Reservoir characterization for sweet spot detection using color transformation overlay scheme

Reservoir characterization carried out for the quantitative representation of a reservoir leads to effectively managing the hydrocarbon reservoir. There have been few attempts made to characterize the reservoir and assess the potential of a reservoir for the sweet spots using seismic, geomechanical,...

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Main Authors: Ismail, A., Raza, A., Gholami, Raoof, Rezaee, Reza
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89557
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author Ismail, A.
Raza, A.
Gholami, Raoof
Rezaee, Reza
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Raza, A.
Gholami, Raoof
Rezaee, Reza
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description Reservoir characterization carried out for the quantitative representation of a reservoir leads to effectively managing the hydrocarbon reservoir. There have been few attempts made to characterize the reservoir and assess the potential of a reservoir for the sweet spots using seismic, geomechanical, and petrophysical characteristics where a combination of seismic and petrophysical characters is often ignored given the complexity of such integration. To the best of our knowledge, none of the studies have provided overall reservoir characterization workflows using the combination of petrophysical and geomechanical attributes for sweet spot detection. This study aims to adopt a new color transformation overlay scheme to assess the potential of reservoirs by identifying the sweet spots that can guide to propose a location for a new well. The core scale measurements and well log interpretation were used to determine the petrophysical and geomechanical properties of a highly complex sandstone reservoir which were used as the input to build a 3D reservoir model. The results obtained indicated that predicting the distribution of sweet spots is an effective scheme for well-planning and field development in the region. Four sweet spots are identified in the studied reservoir based on the color transformation overlay approach which has heterogeneous continuity behavior in vertical and horizontal directions. The identification of sweet spots based on top view is not enough for the complete understanding of spreading in all directions. Cross-sectional analysis of the color transformation overlay model revealed that there is a sweet spot near Well-E in west which has ideal reservoir potential and place to consider another proposed well.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-895572023-01-12T07:37:03Z Reservoir characterization for sweet spot detection using color transformation overlay scheme Ismail, A. Raza, A. Gholami, Raoof Rezaee, Reza Science & Technology Technology Physical Sciences Energy & Fuels Engineering, Petroleum Geosciences, Multidisciplinary Engineering Geology Reservoir characterization Sweet spots Petrophysics Geomechanical modeling Sandstone Color transform SAWAN GAS-FIELD INDUS BASIN WELL-LOGS PERMEABILITY INTERVALS SHALE SANDS ROCK Reservoir characterization carried out for the quantitative representation of a reservoir leads to effectively managing the hydrocarbon reservoir. There have been few attempts made to characterize the reservoir and assess the potential of a reservoir for the sweet spots using seismic, geomechanical, and petrophysical characteristics where a combination of seismic and petrophysical characters is often ignored given the complexity of such integration. To the best of our knowledge, none of the studies have provided overall reservoir characterization workflows using the combination of petrophysical and geomechanical attributes for sweet spot detection. This study aims to adopt a new color transformation overlay scheme to assess the potential of reservoirs by identifying the sweet spots that can guide to propose a location for a new well. The core scale measurements and well log interpretation were used to determine the petrophysical and geomechanical properties of a highly complex sandstone reservoir which were used as the input to build a 3D reservoir model. The results obtained indicated that predicting the distribution of sweet spots is an effective scheme for well-planning and field development in the region. Four sweet spots are identified in the studied reservoir based on the color transformation overlay approach which has heterogeneous continuity behavior in vertical and horizontal directions. The identification of sweet spots based on top view is not enough for the complete understanding of spreading in all directions. Cross-sectional analysis of the color transformation overlay model revealed that there is a sweet spot near Well-E in west which has ideal reservoir potential and place to consider another proposed well. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89557 10.1007/s13202-020-00913-5 English http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SPRINGER HEIDELBERG fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Technology
Physical Sciences
Energy & Fuels
Engineering, Petroleum
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Engineering
Geology
Reservoir characterization
Sweet spots
Petrophysics
Geomechanical modeling
Sandstone
Color transform
SAWAN GAS-FIELD
INDUS BASIN
WELL-LOGS
PERMEABILITY
INTERVALS
SHALE
SANDS
ROCK
Ismail, A.
Raza, A.
Gholami, Raoof
Rezaee, Reza
Reservoir characterization for sweet spot detection using color transformation overlay scheme
title Reservoir characterization for sweet spot detection using color transformation overlay scheme
title_full Reservoir characterization for sweet spot detection using color transformation overlay scheme
title_fullStr Reservoir characterization for sweet spot detection using color transformation overlay scheme
title_full_unstemmed Reservoir characterization for sweet spot detection using color transformation overlay scheme
title_short Reservoir characterization for sweet spot detection using color transformation overlay scheme
title_sort reservoir characterization for sweet spot detection using color transformation overlay scheme
topic Science & Technology
Technology
Physical Sciences
Energy & Fuels
Engineering, Petroleum
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Engineering
Geology
Reservoir characterization
Sweet spots
Petrophysics
Geomechanical modeling
Sandstone
Color transform
SAWAN GAS-FIELD
INDUS BASIN
WELL-LOGS
PERMEABILITY
INTERVALS
SHALE
SANDS
ROCK
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89557