PILS-X Extended-Reach Push Logging System
High-temperature, high-pressure, high-strength logging for long-reach horizontal wells — 200 °C / 170 MPa, 20 t tensile and compressive rating.
The PILS-X system was developed to solve a problem that has limited extended-reach logging for years. In long-reach horizontal wells, conventional tool strings are long and relatively fragile — the weakest section may be rated for as little as 500 kg of compression — so tools are easily damaged and the logging job cannot be completed.
PILS-X is fully compatible with the 5700 logging system. The main body is Ø96 mm, with tensile and compressive ratings of 20,000 kg, a temperature rating of 200 °C and a pressure rating of 170 MPa. It operates in both wireline and memory modes, and is suited to conventional wells as well as to harsh high-angle and long-reach horizontal wells. Log quality is consistent with conventional 5700 wireline data.
The neutron tool uses a retrievable design, reducing the risk of a radioactive source being lost downhole. In memory mode the tool string is connected directly to the drill pipe, so data can be recorded while running in and again while pulling out — two logging passes in a single trip — which improves both operational reliability and curve quality.
| Maximum compressive strength | 20 t |
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| Maximum tensile strength | 20 t |
| Tool string temperature rating | 200 °C |
| Tool string pressure rating | 170 MPa |
| Main body OD | Ø96 mm |
| Maximum tool string OD | Ø127 mm |
| Battery capacity | 50 Ah; >80 h continuous operation |
| Memory sampling rate | 2 samples/s |
| Recommended logging speed (memory) | 9 m/min |
| Memory data retrieval | USB |
| Wireline logging mode | Same as conventional 5700 logging |
| Downhole telemetry | WTS |
| Measurement suite | Resistivity: laterolog, array laterolog or array induction Acoustic: digital sonic or dipole array sonic Nuclear: spectral gamma, compensated neutron, litho-density Auxiliary: four-parameter, SP, deviation/azimuth, caliper |