Alkaline Surfactant Flooding for Tight Carbonate Reservoirs

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kshitij Mohan
Keyword(s):  
Carbonate Reservoirs ◽  
Surfactant Flooding ◽  
Tight Carbonate

Using Logging and Seismic Data to Identify Boundaries Between Different OWC Units in a Deepwater Carbonate Reservoirs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kangxu Ren ◽  
Junfeng Zhao ◽  
Jian Zhao ◽  
Xilong Sun
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Data ◽  
Carbonate Rocks ◽  
Carbonate Reservoir ◽  
Carbonate Reservoirs ◽  
Sedimentary Process ◽  
Core Samples ◽  
Tight Carbonate ◽  
Porosity And Permeability ◽  
Seismic Sections ◽  
Parameters Inversion

Abstract At least three very different oil-water contacts (OWC) encountered in the deepwater, huge anticline, pre-salt carbonate reservoirs of X oilfield, Santos Basin, Brazil. The boundaries identification between different OWC units was very important to help calculating the reserves in place, which was the core factor for the development campaign. Based on analysis of wells pressure interference testing data, and interpretation of tight intervals in boreholes, predicating the pre-salt distribution of igneous rocks, intrusion baked aureoles, the silicification and the high GR carbonate rocks, the viewpoint of boundaries developed between different OWC sub-units in the lower parts of this complex carbonate reservoirs had been better understood. Core samples, logging curves, including conventional logging and other special types such as NMR, UBI and ECS, as well as the multi-parameters inversion seismic data, were adopted to confirm the tight intervals in boreholes and to predicate the possible divided boundaries between wells. In the X oilfield, hundreds of meters pre-salt carbonate reservoir had been confirmed to be laterally connected, i.e., the connected intervals including almost the whole Barra Velha Formation and/or the main parts of the Itapema Formation. However, in the middle and/or the lower sections of pre-salt target layers, the situation changed because there developed many complicated tight bodies, which were formed by intrusive diabase dykes and/or sills and the tight carbonate rocks. Many pre-salt inner-layers diabases in X oilfield had very low porosity and permeability. The tight carbonate rocks mostly developed either during early sedimentary process or by latter intrusion metamorphism and/or silicification. Tight bodies were firstly identified in drilled wells with the help of core samples and logging curves. Then, the continuous boundary were discerned on inversion seismic sections marked by wells. This paper showed the idea of coupling the different OWC units in a deepwater pre-salt carbonate play with complicated tight bodies. With the marking of wells, spatial distributions of tight layers were successfully discerned and predicated on inversion seismic sections.

scholarly journals Study on Heterogeneity of Pore Throats at Different Scales and Its Influence on Seepage Capacity in Different Types of Tight Carbonate Reservoirs

Geofluids ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Chunyan Qi ◽  
Yun Liu ◽  
Fengjuan Dong ◽  
Xixiang Liu ◽  
Xing Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fractal Theory ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Carbonate Reservoirs ◽  
Pore Throat ◽  
Gas Reservoir ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Tight Carbonate ◽  
Efficient Exploration

The carbonate reservoirs in the middle Sichuan area have undergone complicated tectonics, resulting in various types of reservoir space, large secondary changes, and multiple complexities. Taking the tight carbonate gas reservoir of the Deng-4 member in this area as an example, based on casting thin sections, scanning electron microscopy, and high-pressure mercury injection experiments, the reservoir space and microstructural characteristics of the micropore throats were studied, and the influence of the microscale heterogeneity in different types of reservoirs on the seepage capacity was analyzed by applying fractal theory. The results showed that the reservoir space in the tight carbonate rock of the Deng-4 member in the study area could be divided into 3 types: pore-hole-fracture, pore-hole, and pore types. The distribution characteristics of the pore throat diameter were multimode wide type, double-mode high and low asymmetrical type, and single-mode concentrated type. The fractal dimension and seepage capability of the pore throat increased successively in sizes from less than 0.1 μm to 0.1~1.0 μm and greater than 1.0 μm. On the one hand, the development of karst caves and fractures controlled the percolation ability of tight carbonate reservoirs; on the other hand, it enhanced the heterogeneity of the micropore throat structure. However, the development degree of dissolved pores and microfractures has a weak contribution to the connectivity and seepage capacity of the reservoir space. Acidification, fracturing, and other measures can be adopted to enhance the connectivity between pores to improve the productivity of the gas reservoir. This study provides a scientific basis for the efficient exploration and development of tight carbonate reservoirs.

A New Approach Optimizing Mature Waterfloods with Electrokinetics- Assisted Surfactant Flooding in Abu Dhabi Carbonate Reservoirs

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nada Abou Sayed ◽  
Reena Shrestha ◽  
Hemanta Kumar Sarma ◽  
Nabeela Al Kindy ◽  
Muhammad Haroun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbonate Reservoirs ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Surfactant Flooding ◽  
New Approach
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