Highlights
Benefits
- Improve well placement accuracy through real-time reservoir interpretation and geosteering workflows
- Maximize reservoir exposure and contact, leading to optimized initial production and ultimate hydrocarbon recovery
- Reduce drilling risk by identifying geological changes and hazards earlier
- Enable faster, more consistent geosteering decisions through automation and integrated workflows, driving gross ROP
Applications
- Geosteering operations requiring real-time reservoir interpretation and reservoir model update
- Precise well placement in narrow target windows and long reservoir exposures to maximize the production
- Smoother wellbore geometry delivery to reduce completion complexity and cost
- Operators seeking optimized well placement in mature fields with marginal asset economics
- Streamline geosteering workflows so teams can prioritize higher-value tasks
Overview
Kantori™ reservoir navigation from Baker Hughes combines real-time formation evaluation measurements, geological interpretation, and advanced subsurface modeling to help operators place wells more accurately within target reservoirs.
The ecosystem continuously integrates pre-well models, offset well information, seismic data, and logging-while-drilling measurements into a dynamic reservoir model that evolves as drilling progresses. This integrated approach enables geosteering teams to compare actual conditions against expectations and make informed timely placement decisions in real time.
Better subsurface visualization and reservoir navigation
Kantori reservoir navigation provides a unified environment for geosteering, reservoir interpretation, and well placement optimization. By combining one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional reservoir information into a continuously updated model, it helps teams visualize the subsurface more effectively and respond quickly to changing geological conditions.
Automated workflows assist with data preparation, boundary detection, model updates, and navigation recommendations, reducing manual effort and supporting faster decision-making. The ecosystem can support workflows ranging from basic geosteering applications to advanced reservoir mapping programs using deep and ultra-deep azimuthal measurements.
The result is improved well placement, increased reservoir contact, optimized completion opportunities, and enhanced initial production and ultimate recovery.
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