Method for near real time surface logging of a geothermal well, a hydrocarbon well, or a testing well using a mass spectrometer

摘要

A method for providing geological trends and real time mapping of a geological basin by forming a geochemical surface well log. The method provides in real time, information from a mass spectrometer on fluid samples from a wellbore, into a geochemical well log template using computer instructions to create a plurality of graphical tracks. The dataset includes geochemical, engineering, and geological information. The geochemical surface well log is transmitted to and viewable on a client device. The geochemical surface well log provides information on well fluids and rock. The mass spectrometer receives fluid samples and performs analysis on the fluid samples, and then communicates fluid testing data in real time to a geochemical surface well log with a plurality of graphical tracks which is then further communicated to a client device via a network.

主权项

1. An automatic method for creating a geochemical surface well log for a wellbore in near real time for a geothermal well, a hydrocarbon well, or testing well, using a well fluid processor to collect analyzed data from fluid analyzers, form the geochemical surface well log, and communicate the geochemical surface well log to at least one client device using a network, the method comprising:
a. electronically connecting a well fluid processor and well fluid data storage to a network: b. electronically connecting a mass spectrometer to the network and fluidly connecting the mass spectrometer to receive fluid samples from at least one total hydrocarbon analyzer and the wellbore, the mass spectrometer comprising:
i. a mass spectrometer processor;ii. a mass spectrometer data storage;iii. computer instructions in the mass spectrometer data storage to measure a mass to charge ratio of molecular weights for components in fluid samples from the wellbore; andiv. computer instructions in the mass spectrometer data storage to communicate the measured mass to charge ratio in fluid samples from the wellbore to the well fluid processor; c. forming a geochemical well log template using computer instructions in the well fluid data storage; d. calculating molecular concentrations of molecular species of the fluid samples using the mass to charge ratio measured by the mass spectrometer using computer instructions in the well fluid data storage; e. calculating a plurality of graphical molecular curves from the calculated molecular concentrations and plotting the plurality of graphical molecular curves into the geochemical well log template using computer instructions in the well fluid data storage; f. populating the geochemical well log template with user information, well information, and at least one of: engineering information from a third party processor connected to downhole sensors, engineering information from rig sensors, additional fluid analysis information from a total hydrocarbon analyzer, measured values from a carbon dioxide sensor, and measured values from a hydrogen sulfide sensor forming the geochemical surface well log using computer instructions in the well fluid data storage; g. transmitting the formed geochemical surface well log to the at least one client device using the network using computer instructions in the well fluid data storages; h. creating at least one graphical drilling track in the geochemical surface well log for the geothermal well, the hydrocarbon well, or the testing well using computer instructions in the well fluid data storage; and i. using computer instructions in the well fluid data storage to edit values of the geochemical surface well log using a pointer and performing the steps of:
i. providing a pattern when the pointer connects with a track;ii. automatically displaying a selected pattern and a percent value of the selected pattern where the pointer connects with the track;iii. automatically changing a percent value of the selected pattern by moving the pointer in the track; andiv. connecting the pointer to an index of the track and inserting the selected pattern into the track by moving the pointer along the index.