Case Study: a leading operating company achieves safer, faster well interventions with SLB LIVE digital slickline DPN services

Digital Pulsed Neutron on Slickline Provides Real-Time Oil Saturation, Saving at Least One Day per Well

SLB worked with a leading operating company in Mexico that needed to improve the efficiency and safety of mechanical intervention operations in a mature field. The company had been using a slickline unit for intervention and then switching to a separate wireline provider for sigma logging, which added time, complexity, and safety risks.

SLB deployed the digital pulsed neutron (DPN) component of LIVE digital slickline production logging services so both intervention and saturation monitoring could be run from the same slickline unit and crew. The result was at least one day saved per well intervention, better real-time reservoir saturation monitoring with accurate depth control, and significantly improved safety by avoiding wireline sticking risk and simplifying pressure control.