Preface ...................................................... xiii
About the Authors .............................................. xv
Acknowledgment ............................................... xvii
Units ......................................................... xix
1 Introduction to Mineralogy
Mineral Constituents of Rocks—A Review ....................... 2
Igneous Rocks ................................................ 7
Metamorphic Rocks ............................................ 9
Sedimentary Rocks ............................................ 9
Siltstones (Mudrocks) ..................................... 11
Sandstones ................................................ 11
Carbonates ................................................ 13
Evaporites ................................................ 13
Properties of Sedimentary Particles ......................... 14
Development and Use of Petrophysics ......................... 19
Objectives and Organization ................................. 21
Problems .................................................... 23
Glossary .................................................... 23
2 Introduction to Petroleum Geology
Review of Composition of the Globe .......................... 27
Plate Tectonics ............................................. 30
Geologic Time ............................................... 31
Sedimentary Geology ......................................... 35
Basins .................................................... 35
Divergent Continental Margins ............................. 36
Convergent Continental Margins ............................ 36
Transform Continental Margins ............................. 37
Transgressive-Regressive Cycles ........................... 37
Accumulation of Sediments ................................. 38
Hydrocarbon Traps ........................................... 41
Origin of Petroleum ......................................... 44
Transformation of Organics into Kerogen ................... 44
Transformation of Kerogen into Oil and Gas ................ 45
Migration and Accumulation of Petroleum ..................... 47
Primary Migration ......................................... 47
Secondary Migration ....................................... 48
Properties of Subsurface Fluids ............................. 51
Hydrostatic Pressure Gradient ............................. 51
Lithostatic Pressure Gradient ............................. 51
Geothermal Gradient ....................................... 52
Oilfield Waters ........................................... 55
Petroleum ................................................... 62
Petroleum Chemistry ......................................... 68
Problems .................................................... 79
3 Porosity and Permeability
Porosity .................................................... 86
Factors Governing the Magnitude of Porosity ................. 86
Engineering Classification of Porosity ...................... 89
Geological Classification of Porosity ....................... 89
Primary Porosity .......................................... 90
Secondary Porosity ........................................ 90
Visual Description of Porosity in Carbonate Rocks ........... 91
Fluid Saturation ............................................ 93
Quantitative Use of Porosity ................................ 95
Permeability ................................................ 97
Classification of Permeability ............................. 101
Factors Affecting the Magnitude of Permeability ............ 101
Permeability-Porosity Relationships ........................ 104
Kozeny Correlation ......................................... 107
Concept of Flow Units ...................................... 111
Mathematical Theory of Flow Units .......................... 113
Specific Surface Area ...................................... 115
Flow Unit Characterization Factors ......................... 119
Flow Units Functions ....................................... 132
Reservoir Zonation Using Normalized RQI .................... 140
Effect of Packing on Permeability .......................... 140
Effect of Water Saturation on Permeability ................. 142
Permeability from NMR and GR Logs ........................ 144
Permeability from GR Logs .................................. 146
Permeability-Porosity Relationships in Carbonate Rocks ..... 148
Estimating Permeability in Carbonate Rocks ............... 151
Directional Permeability ................................... 159
Anisotropy ............................................... 159
Relationship between кH and kV ........................... 162
Reservoir Heterogeneity .................................... 172
Microscopic Heterogeneity ................................ 172
Macroscopic Heterogeneity ................................ 172
Mesoscopic Heterogeneity ................................. 172
Megascopic Heterogeneity ................................. 173
Gigascopic Heterogeneity ................................. 174
Distribution of Rock Properties ............................ 174
Permeability and Porosity Distributions .................... 175
Lorenz Coefficient LK .................................... 175
Dykstra-Parsons Coefficient VK ........................... 176
Averaging Techniques ..................................... 180
Effective Permeability from Core Data .................... 184
Average Porosity and Saturation .......................... 188
Permeability from Well Test Data ........................... 196
Statistical Zonation Technique ............................. 201
Problems ................................................... 206
4 Formation Resistivity and Water Saturation
Formation Resistivity Factor ............................... 221
Resistivity Measurement .................................... 222
Determination of Formation Water Resistivity ............... 224
Chemical Analysis ........................................ 224
Resistivity-Concentration Equations ...................... 229
Spontaneous Potential Curve ................................ 234
Shale-Properties Method .................................. 235
Correlation Between FR and Porosity ........................ 236
Correlations Between FR and Tortuosity ..................... 237
Correlations Between FR and Cementation .................... 239
Theoretical Formula for FR ................................. 242
Correlation Between FR and Water Saturation ................ 247
Correlation Between FR and Permeability .................... 256
Resistivity of Shaly (Clayey) Reservoir Rocks .............. 259
Water Saturation in Shaly (Clayey) Reservoir Rocks ......... 260
Approximate Shale Relationship ............................. 266
