scholarly journals Time-Dependant Responses of High-Definition Induction Log and Case Studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Jianhua Zhang ◽  
Zhenhua Liu
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Present Method ◽  
Water Saturation ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Invasion Process ◽  
Drilling Mud ◽  
High Definition ◽  
Initial Water ◽  
Formation Resistivity ◽  
Mud Filtrate

The process of drilling mud filtrate invading into a reservoir is time dependant. It causes dynamic invasion profiles of formation parameters such as water saturation, salinity, and formation resistivity. Thus, the responses of a high-definition induction log (HDIL) tool are time dependent. The logging time should be considered as an important parameter during logging interpretation for the purposes of determining true formation resistivity, estimating initial water saturation, and evaluating a reservoir. The time-dependent HDIL responses are helpful for log analysts to understand the invasion process physically. Field examples were illustrated for the application of present method.

scholarly journals Estimating reservoir permeability with borehole radar

Geophysics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. H51-H60
Author(s):  
Feng Zhou ◽  
Iraklis Giannakis ◽  
Antonios Giannopoulos ◽  
Klaus Holliger ◽  
Evert Slob
Keyword(s):  
Water Saturation ◽  
Time Lapse ◽  
Drilling Mud ◽  
Invasion Depth ◽  
Initial Water ◽  
Oil Drilling ◽  
Reservoir Evaluation ◽  
Reservoir Permeability ◽  
Borehole Radar ◽  
Porosity And Permeability

In oil drilling, mud filtrate penetrates into porous formations and alters the compositions and properties of the pore fluids. This disturbs the logging signals and brings errors to reservoir evaluation. Drilling and logging engineers therefore deem mud invasion as undesired and attempt to eliminate its adverse effects. However, the mud-contaminated formation carries valuable information, notably with regard to its hydraulic properties. Typically, the invasion depth critically depends on the formation porosity and permeability. Therefore, if adequately characterized, mud invasion effects could be used for reservoir evaluation. To pursue this objective, we have applied borehole radar to measure mud invasion depth considering its high radial spatial resolution compared with conventional logging tools, which then allows us to estimate the reservoir permeability based on the acquired invasion depth. We investigate the feasibility of this strategy numerically through coupled electromagnetic and fluid modeling in an oil-bearing layer drilled using freshwater-based mud. Time-lapse logging is simulated to extract the signals reflected from the invasion front, and a dual-offset downhole antenna mode enables time-to-depth conversion to determine the invasion depth. Based on drilling, coring, and logging data, a quantitative interpretation chart is established, mapping the porosity, permeability, and initial water saturation into the invasion depth. The estimated permeability is in a good agreement with the actual formation permeability. Our results therefore suggest that borehole radar has significant potential to estimate permeability through mud invasion effects.

scholarly journals INTEGRATED INITIAL WATER SATURATION MODELLING

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 95-107
Author(s):  
Falza Izza Wihdany ◽  
Dedy Irawan ◽  
Muhammad Rakha Utomo ◽  
Agung Mubaroqan Fitro
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Water Saturation ◽  
Rock Type ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Synthetic Data ◽  
Laboratory Measurement ◽  
Well Log ◽  
Initial Water ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Log Interpretation

This study presents a new approach to estimate initial water saturation. The initial water saturation is determined by integrating formation tester (RFT), drill stem test (DST), well logging, and laboratory measurement (RCAL SCAL) data. This method utilizes Brook-Correys parametrical equation to determine synthetic capillary pressure and initial water saturation as a function of depth and rock type. Rock type and permeability are distributed vertically by using well log interpretation. DST and formation tester data are used to control the initial water saturation calculation. The calculation needs to iterate Brook-Correys constant by using solver until the results are matching with all data. The precise step of this method is presented by using synthetic data (ideal reservoir characteristic). Case studies are provided for testing the proposed method. The product of this study is essential where well log data could be changed by time (production activity) and core measurement data are very limited. The results of case studies demonstrate that the method is not affected by rock mineralogy or reservoir condition. This new approach is successfully integrated and matched with field and laboratory measurement data. Moreover, the method could be applied in any reservoir.

