A multi-disciplinary workflow for characterising shale seals

Evaluation of the various rock properties of shales has become more prevalent in recent years although our understanding of these properties and the links between them is still relatively embryonic. While thick shale sequences can form sealing units above hydrocarbon traps, intra-reservoir shales ca...

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Main Authors: Dewhurst, D., Clennell, M., Burgar, I., Josh, M., Sarout, J., Delle Piane, C., Esteban, L., Pervukhina, Marina, Raven, M.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4902
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author Dewhurst, D.
Clennell, M.
Burgar, I.
Josh, M.
Sarout, J.
Delle Piane, C.
Esteban, L.
Pervukhina, Marina
Raven, M.
author_facet Dewhurst, D.
Clennell, M.
Burgar, I.
Josh, M.
Sarout, J.
Delle Piane, C.
Esteban, L.
Pervukhina, Marina
Raven, M.
author_sort Dewhurst, D.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Evaluation of the various rock properties of shales has become more prevalent in recent years although our understanding of these properties and the links between them is still relatively embryonic. While thick shale sequences can form sealing units above hydrocarbon traps, intra-reservoir shales can form baffles to flow in both petroleum and groundwater contexts. High field and low field nuclear magnetic resonance were used to evaluate wettability of shales. Preserved shales show mineral dependent variations in surface affinity for oil versus water. Hydrophilic shales have a higher cation exchange capacity (e.g. shales rich in illitic and/or smectite), whereas kaolinitic mudrocks are potentially hydrophobic and can be wetted preferentially by oil, sometimes retaining oil on the mineral surfaces after further exposure to brines. Porosity and cation exchange capacity correlate well with strength properties and dielectric constant measurements on intact shales and pastes made from powdered shales show strong relationships between high frequency electrical properties, mineralogy, cation exchange capacity and mechanical strength. Calibrating wireline logs with laboratory measurements and the development of physics-based models allows the prediction of rock properties and extrapolation to the borehole scale.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-49022017-09-13T14:46:23Z A multi-disciplinary workflow for characterising shale seals Dewhurst, D. Clennell, M. Burgar, I. Josh, M. Sarout, J. Delle Piane, C. Esteban, L. Pervukhina, Marina Raven, M. Evaluation of the various rock properties of shales has become more prevalent in recent years although our understanding of these properties and the links between them is still relatively embryonic. While thick shale sequences can form sealing units above hydrocarbon traps, intra-reservoir shales can form baffles to flow in both petroleum and groundwater contexts. High field and low field nuclear magnetic resonance were used to evaluate wettability of shales. Preserved shales show mineral dependent variations in surface affinity for oil versus water. Hydrophilic shales have a higher cation exchange capacity (e.g. shales rich in illitic and/or smectite), whereas kaolinitic mudrocks are potentially hydrophobic and can be wetted preferentially by oil, sometimes retaining oil on the mineral surfaces after further exposure to brines. Porosity and cation exchange capacity correlate well with strength properties and dielectric constant measurements on intact shales and pastes made from powdered shales show strong relationships between high frequency electrical properties, mineralogy, cation exchange capacity and mechanical strength. Calibrating wireline logs with laboratory measurements and the development of physics-based models allows the prediction of rock properties and extrapolation to the borehole scale. 2012 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4902 10.3997/2214-4609.20143028 European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE restricted
spellingShingle Dewhurst, D.
Clennell, M.
Burgar, I.
Josh, M.
Sarout, J.
Delle Piane, C.
Esteban, L.
Pervukhina, Marina
Raven, M.
A multi-disciplinary workflow for characterising shale seals
title A multi-disciplinary workflow for characterising shale seals
title_full A multi-disciplinary workflow for characterising shale seals
title_fullStr A multi-disciplinary workflow for characterising shale seals
title_full_unstemmed A multi-disciplinary workflow for characterising shale seals
title_short A multi-disciplinary workflow for characterising shale seals
title_sort multi-disciplinary workflow for characterising shale seals
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4902