Title: Characterization of conventional and unconventional petroleum reservoirs
Abstract: This chapter deals with the characterization of conventional and unconventional reservoirs in order to optimize well design and placement, fluid injection, and oil production. The ultimate goal is to add value to reservoir assets by identifying the rock heterogeneities, structural attributes, flow units, and “sweet spots” of a reservoir that lead to better field development and management. Distribution of porosity, permeability, fluid saturation, hydrocarbon pore volume, fluid contact, structural discontinuities, and facies change are commonly sought parameters in reservoir characterization studies. For unconventional reservoirs such as shale gas, geochemical composition of rock as well as geomechanical characteristics are also important. Two case studies are presented highlighting the value of reservoir characterization in enhancing reservoir performance as follows: Characterization of facies in a low permeability sandstone formation with a goal to enhance productivity by drilling horizontal wells Identification of “sweet spots” in Marcellus shale based on integrated log and core studies
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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