The lucia method with examples from the permian basin friday, may 11, 2018 by. Rockfabric petrophysical classification of carbonate pore space for reservoir characterization, by f. One principal need in petroleum recovery from carbonate reservoirs is the. In the intervening 12 years since the first edition, there have been numerous studies of value published that need to be recognized and incorporated in the topics discussed. Carbonate reservoir characterization research laboratory rcrl. Oversee reservoir characterization research laboratory for carbonates. Request pdf carbonate reservoir characterization chapter 1.
Dolphin, the new star development of the north field, one of. Read carbonate reservoir characterization an integrated approach by f. Geology of carbonate reservoirs wiley online books. During that time he has been instrumental in developing a rockbased approach to carbonate reservoir characterization. Deac2698bc15105 and is the third in a series of similar projects funded jointly by the u. First, assessment of the reservoirs paleoenvironment builds a broad understanding of likely reservoir geometry. Completed detailed characterization of field under co 2 flood culminating in complete engineering and geophysical data integration for economic evaluation. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read carbonate reservoir characterization. Rock typing is known as the best way in heterogeneous reservoirs characterization. One principal need in petroleum recovery from carbonate reservoirs is the description of the threedimensional distribution of petrophysical properties in order to.
Carbonate reservoir characterization an integrated approach. Reservoir description how does the reservoir geologist use these descriptions to help plan the optimum exploitation of a carbonate reservoir. The current study proposes a twostep approach for pore facies characterization in the carbonate reservoirs with an example from the kangan and dalanformations in the south pars gas field. Pore network characterization in carbonates based on computer. Following are lists of notable papers from the aapg bulletin.
In this work, heterogeneous carbonate reservoir rocks, extracted from a very large producing oil field, have been used to demonstrate the protocol. Pdf carbonate reservoirs rock typing plays a pivotal role in the construction of reservoir static models and volumetric calculations. Furthermore, these methods are based on core measurements, hence are not applicable to uncored reservoir zones. It can be defined as the construction of realistic 3d images of petrophysical properties used to predict reservoir performance, and it is a multidisciplinary. A double asterisk indicate a link is provided to a pdf of the article. Rockfabricpetrophysical classification of carbonate pore space. Islamic azad university, north branch of tehran, basic sciences faculty, iran. To relate these principles to real cases, six typical carbonate pools are described and schematically illustrated in part ib. Over 60 percent of world oil production is currently associated with. This is only possible if the nature of the emergence, evolution, and parameter estimation of high grade reservoir rocks at great depths is known and a theory of their forecast is developed. Jerry lucia provide a direct link between rock fabrics and the petrophysical behavior of carbonate reservoir rocks. Spwla 47th annual logging symposium, june 47, 2006, 15p.
In particular, the san andres project produced characterization methods that formed the basis for a new reservoir model that the operator, amerada hess, completed in the year 2001. Characterization of a reservoir ooid shoal complex and. It requires new tools, techniques, and interpretation methodologies that harness and utilize borehole measurements with highresolution 3d surface seismic surveys. Sequence stratigraphic interpretations are based on vertical lithology associations and petrography. Carbonate reservoir characterization research papers. Reservoir characterization and pore type systems of carbonate low resistivity pay in persian gulf bita arbab, davod jahani, bahram movahed department of geology, basic science faculty, north tehran branch, islamic azad university, tehran, iran abstract the main focus of study is to characterize lower and upper cretaceous carbo.
Integrated carbonate reservoir characterization training. The lucia method of carbonate reservoir characterization. Ps development challenges in a fractureenhanced carbonate grainstone reservoir, polvo field, brazil from reservoir characterization to dynamic model peter schwans 1, t. Carbonate reservoir characterization research laboratory. Goldhammer chair of carbonate geology, department of geosciences, the university of texas at austin, 2005present. Petrophysical characterization of carbonate naturally.
Each of these pools has unique reservoir characteristics that require detailed integration of the geologicalengineering disciplines for optimum development. Fracture and carbonate reservoir characterization using. One main target in petroleum recovery is the description of the threedimensional distribution of petrophysical properties on the. Carbonate reservoir characterization request pdf researchgate. Porescale imaging and characterization of hydrocarbon. In chapter 1 we showed that porosity, permeability, and fluid saturations are linked through pore size. However, there are other important applications of the lucia method. To understand the main control factors influencing the formation of carbonate reservoirs. Prediction of pore facies using gmdhtype neural networks. Course carbonate reservoir characterization tpg4177 ntnu. The students will get insights into the complexity of carbonate reservoirs and how to evaluate data from such reservoirs, how to systematize data, interpret and build a geological reservoir model for carbonate reservoirs, integrate petrophysical and seismic data, in addition to get an understanding of the consequences in selection of different. The effect of original carbonate mineralogy on diagenetic and porosity evolution in the kangan formation, south pars field, persian gulf azadeh. Integrated 3d seismic, outcrop, and core data for characterization of natural fractures of the hunton limestone and the woodford shale in central oklahoma benmadi milad university of oklahoma 4. Jerry lucia publications july 8, 2008 business address.
