Investigating the electric properties of a siliciclastic reservoir based on rock-physics modeling and laboratory experiments
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This thesis is submitted for the Philosophy Doctor degree in Petroleum Geophysics at the Section of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics (PEGG), Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo. This study has been financially supported by the Research Council of Norway (NFR) and StatoilHydro within the framework of PETROMAKS (Programme for the Optimal Management of Petroleum Resources) through the project ‘Honoring the complexity of the petroleum reservoir- a new modeling tool for sea bed logging’. One of the main goals of the project has been to extend Controlled-Source EM (CSEM) forward modeling by including a proper electric rock-physics description of a hydrocarbon reservoir. An extensive conductivity model of reservoir rocks based on Differential Effective Medium (DEM) theory has been developed. It was integrated with both 1.5D and 2.5D CSEM forward modeling tools and the potential of this combined method to describe possible production effects of the CSEM response was demonstrated. A parallel work has been to modify a triaxial cell so that it can carry out simultaneous resistivity and acoustic measurements at reservoir conditions. A variety of such tests employing core samples have been carried out to calibrate rock-physics models and to gain basic understanding of the electric and elastic properties of reservoir rocks. The outcomes of this study are briefly presented in an introduction giving the background, main objectives and contributions made followed by three scientific papers (two published and one submitted) and four proceeding papers. The first paper focuses on the development of the DEM model and the second and third papers discuss the modification of the triaxial cell and the corresponding simultaneous resistivity and acoustic measurements on core samples. The first three proceeding papers discuss implementations of various rock-physics models within CSEM forward modeling tools and show the influence of rock properties on the CSEM response. The last proceeding paper compares the efficiency of different antenna types and orientations for detecting hydrocarbon layers employing CSEM.List of papers
Paper 1 Modeling production caused changes in conductivity for a siliciclastic reservoir: a differential effective medium approach By Gelius, L.-J and Wang, Z. Geophysical Prospecting, 2008, 56, 677-691. The paper is not available in DUO. The published version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2478.2008.00720.x |
Paper 2 Simultaneous core sample measurements of elastic properties and resistivity at reservoir conditions employing a modified triaxial cell – a feasibility study By Wang, Z., Gelius, L.-J. and Kong, F.N. Geophysical Prospecting, 2009, 57, 1009-1026. The paper is not available in DUO. The published version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2478.2009.00792.x |
Paper 3 Electric and elastic properties of rock samples – a unified measurement approach By Wang, Z. and Gelius, L.-J. Petroleum Geoscience, 2009 (Submitted) The paper is not available in DUO. |
PIERS extended abstract (1): Modeling of Seabed Logging Data for a Sand-shale Reservoir By Wang, Z. and Gelius, L.-J. Progress in Electromagnetic Research Online, 2007 Vol. 3, No. 2, 236-240. https://doi.org/10.2529/PIERS060907053724 |
EAGE extended abstract: Influence of Temperature on the Seabed Logging Response of a Sand-shale Reservoir By Wang, Z., Gelius, L.-J. and Kong, F.N. 69th EAGE Conference, London, 2007 Extended Abstract D044. |
SEG extended abstract: A sensitivity analysis of the sea bed logging technique with respect to reservoir heterogeneities By Wang, Z., Gelius, L.-J. and Kong, F.N. SEG Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, 2008, 711-715. SEG Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, 2008, 711-715. https://doi.org/10.1190/1.3063747 |
PIERS extended abstract (2): Comparison of Antenna Types and Orientations for Detecting Hydrocarbon Layers in Seabed Logging By Johnstad, S.E., Westerdahl, H. Kong, F.N. and Wang, Z. Progress in Electromagnetic Research Online, 2007,Vol. 3, No. 1, 52-55. https://doi.org/10.2529/PIERS060905055727 |