Onshore oil and gas exploration site. Pipes and casings in compound before being lifted to rig platform floor. Iraqi Kurdistan


Crewmen running wire line logs. Using various tools which are run into the bottom of the bore hole where Logging Up takes place - or readings are taken. These included measuring resistivity of geological formation, porosity, taking pressure readings and images of borehole and so on. Data is then interpreted to see whether the whole project is viable.


Size: 5079px × 3386px
Location: Near Gopala Village, Near Sulaymaniyah, Sulaimani, Silemani, Kurdistan, Northern Iraq, Middle East
Photo credit: © GS International / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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