppm 1-100000 Logarithmic red
C2 ppm 1-100000 Logarithmic orange
16 DSL GAS C3 ppm 1-100000 Logarithmic light green
iC4 ppm 1-100000 Logarithmic see blue
nC4 ppm 1-100000 Logarithmic dark blue
C5 ppm 1-100000 Logarithmic purple
Red color, with lt gry fills
GR
from 0 values to curve.
GR API 0-150
HCGR, HCGR black, and HSGR
HSGR,NGS brown
17 linear
DT, DT4S, 500 - 100, or 240 green color, dashed, scale
SONIC US/M
DT4P - 40 500 -100 MS/M
brown dashed line, scale 5-
Caliper CAL, HCAL IN 5 to 25
25 inches
Spectral Gamma
HTHO PPM 0 - 30 blue color
TH
Spectral Gamma
18 HFK WT% 0 - 0.1 linear red
K
Spectral Gamma
HURA PPM 0 - 30 orange
U
Total
% 0 - 100 linear green color
Carbonate
21 CALCIMETRY
Red color, Purple fills
Calcium % 0 - 100 linear
between the 2 curves.
VANH % 0 - 100 black or pink
22 FLAME VDOL % 0 - 100 linear black or purple
VLST % 0 - 100 black or Blue
FDC, RHOB,
DENSITY G/CC 1.95 - 2.95 red,
ZDEN, CBD2
23 CNL, TNPH, linear
NEUTRON CNT, CNC, FRAC 0.45 to -0.15 Blue
SPLF
Scale 0.2 - 2000, MSFL,
MSFL, LLS, 0.2 - 2000 dotted black line, LLS green
24 RESISTIVITY OHMM Logarithmic
LLD, RD, RS 0.2 - 20000 straight line, LLD straight
red line.
minus 0.2 to 0.2
25 SYNTHITIC SREF linear black
or -0.3 to 0.3
black, Yellow fill between 0
26 POROSITY POR FRAC 0 - 0.4 or 0-0.2 linear
value - curve.
usually Sw curve, black
color, with fills between 1
27 SATURATION Sw / Sh FRAC 1- 0 / 0 -1 linear
value - curve( red fill if oil,
& green fill if gas)

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Appendix 3. CL Tracking Sheet

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Appendix 4. Shell E&P Standard Lithology

Shell E&P 1995 Logic

(1976 Shell
DESCRIPTION Global Standard Shell Standard Legend
Standard Legend)
Lithology Codes

Std
Abbrev Legend
Abbrev Symbol Code Abbrev Symbol Code
Index
ANHYDRITE AH 4205 Anhd 42502 AH 4205
ARKOSE AK 1260 Ark 422210 AK 1260
BRECCIA BR 1201 Brc 422201 BR 1201
CHALK CK 2230 Chk 423206 CK 2230
CHERT CT 6201 Cht 42701 CT 6201

CLAY CL 1231 Cl 4222061 CL 1231

COAL CO 5211 C 42602 CO 5211

CONGLOMERATE CG 1214 Cgl 422203 CG 1214
DOLOMITE DM 2210 Dol 423203 DM 2210
DOLOMITE,
CALCAREOUS
CD 2294 Dol, calc 423205 CD 2294
EXTRUSIVE ROCK
(Volcanic)
EX 7301 Vo, Ex 428301 EX 7301
FELDSPAR FD 1260 FD 1260
GLAUCONITE GC 6230 Glc 42703 GC 6230
GRAVEL GV 1203 Grv 422202 GV 1203
GREYWACKE GK 1250 Gwke 422209 GK 1250
GYPSUM GY 4201 Gyp 42501 GY 4201
INTRUSIVE ROCK
(Plutonic)
IN 7102 Plut, In 428101 IN 7102
LIMESTONE LS 2201 Lst 423201 LS 2201
LIMESTONE,
ARGILLACEOUS
AL 3203 Lst, arg 42402 AL 3203
LIMESTONE,
DOLOMITIC
CD 2294 Lst, dol 423202 CD 2294
LIMESTONE, SANDY SC 3205 Lst, s 42404 SC 3205
MARL MR 3201 Mrl 42401 MR 3201
METAMORHIC
ROCKS
MM 7801 Metam 42901 MM 7801
OPHIOLITIES OP 7601 n/a 428401 OP 7601
PEAT PE 5201 n/a 42601 PE 5201
PHOSPHATE PP 6210 Phos n/a PP 6210
POTASSIUM & Sv, Ka,
MAGNESIUM SALTS
KM 4220 42503 KM 4220
Ph, Ki,
SALT SL 4210 n/a 42503 SL 4210
SAND SA 1210 S 4222041 SA 1210
SANDSTONE SS 1215 Sst 4222042 SS 1215
SCHIST MMSC 7810 Sch 42902 MMSC 7810

SHALE SH 1238 Sh 422207 SH 1238

SILICILYTE SCT 6205 Sct 42702 SCT 6205

1220, 1220,
SILT SJ1, SJ2 Slt 4222051 SJ1, SJ2
1221 1221
TILLITE (Diamictite) TI 1240 Tilt 422208 TI 1240
TUFF TF 7351 Tf 428302 TF 7351

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