lOGGING
Choosing the Right Logging Provider Makes All the Difference
At Reliance Oilfield Services, our wireline Logging Services deliver precise, high-resolution data to assess well integrity, monitor production, diagnose issues like SCVF/GM, and support optimized interventions across Western Canada. With wireline logging tools rated for harsh environments such as high-temperature thermal wells (e.g., SAGD/heavy oil applications), sour gas conditions with H₂S/CO₂ exposure, and high-pressure scenarios, our wireline operations provide flexible, wireline (conventional, mast, heli-portable units) solutions that reduce costs, minimize downtime, and deliver regulator-ready insights for producers in challenging environments.
With decades of expertise and thousands of successful runs, our Specialty Logging Division features experienced experts dedicated to high-end tool deployment and interpretation. We maintain the largest fleet in the region, conventional, rigless (mast), combination, and heli-portable wireline units, ensuring rapid response and extensive coverage from Manitoba and Saskatchewan to Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. Our vast inventory of proprietary and advanced tools allows seamless customization, from single-tool runs to complex hybrid strings.
Our in house tech and service department performs rigorous preventative maintenance, calibration, and repairs for maximum tool reliability and uptime. Our in-house log analysis team collaborates in real time with field crews, using proprietary software to process data, generate detailed reports, and provide actionable recommendations, turning complex datasets into clear, decision-ready outcomes.
Cement Bond Logging
High-speed radial tools cement bond quality, integrity, and zonal isolation with 360° cement maps, amplitude, and waveforms. [Cement Bond Log Details]
Compensated Neutron Logging
Dual-detector tool measures formation porosity by compensating for borehole effects, providing reliable hydrogen index data for lithology and fluid evaluation in cased hole. [Compensated Neuron Tool Details]
Cased Hole Analysis Tool (CHAT)
Provides calibrated neutron porosity and formation density to identify reservoir properties, fluid types, annular gas, and nuisance/productive sources behind pipe. [Explore CHAT Details
Casing Vibration Tool (CVT)
Proprietary direct-casing noise logging captures steel vibrations for cleaner SCVF/GM detection, dry-run capability, and precise pinpointing with audio and visual analysis. [CVT Overview]
Pulsed Neutron Logging
Multi-detector tool evaluates saturation (oil/water/gas) behind casing using sigma, carbon/oxygen, and spectroscopy techniques for reservoir monitoring in variable salinities.[Pulsed Neuron Details]
Noise Temperature Logging
Combines acoustic hydrophone and high-resolution temperature to detect turbulence, leaks, channeling, and thermal anomalies in low-flow wells. [View Noise Temp]
Production Logging
Comprehensive tools to measure flow rates, holdups (oil/water/gas), velocities, and downhole conditions to evaluate performance, detect crossflow, and profile inflows in producing/injecting wells. [Production Logging Details]
Casing Inspection Logging
Assesses internal/external condition with MIT-MTT for high-resolution caliper, corrosion, deformation, and wall thickness. [View Casing Inspection]
Multi-Finger Caliper Logging
Mechanical array tools (e.g., 24-120 fingers) provide precise imaging of internal casing/tubing surface, detecting minor defects, ovality, and damage. [Caliper Tool Info]
Gamma Ray Logging
Standard correlation and lithology identification, often combined with other tools for depth control and formation evaluation. [Gamma Ray Logging Details]
Temperature Logging
High-resolution surveys to identify fluid entry/exit points, leaks, cement tops, and thermal anomalies, supporting verification and regulatory compliance. [Temperature Logging Insights]
Fiber Optics
Distributed sensing (DTS for temperature, DAS for acoustics, DSS for strain) enabling real-time, continuous wellbore monitoring for flow profiling, leak detection, fracture mapping, and long-term reservoir surveillance. [Distributed Sensing Info]
Logging Accessories & Deployment Aids
Specialized support tools to enhance tool performance and reach in demoing well conditions. [View Wireline Support Tools]
Mechanical Services
Wireline-deployable tools for zonal isolation and well integrity, including retrievable/permanent bridge plugs, cement retainers for squeeze operations, dump bailers for precise cement/sand placement, packers for temporary barriers, junk baskets for debris collection, and gauge rings for drift confirmation and wellbore cleaning. [Mechanical Services Details]
