Paper: THE DOWNHOLE VIDEO CAMERA -- OPEN AND CASED HOLE APPLICATIONS IN THE PERMIAN BASIN

The downhole video camera provides an on-site and real-time image of wellbore conditions in both the open and cased hole environments. In the cased hole environments the camera is utilized for such conventional applications as the following: -to inspect for the condition of the casing, -to view the presence of the various fluid phases, and -to determme the location and orientation of obstacles in the wellbore. In the open hole the applications have involved: the visualization of both natural and hydraulically induced fractures, and the identification and location of hydrocarbon entry into the wellbore where previously undetected by conventional wireline logging analysis. With these many features and benefits. the downhole video camera provides an expeditious solution to many problems encountered in the Permian Basin.