Experimental Study on Petrophysical Properties as a Tool to Identify Pore Fluids in Tight-Rock Reservoirs

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Title: Experimental Study on Petrophysical Properties as a Tool to Identify Pore Fluids in Tight-Rock Reservoirs
Authors: Rupeng Ma, Jing Ba, José Carcione, Maxim Lebedev, Changsheng Wang
Source: Frontiers in Earth Science, Vol 9 (2021)
Publisher Information: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021.
Publication Year: 2021
Collection: LCC:Science
Subject Terms: tight rocks, experimental observation, petrophysical properties, fluid sensitivity, rock physics template, attenuation, Science
More Details: The petrophysical properties can be proper indicators to identify oil and gas reservoirs, since the pore fluids have significant effects on the wave response. We have performed ultrasonic measurements on two sets of tight siltstones and dolomites at partial saturation. P- and S-wave velocities are obtained by the pulse transmission technique, while attenuation is calculated using the centroid-frequency shift and spectral-ratio methods. The fluid sensitivities of different properties (i.e., P- and S-wave velocities, impedances and attenuation, Poisson's ratio, density, and their combinations) are quantitatively analyzed by considering the data distribution, based on the crossplot technique. The result shows that the properties (P- to S-wave velocity and attenuation ratios, Poisson's ratio, and first to second Lamé constant ratio) with high fluid-sensitivity indicators successfully distinguish gas from oil and water, unlike oil from water. Moreover, siltstones and dolomites can be identified on the basis of data distribution areas. Ultrasonic rock-physics templates of the P- to S-wave velocity ratio vs. the product of first Lamé constant with density obtained with a poroelastic model, considering the structural heterogeneity and patchy saturation, are used to predict the saturation and porosity, which are in good agreement with the experimental data at different porosity ranges.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2296-6463
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.652344/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-6463
DOI: 10.3389/feart.2021.652344
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/959516b6d78b4a44a856b738bf7487f4
Accession Number: edsdoj.959516b6d78b4a44a856b738bf7487f4
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:22966463
DOI:10.3389/feart.2021.652344
Published in:Frontiers in Earth Science
Language:English