Permeability, Capillary Pressure, and Relative Permeability Properties In Low-Permeability Reservoirs and the Influence of Thin, High-Permeability Beds On Production

Alan P. Byrnes

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... more difficult to define as kik decreases because Pc curves are still in transition zone despite high gas-column heights. Curves shown for higher...

Application of principal component analysis on chemical data for reservoir correlation: A case study from Cretaceous carbonate sedimentary rocks, Saudi Arabia

Nikolaos A. Michael, and Neil W. Craigie

AAPG Bulletin

... knowledge of chemostratigraphy. By using only a few PC curves, as opposed to element or ratio profiles, it is easier for nonexperts to identify...

The Formation and Behavior of "Vapor Lock" Pressure Seals and Associated Hydrocarbon Accumulations in Geologically Young Basins

W.M. Benzing , G.M. Shook , S.D. Leroy

GCAGS Transactions

... and multiple-sand saturation profiles. End_Page 38------------------------- Figure 14. Pressure-depth profile for multiple-sand scenario, showing...

Petrophysics in Gas Shales

Eric Eslinger, Robert V. Everett

AAPG Special Volumes

... logs followed by a forward modeling procedure that results in the calculation of profiles for porosity, water saturation (Sw), and permeability...

Petrophysical Data Integration Increases Reserves in Low Contrast Pay

Mark Deakin, Wan Manan

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... by removal of the extraneous low Pc data which represents the near FWL reservoir heights. The near Pc=0 inflexion in Pc curves degrades the fit...

Abstract: Transition Zone Reservoir Box Modelling; #91213 (2025)

Mahmood Al Hinai, Raja Al Lawati, Sultan Al Bahri, Fatma Al Zaabi, Faiza Al Jadidi, Rayah Al Hattali

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... rock facies. Initialization of the model focused on replicating the necessary actual data into the model such as rock facies, porosity, Pc curves...

The Sand-Silt-Clay (SSC) Model: An Advanced Petrophysical Analysis and the Essential Applications to Lithology Computation, Permeability Estimation and Saturation Modeling, #42489 (2020).

Yudiyoko Ega Sugiharto, Gamal Ragab Gaafar

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... values, derived from the generic capillary pressure curves, were found to be in agreement with those computed using saturation height function based...

Gas Transport and Sorption Processes in Coals and Shales: New Insights and Concepts from Laboratory Experiments; #110127 (2010)

Bernhard M. Krooss, Alexandra Amann, Yves Gensterblum, Fengshuang Han, Ralf Littke, Philipp Weniger

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.../saturation  kabs(water) Pconf. (b) Two-phase system: • “gas breakthrough”  pc(entry, breakthrough)  pc(snap-off)  keff(gas) f(p)  Deff 19...

Estimating Pore Throat Size in Sandstones from Routine Core-Analysis Data; Edward D. Pittman; Search and Discovery Article #40009 (2001)

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Three Rock-Typing Methods and Implementation as Part of the Reservoir Characterization and Uncertainty Assessment: An Example from the Arab Formation (Upper Jurassic), Onshore Field United Arab Emirates; #51650 (2020)

Jose Gregorio Rodriguez Gonzalez, Wala Sahel Abdulla Mohammed Bin Ishaq, Moza Ahmed Al Teneiji

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... classes according to the families of SW-height curves and pore throat distributions. If they are transformed into J-functions, a derivation of PC-Types...

Case History Study of Seismic-Driven 3-D MEM Calibrated with 1-D MEMs and Petrophysics in Arkoma Basin, Oklahoma

Vivek Swami, Julio Tavares, Vishnu Pandey, Tatyana Nekrasova, Dan Cook, Jose Moncayo, David Yale

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... and water saturation were used to apply the Biot-Gassman fluid substitution model. Figure 8 Well 6 logs showing curves for Vp, Vs (slow and fast) and Vp...

Minimum Saturations and Buoyancy in Secondary Migration

L. M. Hirsch, A. H. Thompson

AAPG Bulletin

...-saturation curves (Katz and Thompson, 1987). The mercury invasion is done using standard techniques (van Brakel et al., 1981; Katz and Thompson, 1987...

