Well-Log Evaluation of Vuggy Carbonate Reservoir in Middle East

Abstract:

The typical characteristics of carbonate reservoir is heterogeneous. The reservoirs were deposited in slope of marginal neritic carbonate plat form and marginal reefs in Middle East Oil Field. The vuggy carbonate reservoir pore systems include intergranular pores, mould pores, intercrystal pores, micropores and dissolution fracture. I t can be divided into separate vugs and touching vugs on the basis of vug interconnection. The goal of well-log evaluation is to describe the spatial distribution of petrophysical parameters, such as porosity and permeability. Well-log evaluation and core analyses provide quantitative measurements of petrophysical parameters in the vicinity of the well bore. The key for quantifying physics models is buildup the relationship between the log data and the core analyses result. The purpose of reservoir evaluation is to use the Interactive Mineral Solver module of Interactive Physics software to solve for mineralogy, porosity and permeability. The result of the analyses shows that calculated parameters has high coherence with core sample test. For vuggy carbonate reservoir evaluation, It shows that accurate values of physics parameters can be predicted using selected module in well-log data processing and interpretation.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 651-653)
• Pages: 1302-1305
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.651-653.1302
• Online since: September 2014
• Authors: Zong An Xue*, Yi Ping Wu
• Keywords: Middle East, Permeability, Porosity, Vuggy Carbonate Reservoir, Well-Log Evaluation

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