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A New Approach for Enhanced Reservoir Characterization and Petrophysical Parameters Estimation in Northeast Sanan Field in Western Deserts of Egypt

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Mining, Petroleum, and Metallurgy

Abstract

The conventional hydrocarbon resources in the Egyptian western deserts are characterized by high heterogeneity. In turn, petrophysics characterizes heterogeneous rocks with different flow units and rock types. Knowledge of the rock's petrophysical properties including permeability, porosity, pore throat radius, and lithology Index is essential for developing reservoir characterization. It is well known that this knowledge is best gained from coring samples; however, coring for all wells is not economical. Subsequently, prediction of these parameters in uncored intervals is required with accurate estimation rates. Petrophysics applied several techniques for these purposes including the use of NMR methods however, such methods are not cost-effective nor time-saving. From these perspectives, this paper aims to develop a new approach through which heterogeneous rock intervals are divided into more homogeneous flow units depending on the lithology index and pore throat radius. Also, it aims to accurately determine the lithology index without the need to apply a Mercury Injection Capillary Pressure “MICP" test which eventually destroys the core properties and implies that the core sample is not applicable for any other purposes. Moreover, the study aims to provide an approach for calculating the most accurate value of the Flow Zone Indicator “FZI" without the need to use Nuclear Magnetic Resonance “NMR" methods which are very costly and time-consuming. In conclusion, for rock typing comparison purposes, other rock typing techniques were applied to the same data as Amaefule et al, Discrete Rock Typing “DRT", Winland R35, and Permeability Grouping techniques. Results showed that the developed technique “Litho-R35" could identify 11 rock types with a high regression coefficient R2. Besides, an equation was developed to estimate permeability with a very good regression coefficient (R2=0.9992) when compared with the core measured data. Additionally, the most accurate value of FZI was acquired without the use of NMR methods. Eventually, the developed technique serves for better rock typing practices and accurate estimation of varying petrophysical properties in uncored intervals.

DOI

10.21608/ijisd.2024.305063.1077

Keywords

petrophysical parameters, Reservoir Characterization, Rock permeability, Rock typing

Authors

First Name

Ramy

Last Name

AbuAlfadl

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Petroleum Engineering Department, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering (FEEE), The British University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt.

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Balaha

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I.

Affiliation

Petroleum Engineering Department, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering (FEEE), The British University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt.

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First Name

Attia

Last Name

Attia

MiddleName

M

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Petroleum Engineering Department, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering (FEEE), The British University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt.

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attia.attia@bue.edu.eg

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0000-0001-9912-7287

Volume

5

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

48506

Issue Date

2024-08-01

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2024-07-17

Publish Date

2024-08-01

Page Start

205

Page End

223

Print ISSN

2682-3993

Online ISSN

2682-4000

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377,384

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1,141

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International Journal of Industry and Sustainable Development

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https://ijisd.journals.ekb.eg/

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A New Approach for Enhanced Reservoir Characterization and Petrophysical Parameters Estimation in Northeast Sanan Field in Western Deserts of Egypt

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25 Dec 2024