Game Changer for Unconventional Reservoirs

Thomas Smith

GEO ExPro Magazine

... saturations; even as high as 80–90% Sw. asphaltene) compounds in addition to hydrocarbon (saturate and aromatic) compounds from the organic matter...

Subtle Seals and Fluid-flow Barriers in Carbonate Rocks

Edward B. Coalson, Steven M. Goolsby, Mark H. Franklin

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

..., the hydrocarbon-phase pressure required to allow secondary migration. Chalks, diatomites, and finely sucrosic dolomites are some rocks that can act...

Some Applications of the Combined Use of Cure Analysis and Electric Log Data

T. Kennaird

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... saturation determined from core analysis may be used in combination with electric log data to assess whether or not hydrocarbon bearing zones will produce...

Abstract: Shaly Sand Analysis as an Indicator of Hydrocarbon Production Potential in the Olmos Formation, Las Tiendas Trend, South Texas, by K. T. Barrow, G. B. Asquith, and G. L. Causey; #91014 (1992).

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Transient Linear Flow Analysis of Multi-Fractured Horizontal Wells Considering Three-Phase Flow and Pressure-Dependent Rock Properties

H. Behmanesh, H. Hamdi, C. R. Clarkson, J. M. Thompson, D. M. Anderson, A. Chin

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... transient linear flow under two-phase flow (of oil and gas) conditions. A relationship between pressure and saturation is required to correlate relative...

Characterizing Oil and Water Saturation in the Bakken Petroleum System

Peter Kaufman, Aaron Rodriguez, Alex Zumberge, Carlos Miranda, Nathaniel Piper, Jadranka Milovac, Joshua Miller

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... of primary drainage during hydrocarbon generation and migration. Dolosiltstones typically have lower MICP entry pressures, higher oil saturations...

The Applicability of Surfactant-Based EOR Technique to Enhance the Productivity in Tight Formations

Tianbo Liang, Rafael Longoria, David A. DiCarlo

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... damage the hydrocarbon flow in several ways. On one hand, water could chemically interact with the reservoir rock, particularly with clay minerals...

Issues with Gas Relative Permeability in Low-permeability Sandstones

Alan P. Byrnes

AAPG Special Volumes

... saturations greater than Sgc and less than Swc,g although minor flow may exist in these saturation regions. Issues related to operational, experimental...

AAPG/Datapages Discovery Series No. 7, Multidimensional Basin Modeling, Chapter 3: Modeling of Secondary Petroleum Migration Using Invasion Percolation Techniques

Daniel J. Carruthers

AAPG Special Volumes

... and characteristics of hydrocarbon flows. At these low flow rates, viscous forces are negligible and can effectively be ignored. From a practical standpoint...

Saturation Isnt What It Used to Be: Towards More Realistic Petroleum Fluid Saturations and Produced Fluid Compositions in Organic-Rich Unconventional Reservoirs

Andrew Pepper, Stephanie Perry, Lara Heister

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... and water should flow at Sw > 80%. Lower petroleum phase saturations and adjusted relative permeability curves may better explain URTeC 1234 URTeC 196...

Numerical RTA Extended to Complex Fracture Systems: Part 1

Mathias Lia Carlsen, Curtis Hays Whitson

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

.... Numerical RTA workflow decouples multiphase flow data (PVT, initial saturations and relative permeabilities) from well geometry and petrophysical properties...

RUTH — A Norwegian Program for R&D — A Focus on Gas Based Methods for IOR

O. S. Hustad, I. Akervoll, P. K. Munkerud, L. Hinderaker

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... for three-phase flow conditions compared to two-phase flow. Final oil saturations ranging from 3% to 8% were obtained from vertical core floods, having gas...

Petrophysical Evaluation of a Slope Fan/Basin-Floor Fan Complex: Cherry Canyon Formation, Ward County, Texas (1)

DAVID R. SPAIN

AAPG Bulletin

... pore throat size exhibit similarity in permeability/porosity ratios, irreducible water saturations, relative permeabilities, and initial flow rates...

Mercury Capillary Pressure Curves and the Intepretation of Pore Structure and Capillary Behaviour in Reservoir Rocks

N. C. Wardlaw, R. P. Taylor

CSPG Bulletin

... any initial saturation and to construct any desired pair of withdrawal and reinjection curves for intermediate saturations. Experimental determination...

A Review of Techniques for Porosity/Permeability Modeling

Clayton V. Deutsch

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... be required at some scale; within facies or for an entire reservoir zone. There are many issues related to the assignment of porosity and permeability...

A Review of Techniques for Porosity/Permeability Modeling

Clayton V. Deutsch

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... be required at some scale; within facies or for an entire reservoir zone. There are many issues related to the assignment of porosity and permeability...

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

Robin L. Dow

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... to integrate ideas which result in a better plan of development and higher ultimate hydrocarbon recovery. INTRODUCTION This paper demonstrates the flow...

Reservoir Characteristics of Low-Permeability Sandstones in the Rocky Mountains

Alan P. Byrnes

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... with less than 0.01 md permeability, "irreducible" water saturations increase dramatically. Cumulative flow and storage capacity plots indicate that very...

Petrophysics of Bimodal Porosity: Lower Cretaceous Rodessa Limestone, Running Duke Field, Houston County, Texas

G. B. Asquith, A. D. Jacka

GCAGS Transactions

...; and Pittman, 1971). Hydrocarbon-bearing reservoirs such as the Rodessa Limestone at Running Duke Field will have high calculated Archie water saturations...

Abstract: Mapping Residual Phase Saturations in Carbonate Core Material at Multiple Scales, by Mark Knackstedt, Tim Senden, and Anna Carnerup; #120034 (2012)

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Measurement of Gas-Oil Relative Permeability in Unconventional Rocks

Shreerang S. Chhatre, Amy L. Chen, Muhammed Al-Rukabi, Daniel W. Berry, Robert Longoria, Kyle B. Guice, Daniel R. Maloney

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... from 100% oil flow (fractional flow of gas fg = 0) to 100% gas flow (fg = 1). Fractional flows were chosen to preferentially span high oil saturations...

Computer Applications in a Reservoir Description Project: The Nolley Wolfcamp Unit, Andrews and Gaines Counties, Texas

Nancy Mesoloras

West Texas Geological Society

... saturations in the form of hydrocarbon-pore-foot grids can be easily run on the ISM software. The pore volume calculation method, on the other hand, allows...

How Mobile is your Total Oil Saturation? SARA Analysis Implications for Bitumen Viscosity and UV Fluorescence in Niobrara Marl and Bakken Shale, Supported by FIB-SEM Observations of Kerogen, Bitumen and Residual Oil Saturations within Niobrara Marls and Chalks, #41903 (2016).

Mark D. Sonnenfeld, Lyn Canter

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..., Supported by FIB-SEM Observations of Kerogen, Bitumen and Residual Oil Saturations within Niobrara Marls and Chalks, #41903 (2016). Mark D. Sonnenfeld...

Petrophysical Study of the Permain Tannehill Sandstone, Knox County, Texas

G. B. Asquith, M. D. Thomerson, Souvick Saha

West Texas Geological Society

... (columns 3 to 6) also indicate the Tannehill should be hydrocarbon productive. As was true of example one, effective water saturations calculated...

Petrophysical Study of the Permain Tannehill Sandstone, Knox County, Texas

G. B. Asquith, M. D. Thomerson, Souvick Saha

West Texas Geological Society

... (columns 3 to 6) also indicate the Tannehill should be hydrocarbon productive. As was true of example one, effective water saturations calculated...