Petroleum system and formation evaluation of the Whicher Range tight gas sands

The Whicher Range tight gas sand field is located 280 km south of Perth in the Bunbury trough of the South Perth Basin. Gas in place estimates range up to 5 tcf and a gross gas column height of about 650m is identified for this field. However gas flow test rates have been below expectations, typical...

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Main Authors: Rezaee, Reza, Saeedi, Ali, Clennell, B.
Format: Report
Published: Geological Survey of Western Australia 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30815
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Saeedi, Ali
Clennell, B.
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description The Whicher Range tight gas sand field is located 280 km south of Perth in the Bunbury trough of the South Perth Basin. Gas in place estimates range up to 5 tcf and a gross gas column height of about 650m is identified for this field. However gas flow test rates have been below expectations, typically about 1 MMcfd. The main reservoir interval is the Permian Willespie Formation which occurs at a depth range of ~3800m to ~4600m. The reservoir comprises fine to coarse grained sandstones (subarkose) interbedded with siltstone, shale and coal seams. In general reservoir quality is poor, with averages of total porosity and effective porosity being 9.7% and 2% respectively. Permeability is very variable, highly stress dependent, and very low, rarely exceeding 0.3 mD under overburden conditions. Attempts to improve gas flow to a viable rate (~4 MMcfd per well) through the application of different stimulation methods, including hydraulic fracturing, acidization and underbalanced drilling, were unsuccessful. Numerous investigations have been performed previously in an endeavor to identify the controls to these poor results. This study reviewed the previous investigations and conducted new core and log measurements to re-evaluate the Willespie Formation in terms of reservoir quality and petroleum systems analyses.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-308152017-03-08T13:12:55Z Petroleum system and formation evaluation of the Whicher Range tight gas sands Rezaee, Reza Saeedi, Ali Clennell, B. Perth Basin tight gas sand Whicher Range field The Whicher Range tight gas sand field is located 280 km south of Perth in the Bunbury trough of the South Perth Basin. Gas in place estimates range up to 5 tcf and a gross gas column height of about 650m is identified for this field. However gas flow test rates have been below expectations, typically about 1 MMcfd. The main reservoir interval is the Permian Willespie Formation which occurs at a depth range of ~3800m to ~4600m. The reservoir comprises fine to coarse grained sandstones (subarkose) interbedded with siltstone, shale and coal seams. In general reservoir quality is poor, with averages of total porosity and effective porosity being 9.7% and 2% respectively. Permeability is very variable, highly stress dependent, and very low, rarely exceeding 0.3 mD under overburden conditions. Attempts to improve gas flow to a viable rate (~4 MMcfd per well) through the application of different stimulation methods, including hydraulic fracturing, acidization and underbalanced drilling, were unsuccessful. Numerous investigations have been performed previously in an endeavor to identify the controls to these poor results. This study reviewed the previous investigations and conducted new core and log measurements to re-evaluate the Willespie Formation in terms of reservoir quality and petroleum systems analyses. 2012 Report http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30815 Geological Survey of Western Australia restricted
spellingShingle Perth Basin
tight gas sand
Whicher Range field
Rezaee, Reza
Saeedi, Ali
Clennell, B.
Petroleum system and formation evaluation of the Whicher Range tight gas sands
title Petroleum system and formation evaluation of the Whicher Range tight gas sands
title_full Petroleum system and formation evaluation of the Whicher Range tight gas sands
title_fullStr Petroleum system and formation evaluation of the Whicher Range tight gas sands
title_full_unstemmed Petroleum system and formation evaluation of the Whicher Range tight gas sands
title_short Petroleum system and formation evaluation of the Whicher Range tight gas sands
title_sort petroleum system and formation evaluation of the whicher range tight gas sands
topic Perth Basin
tight gas sand
Whicher Range field
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30815