Presented by the rocky mountain association of geologists. Bob hardage and rebecca symth of the bureau of economic geology and the southwest regional co 2 partnership for their help and support in this project. The author summarizes his extensive experience in the field of carbonate reservoir. The petrophysical characterization models must correspond to the elements and their behavior of carbonated naturally fractured reservoir, reason why they are useful in the obtaining of petrophysics parameters because the exact relations between the characteristics of the rock often do not exist due to. Factors influencing the reservoir characteristics of the ooid. In nonvuggy carbonate rocks, permeability and capillary properties can be described in. Advanced carbonate petrophysics continued following page carbonate petrophysics 3460 chapter 1 introduction 48 carbonate vs sandstone 25 thin sections 20 chapter 2 lucia petrophysical classification 112 capillary pressure 67 chapter 3 ctscan 37 spontaneous potential log 16 gamma ray log 78 chapter 4 sonic log 69 chapter 5 bulk density log. Carbonate reservoir characterization research laboratory rcrl rcrlsmission is to use outcrop and subsurface geologic, geophysical, and petrophysical data from carbonate reservoir strata as the basis for developing new and integrated methodologies and concepts to. Geoscienceengineering characterization of the interwell.
This step of the schlumberger carbonate advisor evaluation is where pore geometry comes into play. The effect of original carbonate mineralogy on diagenetic and. Developments in petroleum science carbonate reservoir. Jerry lucia has spent 50 years researching and developing carbonate reservoirs, first for the shell oil company and now with the bureau of economic geology at the university of texas in austin. Within each collection items preceded by an asterisk designate extended abstract is available. The purpose of this work is to present a protocol to characterize the complex wetting conditions of hydrocarbon reservoir rock using porescale threedimensional xray imaging at subsurface conditions. This presentation is designed to illustrate seven applications of the lucia method to the analysis of carbonate reservoirs. The partitioning is conducted with nmr transverse relaxation time t. This work presents a new open access carbonate reservoir case study that uniquely considers the major. Jerry lucia carbonate reservoir characterization an. Spe 1216 modeling mudfiltrate invasion effects on resistivity logs to estimate permeability of vuggy and fractured carbonate formations luis javier miranda, spe, carlos torresverdin, spe, and jerry lucia, spe, the university of texas at austin. Petrophysical parameters estimated from visual descriptions of. He has a long history of working in integrated teams of geologists, petrophysicists, reservoir engineers, and geophysicists.
Appendix 1b application of petrography and statistics to the study of some petrophysical properties of carbonate reservoir rocks pages 4358 download pdf. Lucia bureau of economic geology the university of. Jerry lucia carbonate reservoir characterization an integrate. Almuhaidibintegration of geology, rockphysics, logs, and. Jan 31, 2002 this is the final report of the project integrated outcrop and subsurface studies of the interwell environment of carbonate reservoirs. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read principles of sedimentary basin analysis. One main target in petroleum recovery is the description of of the threedimensional distribution of petrophysical properties on the interwell scale in carbonate reservoirs, in order to improve performance predictions by means of fluidflow computer simulations the book focuses on the improvement of geological, petrophysical, and geostatistical methods, describes the basic petrophysical. One major objective in petroleum restoration is the outline of of the threed distribution of petrophysical homes at the interwell scale in carbonate reservoirs, as a way to increase functionality predictions through fluidflow machine simulations the ebook specializes in the development of geological.
Reservoir characterization and pore type systems of. Seismic for reservoir porosity estimation abdulaziz m. One main target in petroleum recovery is the description of the threedimensional distribution of petrophysical properties on the interwell scale in carbonate reservoirs. The objective of this project is to investigate styles of reservoir heterogeneity found in low permeability pelleted wackestonepackstone facies and mixed carbonate clastic facies found in permian basin reservoirs by studying similar facies found in permian basin reservoirs by studying similar facies exposed in the guadalupe mountains. Petroleum geoengineering msc university of miskolc, faculty. Clear fork leonardian age reservoirs, west texas and new mexico, department of energy contract no. Jerry lucia carbonate reservoir characterization f. Jerry lucias carbonate reservoir characterization pdf. Jerry lucia carbonate reservoir characterization oilcraft. A notable paper may mean different things to different people, such as a new scientific breakthrough in a particular discipline, a new technology, an evaluation of a major petroleum province, first reporting of the geology of a new discovery, or a papers level of download activity or citation level.