Petrophysical Analysis, Permeability Prediction and Rock Type Determination of Carbonate Reservoir: Case Study of Semoga Field, South Sumatra, Indonesia

Erick Prim Putra, M. Rifki Akbar. Marja Dinata

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... initial water saturation. In addition, Pc profile and measurement concept from each rock type should be specific and consistent with relative...

Carbonate rock characterization and modeling: Capillary pressure and permeability in multimodal rocksA look beyond sample specific heterogeneity

Iulian N. Hulea, Chris A. Nicholls

AAPG Bulletin

.... The capillary pressure (Pc) data (A) show a commonality in shape but quite a wide spread in pore entry height (observed at high water saturation [Sw]). (B...

Petrophysics of the Lance and Upper Mesaverde Reservoirs at Pinedale Field, Sublette County, Wyoming, USA

Suzanne G. Cluff, Robert M. Cluff, Daniel G. Hallau, Ryan J. Sharma

AAPG Special Volumes

... capillary pressure (HgPc) curves are commonly used to characterize saturation behavior of rocks in terms of an equivalent hydrocarbon entry pressure...

Determination of Residual Gas Saturation and Relative Permeability in the Modeling of the Abadi Gas Field

Masahiko Nomura

Indonesian Petroleum Association

...Determination of Residual Gas Saturation and Relative Permeability in the Modeling of the Abadi Gas Field Masahiko Nomura IPA12-E-048 PROCEEDINGS...

Experimental Evaluation of Relative Permeability in Tight Oil Systems: Examples from North American Tight Oil Plays

A. Ghanizadeh, C. Song, C.R. Clarkson, A. Younis

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... wherein data from various core tests are integrated to enable estimation of fluid saturation/relative permeability curves for unconventional reservoirs...

Subtle, Bypass Carbonate Pay

Dan Hartman

West Texas Geological Society

... pressure (Pc) curves (Pickett 1973). Figure 6. Sw Depth plot of Mississippian data set. Expanded Interpretation-Results. Core description and testing...

From Laboratory to Field: Simulation of a Surfactant Huff-n-Puff Pilot in the Eagle Ford

Jingjing Zhang, Isaiah Ataceri, Eduardo Gildin, David Schechter, Hadi Nasrabadi

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... in residual oil saturation was also observed for water-wet curves. Concerning the capillary pressure profiles, the water-wet curve remained positive throughout...

Manipulation of the Integrated Data Base: A Case Study of the East Anschutz Ranch

Robin L. Dow

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... and IS currently under development. A vast amount of data has been collected on the field, most of which is d~gitallyrecorded. Data such as seismic profiles...

Relative Permeability in a Shale Formation in Colombia Using Digital Rock Physics

Maria T. Cantisano, Dora P. Restrepo, Sandra Cespedes, Jonas Toelke, Avrami Grader, Michael Suhrer, Joel Walls

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... flowing until a quasi-stationary state is reached. By computing the saturation and pressure profiles from the field solution we can construct relative...

Investigation of the Dynamic Capillary Pressure During Displacement Process in Fractured Tight Sandstone Reservoirs

Ying Li, Feihang Liu, Haitao Li, Shengnan Chen, Jie Zeng, Jianfeng Zhang, Xiangqing Meng, Shikai Jiang

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...-saturation imbibition curves The measured capillary pressure (i.e. Pc= Pw-Po) curves during both the dynamic and steady displacement experiments...

Abstract: A Method of Integrating Capillary Pressure and Relative Permeability Data into a Fullfield Numerical Simulation of Main Body "B" Reservoir, Elk Hills Field, California, by T. Hampton and S. Singh; #90911 (2000)

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Abstract: Regional Petrophysical Properties of Mesaverde Low-permeability Sandstones, by Byrnes, Alan P., John C. Webb, and Robert M. Cluff; #90071 (2007)

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Flow unit modeling and fine-scale predicted permeability validation in Atokan sandstones: Norcan East field, Kansas

Saibal Bhattacharya, Alan P. Byrnes, W. Lynn Watney, John H. Doveton

AAPG Bulletin

... log-measured properties (e.g., irreducible water saturation), (3) multivariate prediction of permeability from various log response curves, or (4...