scholarly journals FORWARD MODELING OF SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY AND DIAGENESIS: Application to Rapid, Cost-Effective Carbonate Reservoir Characterization

GeoArabia ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robley K. Matthews ◽  
Cliff Frohlich
Keyword(s):  
Sequence Stratigraphy ◽  
Reservoir Characterization ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Flow Simulation ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Forward Modeling ◽  
Carbonate Reservoir ◽  
Sensitivity Testing ◽  
Future Production ◽  
Carbonate Reservoir Characterization

ABSTRACT Dynamic forward modeling of carbonate reservoir sequence stratigraphy and diagenetic overprint can yield rapid, cost-effective reservoir characterization. The common practice in reservoir characterization now relies heavily on massive data accumulation and geostatistics to produce the three-dimensional geocellular static model which is the basis for flow simulation. In dynamic forward modeling, reliance on understanding of geological process allows high resolution prediction of the geometry of permeable and impermeable units and horizons within the reservoir. Data requirements are reduced to state-of-the-art information on a relatively small number of control wells which constrain and calibrate the forward model. Sensitivity-testing among formally-stated competing concepts is encouraged. In the long-term, it is the accurate prediction of reservoir response to future production that will afford choice among competing static models and flow simulations. The goal should be to predict future problems and avoid them, rather than wait to observe problems and react to them.

scholarly journals Maximum flooding surfaces and sequence boundaries: comparisons between observations and orbital forcing in the Cretaceous and Jurassic (65-190 Ma)

GeoArabia ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 503-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robley K. Matthews ◽  
Cliff Frohlich
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Sequence Stratigraphy ◽  
Middle Jurassic ◽  
Reservoir Characterization ◽  
Flow Simulation ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Arabian Plate ◽  
Orbital Forcing ◽  
Ice Volume ◽  
Sequence Boundaries

ABSTRACT We have undertaken a simplified calculation of orbital forcing back through the Cretaceous to the Late to Middle Jurassic from 65 to 190 Ma. So long as the Earth has a continental ice volume, orbital forcing will impose a 400-ky periodicity upon glacioeustasy and thereby on fourth-order sequence stratigraphy cycles. Similarly, third-order cycles were defined by orbital forcing of 2.4 ± 0.4 my (predominately 2.0- and 2.8-my cycles). These concepts greatly simplified the task of unraveling sequence stratigraphy. Our sea-level calculations are comparable with stratigraphic observations and the results are consistent with a persistent continental ice volume throughout the Late to Middle Jurassic and Cretaceous. In general, they compare well with the Arabian Plate Maximum Flooding Surfaces and the Cretaceous and Jurassic stage boundaries, within the limits of the recognized stratigraphic time scales. We used simple Parametric Forward Models (PFMs) for modeling changes in sea level, subsidence, and sedimentation and noted that PFMs can be applied to other tasks. The results will provide for rapid, cost-effective forward modeling on tasks such as reservoir characterization and flow simulation.

scholarly journals Analysis of Fracture Roughness Control on Permeability Using SfM and Fluid Flow Simulations: Implications for Carbonate Reservoir Characterization

Geofluids ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miller Zambrano ◽  
Alan D. Pitts ◽  
Ali Salama ◽  
Tiziano Volatili ◽  
Maurizio Giorgioni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Reservoir Characterization ◽  
Flow Simulation ◽  
Carbonate Reservoir ◽  
Single Fracture ◽  
Parallel Plates ◽  
Surface Mapping ◽  
Navier Stokes Equation ◽  
Hydraulic Aperture ◽  
Fracture Modeling

Fluid flow through a single fracture is traditionally described by the cubic law, which is derived from the Navier-Stokes equation for the flow of an incompressible fluid between two smooth-parallel plates. Thus, the permeability of a single fracture depends only on the so-called hydraulic aperture which differs from the mechanical aperture (separation between the two fracture wall surfaces). This difference is mainly related to the roughness of the fracture walls, which has been evaluated in previous works by including a friction factor in the permeability equation or directly deriving the hydraulic aperture. However, these methodologies may lack adequate precision to provide valid results. This work presents a complete protocol for fracture surface mapping, roughness evaluation, fracture modeling, fluid flow simulation, and permeability estimation of individual fracture (open or sheared joint/pressure solution seam). The methodology includes laboratory-based high-resolution structure from motion (SfM) photogrammetry of fracture surfaces, power spectral density (PSD) surface evaluation, synthetic fracture modeling, and fluid flow simulation using the Lattice-Boltzmann method. This work evaluates the respective controls on permeability exerted by the fracture displacement (perpendicular and parallel to the fracture walls), surface roughness, and surface pair mismatch. The results may contribute to defining a more accurate equation of hydraulic aperture and permeability of single fractures, which represents a pillar for the modeling and upscaling of the hydraulic properties of a geofluid reservoir.

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