The principal focus of the book, carbonate reservoir characterization, is on the use of relationships between numerical petrophysical data and descriptive geological processes in the construction of 3d geological and petrophysical models suitable for input into fluid simulators. Department of energy and the university of texas at austin. By considering the two factors of sorting and the size of the grains,we found the best reservoir characteristics in the second microfacies. Rock typing and reservoir zonation based on the nmr logging. F jerry lucia the principal focus of the book, carbonate reservoir characterization, is on the use of relationships between numerical petrophysical data and descriptive geological processes in the construction of. Integrated outcrop and subsurface studies of the interwell. We followed lucia 1995 lucia, 2007 for reservoir quality characterization table 2. Carbonate reservoir characterization using seismic di raction imaginga apublished in interpretation, 3, no. One main target in petroleum recovery is the description of of the threedimensional distribution of petrophysical properties on the interwell scale in carbonate reservoirs, in order to improve performance predictions by means of fluidflow computer simulations the book focuses on the improvement of geological, petrophysical, and geostatistical methods, describes the basic. Jun 29, 20 principles of sedimentary basin analysis.
Applications of the lucia method in carbonate petrophysics. Velocity measurements in reservoir rock samples from the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Carbonate reservoir evaluation has been a high priority for researchers and oil and gas producers for decades, but the challenges presented by these. The university of texas at austin bureau of economic geology university station, box x.
Berlin, heidelberg, new york, barcelona, budapest, hong kong, london, milan, paris, singapore, tokyo. The rock typing methods confine to various aspects of the rocks such as multiscale and multimodal pore types and size, rock texture, diagenetic modifications and integration of staticdynamic data. Purchase of an open document does not constitute license for republication in any form, nor does it allow web posting without prior written permission. Nafi toksoz1 1 mit, 2 university of texas at austin abstract the main objective of this paper is to obtain reservoir properties, such as porosity, both at the well locations and in the interwell regions from seismic data and well logs. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading carbonate reservoir characterization. This paper defines the important geologic parameters that can be described and mapped to allow accurate petrophysical quantification of carbonate geologic models. Exploration and development geoscientists, petrophysicists, reservoir engineers, geostatistical modelers and researchdevelopment staff who want to gain fundamental insight into carbonate reservoir characterization through an integrated geological and petrophysical approach. Some very large oil fields have carbonate reservoirs, including the largest conventional oil field in the. Pore network characterization in carbonates based on computer tomography ct and nuclear magnetic resonance nmr. Notable papers american association of petroleum geologists. Carbonate reservoir evaluation has been a high priority for researchers and oil and gas producers.
The pores are evaluated to partition the total porosity into different pore types based on porethroat size. Reservoir characterization encompasses the understanding and methods used to characterize reservoir heterogeneity. All pore space is divided into interparticle intergrain and intercrystal and vuggy pores. Identifying and classifying carbonates are crucial in two key tasks. Reservoir characterization is first and foremost concerned with developing 3d. Size, shape, sorting and fabric are among the textural factors which impact the reservoir characteristics and are controlled by sedimentation. Development challenges in a fractureenhanced carbonate. The process of rock property characterization in carbonates has to take into account both the stratigraphic and diagenetic model as a result. Jerry lucia, working in americas main oilrich state, has produced a work that goes after one of the holy grails of oil prospecting. Rahimi, mohammad hossein adabi, amir mohammad jamali and seyed ali.
A geologicengineering analysis, part i, volume 30 1st edition. An accessible resource, covering the fundamentals of carbonate reservoir engineering. Increased reservoir quality correlates with both increased and decreased heterogeneity depending on the type of wireline measurement and can be related to underlying geological heterogeneities and measurement types. Oversight committee member for all outsourced reservoir characterization studies. How can you ensure optimal drilling and production in carbonate reservoirs. Principal investigator directing research for san andresgrayburg reservoir characterization research. Each carbonate reservoir is unique and poses its own. Case study of north tiaka field deddy hasanusi1, rahmat wijaya1, indra shahab2, and bagus endar b.
Carbonate reservoir characterization pdf free download epdf. This paper introduces a new method for petrophysical rock classification in carbonate reservoirs that honors multiple well. View carbonate reservoir characterization research papers on academia. Martin and others published characterization of a reservoir ooid shoal complex and artificial neural networks application in lithofacies prediction.