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Ora intelligent wireline formation testing platform
The SLB Ora platform delivers laboratory-grade reservoir characterization on wireline
Overview
See deeper into your reservoir without the footprint of a drillstem test
The Ora™ intelligent wireline formation testing platform combines digital downhole hardware with cloud-native software to deliver dynamic reservoir characterization in conditions where conventional formation testers fail. Rated to 392 degF and 35,000 psi with built-in deep transient testing (DTT), the platform bridges the gap between conventional wireline formation testing and drillstem testing (DST) on a single deployment.
Four integrated components digital downhole hardware, intelligent planning, operations control, and contextual insights work as one system. Where legacy tools could not sample low-permeability or unconsolidated formations, the Ora platform does. Where flaring was previously unavoidable, built-in DTT delivers zero-flaring pressure transient analysis on wireline. Wellsite measurements become field decisions within hours, not weeks.
Leverage intelligence
Intelligent solutions enable real-time data interpretation in a collaborative environment. So you can make confident decisions when they matter most.
Eliminate flaring
Built-in deep transient testing (DTT) capabilities eliminate flaring, reducing carbon emissions by up to 96% in deepwater environments.
Reduce footprint
Deployment on wireline with standard crew increases operational agility and reduces footprint compared with DST.
Benefits
Applications
The Ora platform supports the formation-evaluation life cycle, from exploration through development. Each application below names a scenario where conventional wireline formation testing or drillstem testing is constrained or not feasible.
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High-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) formations
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Low-permeability and tight formations
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Exploration and appraisal without a drillstem test
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Deepwater environments with emissions constraints
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Multizone and complex well geometries
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Field development acceleration
Features
Purpose-built hardware and software that redefine the benchmark in wireline formation testing
Ora platform combines digital downhole hardware, advanced metrology, dual-flowline architecture, smart downhole automation, and cloud-native software on the Delfi™ digital platform to support planning, live operations control, fluid extraction, sampling, and reservoir-context insights. Built-in deep transient testing on wireline enables zero-flaring transient pressure analysis, while industry-leading pump flow rate, patented fluid-handling technology, and automated flow management from 0.05 to 108 bbl/d support testing across tight to high-permeability intervals.
With laboratory-accuracy downhole metrology, edge-driven operations control, and real-time visualization on Wellbore Insights, Ora delivers consistent data from the wellsite to the office. The platform has delivered field-recorded performance including sampling at 0.004-mD permeability, operating at 7,500-psi probe differential pressure, and operating at 383 degF downhole temperature, with ratings up to 35,000 psi and 392 degF.
0.004 mD
Lowest permeability to date7,500 psi
Highest differential pressure392 degF
Highest temperature to date
Case Studies
Field-proven in the reservoirs where results matter most.
Field results demonstrate how the Ora testing platform delivers measurable business impact in challenging reservoir conditions. In multiple field applications, the platform has helped operators acquire cleaner fluid data, shorten appraisal and testing workflows, improve reservoir understanding, support completion decisions, and reduce operational risk where conventional formation testing methods were limited.
Case Study
Lundin Norway Efficiently Samples Pure Oil in Low Permeability
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Repsol Confirms Reserves in Unconsolidated Sands Offshore Mexico Using Intelligent Wireline Formation Testing Platform
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Transforming Kuwait's Mauddud Reservoir: A Collaborative Success Story
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Digital Workflow Enables Deep Transient
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Advanced Tech Brings Faster Insights for Southeast Asia
Frequently asked questions
What is the Ora platform?
The Ora intelligent wireline formation testing platform is a digital downhole hardware and cloud-native software system that delivers laboratory-grade reservoir characterization on wireline. It combines intelligent planning, real-time operations control, and contextual insights including built-in deep transient testing (DTT) in a single deployment rated to 392 degF and 35,000 psi.
Is there an alternative to drillstem testing for exploration and appraisal wells?
Yes. DTT on the Ora platform provides transient pressure analysis on wireline, making it a practical alternative to a drillstem test (DST) where DST is restricted by cost, time, environmental regulation, or well conditions. DTT determines hydrocarbons in place, zonal deliverability, and commercial viability without flaring. In development scenarios, SLB recommends using DTT and DST together: DTT confirms reservoir mobility and optimizes DST design.
How does the Ora platform perform in HPHT formations?
The Ora platform is rated to 392 degF (200 degC) and 35,000 psi. Dual-flowline architecture and smart downhole automation deliver reliable pressure measurements and representative fluid samples in HPHT environments including tight carbonates and deepwater wells where prior tools could not return uncontaminated samples. Field operations have recorded 7,500-psi probe differential pressure and 383 degF downhole temperature.
How does the Ora platform reduce CO2 emissions?
The Ora platform eliminates flaring during formation evaluation by deploying deep transient testing on wireline rather than requiring the surface production associated with DST. In deepwater environments, this reduces CO2 emissions by up to 96%. The Ora platform is part of the SLB Transition Technologies™.
What formations and fluids can the Ora platform sample?
The Ora platform has been validated across tight carbonates, unconsolidated sands, heavy oil, gas condensates, HPHT intervals, and deepwater formations with field operations recorded at 0.004-mD permeability. Wideband pumps govern drawdown across the full mobility range, from sub-millidarcy tight formations to high-permeability intervals. The focused radial probe delivers samples with contamination below laboratory detection limits.
How much does the Ora platform reduce operating time?
The Ora platform reduces operating time by more than 50% compared with conventional wireline formation testing. Smart downhole automation eliminates surface interventions, and real-time downhole fluid analysis accelerates decisions at each station compressing days of post-well analysis into hours of live decision making.
How is the Ora platform different from conventional wireline formation testing?
The Ora platform combines wireline deployment with deep transient testing, smart downhole automation, laboratory-grade metrology, and cloud-native workflows to deliver reservoir-context answers in conditions where conventional formation testing is limited.
Plan your formation testing
Ora platform experts work with reservoir teams from pre-job planning through real-time interpretation, helping you design the acquisition program, select the hardware configuration, and turn wellsite data into field development decisions faster than conventional approaches allow.
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