Analysis and Interpretation
Our dedicated in-house 24/7 log analysis team uses a combination of industry-leading and proprietary software to deliver real-time visualization, intuitive interpretations, customized final reports, and regulator-ready documentation, empowering confident decisions and flawless regulatory submissions. [View Details]
Specialty Logging Division: Dedicated Expertise for High-End Precision
Our Specialty Logging Division is a focused team of highly experienced logging engineers and specialists dedicated exclusively to the deployment, operation, and optimization of advanced, high-end cased-hole logging tools via wireline (electric line, slickline), surface readout (SRO), memory mode, and coiled tubing conveyance methods. This specialized group ensures accurate tool conveyance, flawless data acquisition, and superior real-time quality control, even in hostile environments (high temperature thermal wells and H₂S/CO₂ rated), horizontal wells and deviated trajectories applications. By concentrating expertise on complex diagnostics like SCVF/GM source identification, integrity evaluation, saturation monitoring, and production profiling, the division minimizes interpretation errors, reduces non-productive time, eliminates conveyance related failures, and delivers higher-fidelity datasets that conventional generalist approaches often cannot match. This dedicated focus translates to enhanced operational efficiency across conveyance platforms, fewer failed runs, improved safety through expert handling of sophisticated tools in diverse deployment scenarios, and faster turnaround on actionable insights, helping achieve better results and outcomes with confidence.
Extensive Coverage and In-House Support for Seamless Logging Operations
Reliance's Canada wide footprint across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories, backed by our large inventory and strategically positioned fleet including conventional, mast and heli-portable wireline units for remote or low-access sites, enables quick mobilization, high-volume logging campaigns, and minimal downtime even in isolated oilfields. Our in-house tech and service department maintains tools to peak performance through preventative maintenance and rapid repairs, ensuring the highest standards. Complementing this, our dedicated log analysis team provides 24/7 real-time support, detailed final reports, and customized interpretations, empowering producers to make informed decisions that accelerate approvals and strengthen operational outcomes.
Tackling Complex Well Challenges with Expert Diagnostics for SCVF/GM and Beyond
Surface casing vent flow (SCVF), gas migration (GM), poor cement bonds, production anomalies, and behind-pipe communication pose significant risks in Western Canadian wells, including emissions, groundwater contamination, regulatory non-compliance, and escalating liabilities. Conventional logging methods often miss subtle low-amplitude events, suffer from fluid attenuation and waveform stacking, or require multiple rig-based runs, leading to rework, increased emissions, prolonged downtime, and higher costs.
Reliance's Specialty Logging Division excels in these demanding scenarios, leveraging proprietary tools like the Casing Vibration Tool (CVT) for direct-casing measurements that eliminate fluid interference, CHAT for annular gas identification, and hybrid stacked strings (e.g. MIT, MTT, Radial Cement Bond) for comprehensive, one-pass diagnostics. Our experts apply proprietary software for intuitive audio/visual interpretation, directional source pinpointing, and precise leak path/channeling detection, delivering faster, more confident remediation plans, reduced rework, lower environmental impact, and enhanced liability profiles under Alberta's LCA, Saskatchewan's LLR, and BC's Comprehensive Liability Management Plan.
Unwavering Focus on Compliance and Reliability
Verifiable, high-quality logging data fully aligned with key provincial regulations, including Alberta Directives 020 (Well Abandonment), 051 (Injection and Disposal Wells), 080 (Well Logging), and ID 2003-01 (SCVF/GM), Saskatchewan Directive PNG015, and BC Well Decommissioning Guidelines. From precise zonal integrity evaluation to post-intervention verification, our services support timely approvals, liability reductions (LCA/LLR), avoided penalties, and faster site reclamation, providing peace of mind in an era of heightened regulatory oversight and orphan well concerns.