Estimating petrophysical parameters and average mud-filtrate invasion rates using joint inversion of induction logging and pressure transient data

Geophysics ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. E21-E34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Liang ◽  
Aria Abubakar ◽  
Tarek M. Habashy
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Finite Difference ◽  
Water Saturation ◽  
Joint Inversion ◽  
Invasion Process ◽  
Invasion Rate ◽  
Pressure Transient ◽  
Induction Logging ◽  
Transient Data ◽  
Mud Filtrate

We introduce an inversion approach for determining the water-based mud-filtrate invasion profile, as well as the formation porosity and horizontal permeability, from the induction logging data. The inversion is constrained by a multiphase fluid flow simulator that simulates the mud-filtrate invasion process to obtain the spatial distributions of the water saturation and the salt concentration, which are in turn transformed into the formation resistivity using a resistivity-saturation formula. By ignoring the diffusion effect, we assume that the mud-filtrate invasion process is mainly convective so that it can be equivalently simulated by providing an average invasion rate and the duration of invasion. The average invasion rate can be directly inverted from the fluid-flow-constrained inversion of induction logging data. We also obtain the mud-filtrate invasion profile, which is consistent with the fluid flow physics. The reconstructed mud-filtrate invasion profile benefits the interpretation of the formation test. When the pressure transient data are available, this approach can be also used to jointly invert both induction logging data and pressure transient data to obtain the mud-filtrate invasion profile, as well as a parametric distribution of the TI-anisotropic formation permeability and porosity. Assuming a vertical well penetrating horizontal formations, the fluid flow problem is solved using an implicit black oil finite-difference simulator with brine tracking option based on a cylindrical, axially symmetric grid, whereas the response of the induction logging tool is simulated using a frequency-domain finite-difference solver based on a Cartesian grid. A Gauss-Newton inversion scheme using the multiplicative regularization technique is used for either the fluid-flow-constrained inversion or the joint inversion. The reliability of the inversion results depends on the accuracy of a priori knowledge of the reservoir, which needs to be confirmed via sensitivity analysis.

A Unified Parameter to Represent Reservoir Heterogeneity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nandana Ramabhadra Agastya
Keyword(s):  
Water Saturation ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Universal Method ◽  
Permeability Ratio ◽  
Initial Water ◽  
Vertical Permeability ◽  
Radar Chart ◽  
Horizontal Permeability ◽  
Water Cut ◽  
Thief Zone

Abstract We aim to find a universal method and/or parameter to quantify impact of overall heterogeneity on waterflood performance. For this purpose, we combined the Lorenz coefficient, horizontal permeability to vertical permeability ratio, and thief zone permeability to average permeability ratio, with a radar chart. The area of the radar chart serves as a single parameter to rank reservoirs according to heterogeneity, and correlates to waterflood performance. The parameters investigated are vertical and horizontal permeability. Average porosity, initial water saturation, and initial diagonal pressure ratio are kept constant. Computer based experiments are used over the course of this entire research. We conducted permeability studies that demonstrate the effects of thief zones and crossflow. After normalizing these parameters into a number between 0 and 1, we then plot them on a radar chart. A reservoir's overall degree of heterogeneity can be inferred using the radar chart area procedure discussed in this study. In general, our simulations illustrate that the larger the radar chart area, the more heterogenous the reservoir is, which in turn yields higher water cut trends and lower recovery factors. Computer simulations done during this study also show that the higher the Lorenz coefficient, the higher the probability of a thief zone to exist. Simulations done to study crossflow also show certain trends with respect to under tonguing and radar chart area.

Case studies considering the influence of the time-dependent behaviour of concrete on the serviceability limit state design of composite steel-concrete buildings

2021 ◽  
pp. 137-156
Author(s):  
Alejandro Pérez Caldentey ◽  
John Hewitt ◽  
John van Rooyen ◽  
Graziano Leoni ◽  
Gianluca Ranzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Limit State ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Commercial Building ◽  
Time Effects ◽  
Concrete Buildings ◽  
Time Dependent Behaviour ◽  
Dependent Behaviour ◽  
Composite Steel

<p>This chapter presents a number of case studies that deal with the service design of composite steel-concrete buildings associated with the time-dependent behaviour of the concrete. The particular focus of this chapter is to outline key design aspects that need to be accounted for in design and that are influenced by concrete time effects. The first case study provides an overview of the design considerations related to the time-dependent column shortening in typical multi-storey buildings by considering the layout of the Intesa Sanpaolo Headquarters in Turin as reference. The second case study focuses on a composite floor of a commercial building constructed in Australia and it provides an overview of the conceptual design used to select the steel beam framing arrangement to support the composite floor system while accounting for concrete cracking and time effects. The third case study deals with the Quay Quarter Tower that has been designed for the repurposing of an existing 50-year old building in Australia while accounting for the time-dependent interaction between the existing and the new concrete components of the building.</p>

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