Generalized Shale Relationship ............................. 266
Flow Units for Shaly Sandstones ............................ 269
Lab-Derived Evaluation of Shaly (Clayey) Reservoir Rocks ... 273
Log-Derived Evaluation of Shaly (Clayey) Reservoir Rocks ... 300
Formation Evaluation ....................................... 301
Core Analysis .............................................. 301
Well Log Analysis .......................................... 303
Water Saturation ......................................... 304
Porosity ................................................. 306
Core Interpretation of Data .............................. 310
Interpretation of Well Log Data .......................... 316
Problems ................................................... 318
5 Capillary Pressure
Introduction ............................................... 327
Derivation of the Capillary Pressure Equation .............. 327
Capillary Rise ............................................. 331
Capillary Pressure J-Function .............................. 333
Semipermeable Disk Measurement of Capillary Pressure ....... 336
Measurement of Capillary Pressure by Mercury Injection ..... 337
Centrifuge Measurement of Capillary Pressure ............... 343
Laboratory Procedure ..................................... 343
Calculation of Centrifuge Capillary Pressure Data ........ 346
Limiting Centrifuge Speed ................................ 347
Approximate Calculation of the Inlet Saturation ............ 349
Theoretically Exact Calculation of the Inlet Saturation .... 351
Pore Size Distribution ..................................... 355
Vertical Saturation Profile in a Reservoir ................. 358
Capillary Number ........................................... 364
Problems ................................................... 366
6 Wettability
Interfacial Tension ........................................ 372
Contact Angle .............................................. 373
Sessile Drop Measurement of Contact Angles ................. 375
Wilhelmy Plate Measurement of Contact Angles ............... 376
Surface Chemical Properties ................................ 377
Evaluation of Wettability .................................. 380
Amott Wettability Index .................................. 381
USBM Wettability Index ................................... 382
Combined Amott-USBM Wettability Test ..................... 384
Spontaneous Imbibition Wettability Test .................... 386
Fluid Displacement Energy .................................. 387
Water-Oil-Rock Interfacial Activity ........................ 390
Effect of Wettability on Oil Recovery ...................... 392
Effect of Brine Salinity on Oil Recovery ................. 396
Alteration of Wettability .................................. 397
Treatment of the Rock ...................................... 397
Addition of Fluid-Soluble Compounds to Water and Oil ..... 398
Aging the Oil-Brine-Rock System ............................ 401
Effects of Temperature and Pressure ........................ 402
Restoration of Original Wettability ...................... 404
Effect of Wettability on Electrical Properties ............. 404
Problems ................................................... 410
7 Applications of Darcy's Law
Darcy's Law ................................................ 420
Linear Flow of Incompressible Fluids ....................... 421
Linear Flow of Gas ......................................... 423
Darcy's and Poiseuille's Laws .............................. 427
Linear Flow Through Fractures and Channels ................. 428
Flow Through Fractures ..................................... 429
Flow Through Solution Channels ............................. 433
Radial Flow Systems ........................................ 436
Steady-State Flow .......................................... 437
Pseudosteady-State Flow .................................... 439
Skin Zone ................................................ 442
Dimensionless Pressure ................................... 444
Radial Laminar Flow of Gas ................................. 447
Turbulent Flow of Gas ...................................... 452
Linear Turbulent Flow ...................................... 452
Friction Factor of Porous Rocks ............................ 458
Turbulent Radial Flow ...................................... 464
Multiple-Permeability Rocks ................................ 467
Layered Reservoirs with Crossflow .......................... 467
Layered Reservoirs without Crossflow ....................... 468
Composite Reservoirs ....................................... 472
Linear Flow Systems ...................................... 472
Radial Flow Systems ...................................... 474
Problems ................................................... 476
8 Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
Introduction ............................................... 485
Origin of Permeability in Carbonate Rocks .................. 486
Geological Classifications of Natural Fractures ............ 487
Engineering Classification of Naturally Fractured
Reservoirs ................................................. 490
Indicators of Natural Fractures ............................ 492
Visual Identification of Fractures ......................... 496
Petrophysical Properties of Naturally Fractured Rocks ...... 499
Fracture Porosity Determination ............................ 499
Cementation Factor for Carbonates .......................... 503
Porosity Partitioning Coefficient .......................... 507
Fracture Intensity Index ................................... 514
Permeability—Porosity Relationships in Double Porosity
Systems .................................................... 518
Porosity and Permeability Relationships in Type 1
Naturally Fractured Reservoirs ............................. 521
Fractures Porosity and Aperture from Cores ................. 522
Specific Area of Fractures ................................. 527
Effect of Fracture Shape ................................... 528
Hydraulic Radius of Fractures .............................. 529
Type 2 Naturally Fractured Reservoirs ...................... 531
Fluid Flow Modeling in Fractures ........................... 533
Fracture Area .............................................. 533
Fracture Storage Capacity .................................. 533
Fracture Conductivity ...................................... 534
Characterizing Natural Fractures from Well-Test Data ....... 535
Fracture Porosity from Pressure Tests ...................... 538
Problems ................................................... 548
9 Effect of Stress on Reservoir Rock Properties
