Well Module
With more than 580,000 international wells, IHS provides the largest data set on exploration, appraisal and development wells. Apart from basic information such as the operators and partners that drilled the well, the spud and completion dates and the type of well, IHS provide detailed information on:
- drilling history with drilled depths versus time and information about drilling problems like stuck pipe or the sidetracks with kick-off depths
- objective formation(s) and lithology
- total depth and TVD with bottom-hole formation and lithology
- formation tops with geological age and lithology
- tested intervals with geological formation and lithology, choke sizes, flow rates and pressures
- images of relevant logged sections (e.g., from the composite log over a tested interval)
Applications of a complete well dataset are multi-faceted, from analyzing drilling success ratios for different well categories or mapping well tops to evaluating test results for specific formations in an area.
In addition to the surface location, well deviation paths and bottom-hole locations are available as shown on the map below.
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Exact well location data is extremely important and much time has been dedicated by IHS researchers to find the correct projection system and coordinate datum for each well. The result is a comprehensive database of well locations of over 230 projection systems and 930 different datum shifts with the latest EPSG version 6.7 transformations to provide location data in WGS84 format. Well locations are provided as both a spatial layer with the original datum and as a WGS84 layer to allow the user to select the type of coordinate projection hat best fit their purpose.