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The company Halliburton officially introduced its new Xaminer logging service, a technology designed to integrate into its Reservoir Xaminer formation testing offering. The development of this technology responds to the current needs of global operators managing reservoirs with highly complex geology.
The tool facilitates the early acquisition of critical data on productivity and asset delineation in the well life cycle, directly complementing traditional production tests (DST).
Xaminer tests and logging service in reservoirs
The energy industry faces growing challenges in stacked, laminated, heterogeneous formations with varying ranges of permeability. The new service makes it possible to identify fluids, assess structural connectivity, and determine reservoir potential in a single operational mobilization. In this way, the system reduces technical uncertainty before executing large-scale tests.
Operators gain greater subsurface clarity through an expanded radius of investigation and high-resolution pressure measurements. Likewise, the device’s multizone capability provides the information required to structure more efficient development and completion plans.
The tool configuration combines near-wellbore analysis with long-distance data acquisition in a single wireline run. This integrated approach streamlines real-time decision-making by simplifying operational designs and mitigating execution risks across multiple geological intervals.
Data acquisition is directly linked to the company’s digital reservoir evaluation workflows. Chris Tevis, Vice President of Wireline and Drilling at Halliburton, noted that this compatibility enables users to make informed decisions early, maximizing the commercial value of assets in complex exploratory or development environments.
Source and photo: Halliburton