Static Stress—Strain Relation .............................. 554
Stress Analysis ............................................ 555
Strain Analysis ............................................ 558
Two-Dimensional Stress—Strain Systems ...................... 559
Rock Deformation ........................................... 560
Hooke's Law ................................................ 560
Stress—Strain Diagrams ..................................... 569
The Mohr Diagram ........................................... 572
Dynamic Elastic Properties ................................. 575
Dynamic Versus Static Modulus of Elasticity ................ 578
Rock Strength and Hardness ................................. 578
Rock Hardness .............................................. 582
Compressibility of Porous Rocks ............................ 583
Pore Compressibility ....................................... 584
Effectiveness of Pore Pressure in Countering Stress ........ 588
Rock Compressibility Correlations .......................... 592
Effect of Pore Compressibility on Reserves Calculations .... 592
Converting Lab Data to Reservoir Data ...................... 594
Effect of Stress on Core Data .............................. 597
Effect of Stress on Porosity ............................... 597
Effect of Stress on Permeability ........................... 602
Effect of Stress on Resistivity ............................ 603
Porosity-Permeability-Stress Relationship .................. 605
Effect of Stress on Fracturing ............................. 619
Effect of Poisson's Ratio on Fracture Gradient ............. 619
FG for Offshore Wells ...................................... 625
Effect of Poisson's Ratio on Fracture Dimensions ........... 630
In Situ Stress Distribution ................................ 634
Effect of Stress Change on Rock Failure .................... 640
Change in Stress Field due to Depletion and
Repressurization ........................................... 641
Stress Relationship at the Wellbore ........................ 642
Estimating Critical Borehole Pressure in Vertical Wells .... 643
Overbalanced Conditions .................................. 643
Balanced and Underbalanced Conditions .................... 643
Critical Borehole Pressure in Horizontal Wells ............. 644
Overbalanced Conditions .................................. 644
Underbalanced Conditions ................................. 645
Critical Pore Pressure ..................................... 646
Example of a North Sea Reservoir ........................... 646
Porosity as Strength Indicator to Evaluate Sand
Production ................................................. 650
Problems ................................................... 656
Additional Sample Data ..................................... 657
10 Reservoir Characterization
Introduction ............................................... 667
Reservoir Volumes .......................................... 670
Hydraulic Flow Units ....................................... 677
Mobility Ratio ............................................. 678
J-Function ................................................. 681
Analysis of Reservoir Performance .......................... 685
Decline Curves ............................................. 686
Material Balance ........................................... 688
Solution Gas Drive ......................................... 688
Gas-Cap Drive .............................................. 689
Water Drive ................................................ 692
Gravity Drainage ........................................... 694
Development of the General Material Balance Equation ....... 694
Gas Reservoir .............................................. 696
Straight Line Solutions of the Material Balance Equation ... 699
Gas Reservoir (Eq. (10.21)) .............................. 700
Oil Reservoirs ........................................... 701
Example FORTRAN Program Analysis of a Decline Curve ........ 704
Problems ................................................... 709
11 Fluid-Rock Interactions
Introduction ............................................... 715
Importance of Near-Wellbore Permeability ................... 715
Nature of Permeability Damage .............................. 718
Origin of Permeability Damage .............................. 718
Types of Permeability Damage ............................... 720
Effect of Fines Migration on Permeability .................. 729
Types and Sizes of Fines ................................... 729
Fines Migration ............................................ 734
Chemical Damage .......................................... 738
Mechanical Damage ........................................ 747
Migration of Foreign Solids ................................ 752
Critical Velocity Concept .................................. 752
Entrainment and Surface Deposition ......................... 753
Entrainment and Plugging ................................... 756
Identification of Permeability Damage Mechanisms ........... 762
Permeability Damage from Foreign Solids .................... 762
Permeability Damage from Formation Fines ................... 768
Effect of Water Quality on Permeability .................... 773
External Filter-Cake Buildup ............................... 776
Internal Filter-Cake Buildup ............................... 778
Injectivity Decline from Plugging of Perforations .......... 781
Impairment from Wellbore Fill-up ........................... 783
Membrane Filtration Tests .................................. 784
Core Filtration Tests ...................................... 788
External Filter-Cake Formation ........................... 791
Internal Filter-Cake Formation ........................... 794
Problems ................................................... 797
12 Basic Well-Log Interpretation
Introduction ............................................... 803
Geothermal Gradient ........................................ 805
Self-Potential Log ......................................... 805
Gamma Ray Log .............................................. 808
Acoustic Log ............................................... 811
Density Log ................................................ 111
Neutron Log ................................................ 113
Mini Log ................................................... 814
Microlatero and Proximity Logs ............................. 815
Measurement of Oil and Gas.................................. 816
Appendix ...................................................... 829
Index ......................................................... 913
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