Mapping Karst Diagenetic Networks in Carbonate Reservoir Using Seismic Indicators and Well Data

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Hamid ◽  
Farhad Sadeghzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Carbonate Reservoir ◽  
Well Data

scholarly journals Application of geophysical methods in the extrapolation of sedimentological data on unmastered areas of deposits (on the example of Pennsylvanian carbonate reservoir, Akanskoye oilfield, east of Russian Platform)

2021 ◽  
pp. 128-134
Author(s):  
B. V. Platov ◽  
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A. N. Kolchugin ◽  
E. A. Korolev ◽  
D. S. Nikolaev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Data ◽  
Geophysical Methods ◽  
Russian Platform ◽  
Carbonate Reservoir ◽  
Reservoir Properties ◽  
Reservoir Characteristics ◽  
The North ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Core Study ◽  
Well Data

A feature of the oil-bearing carbonate deposits of the lower Pennsylvanian in the east of the Russian platform is their rapid vertical and horizontal change. It is often difficult to make correlations between sections, especially in the absence of core data when using only geophysical data. In addition, not all facies are reliably identified and traceable from log data and not all have high reservoir properties. Authors made an attempt to trace the promising facies both to adjacent wells and, in general, to the entire field area using core study results and translation of these results using log and seismic data. The data showed pinching of rocks with high reservoir characteristics in the direction of the selected profile (from south to north within the field). Coastal shallow water facies, represented by Grainstones and Packstones, with high reservoir properties in the south of the field, are replaced by lagoon facies and facies of subaerial exposures, represented by Wakestones and Mudstones with low reservoir characteristics, in the north of the field. The authors suggest that this approach can be applicable for rocks both in this region and for areas with a similar structure. Keywords: pinch-out; well data; seismic data; limestone; facies; reservoir rocks.

Well-data-based discrete fracture and matrix modelling and flow-based upscaling of multilayer carbonate reservoir horizons

2017 ◽  
Vol 459 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Milliotte ◽  
Sima Jonoud ◽  
Ole Petter Wennberg ◽  
Stephan K. Matthäi ◽  
Alexandra Jurkiw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbonate Reservoir ◽  
Discrete Fracture ◽  
Matrix Modelling ◽  
Well Data

Stochastic inversion by trace matching for carbonate reservoir property prediction: A Mishrif Reservoir case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara R. Grant ◽  
Matthew J. Hughes ◽  
O. J. Olatoke ◽  
Neil Philip
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Data ◽  
Carbonate Reservoir ◽  
Inversion Process ◽  
Reservoir Properties ◽  
Stochastic Inversion ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Well Data ◽  
Established Technique

Estimation of reservoir properties and facies from seismic data is a well-established technique, and there are numerous methods in common usage. Our 1D stochastic inversion process (ODiSI), based on matching large numbers of pseudowells to color-inverted angle stacks, produces good estimations of reservoir properties, facies probabilities, and associated uncertainties. Historically, ODiSI has only been applied to siliciclastic reservoir intervals. However, the technique is equally suited to carbonate reservoirs, and ODiSI gives good results for the Mishrif Reservoir interval in the Rumaila Field in Iraq. Of course, a thorough awareness of the quality of all input well data and detailed validation of the parameters input to the inversion process is crucial to understanding the accuracy of the results.

Paleokarst in the Grosmont Formation and reservoir implications, Saleski, Alberta, Canada

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. SF29-SF50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jen Russel-Houston ◽  
Ken Gray
Keyword(s):  
Carbonate Reservoir ◽  
Seismic Survey ◽  
Equivalent Diameter ◽  
Fracture Density ◽  
Seismic Amplitude ◽  
Vertical Permeability ◽  
Clearwater Formation ◽  
Valley Fills ◽  
Well Data ◽  
Total Study Area

We delineated a bitumen-rich paleokarsted carbonate reservoir of the Upper Devonian (Frasnian) Grosmont Formation with a high-resolution 3D seismic survey tied to core and petrophysical log data from 35 wells within a [Formula: see text] study area in northern Alberta, Canada. There were two laterally continuous karst facies: a solution-enhanced vuggy dolostone that resulted from the carbonate dissolution of body fossils and a stratiform breccia that resulted from the dissolution of interbedded evaporites. Three laterally discontinuous karst facies were identified: sinkhole fills, collapsed paleocaves, and solution valley fills. We measured 368 subcircular features (sinkholes and collapsed paleocaves) having a median circle-equivalent diameter of 69 m and representing 5.5% of the total study area. Sinkhole fills include Cretaceous-aged sandstone, mudstone, and coal. Collapsed paleocaves were filled with matrix-supported breccia that had clasts of disoriented blocks of dolomite and a matrix of disaggregated dolomite and Cretaceous-aged mudstone. The paleocaves and sinkholes formed in the solution-enhanced karst facies of the Grosmont C at the interface of an interpreted ancient vadose-phreatic mixing zone. The marine deepwater deposition of the Clearwater Formation during the Albian filled the depressions created by the mechanical collapse of the paleocaves and provided a seal for thermal operations. The fracture density inferred from seismic amplitude variation with angle and azimuth analysis and corroborated by well data showed that fractures are ubiquitous and were enhanced during meteoric karst. The high-vertical permeability resulting from solution-enhanced fractures, the laterally predictable flow units, and a competent seal make this an ideal reservoir for thermal bitumen recovery.

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