Petroleumand Petrophysical Characteristicsof Obanam Well Obanam Field Niger Delta
Petroleumand Petrophysical Characteristicsof Obanam Well Obanam Field Niger Delta
Petroleumand Petrophysical Characteristicsof Obanam Well Obanam Field Niger Delta
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ABSTRACT
The quality of the hydrocarbon reservoirs the study well in terms of porosity, permeability and
transmissivity decreases down the depth, therefore, it can be concluded that hydrocarbon potential and
productivity of the reservoirs sand can be classified in decreasing order of arrangement as A, B and C.
Hence, the reservoir A in well is the best in terms of hydrocarbon production and has highest transmissivity.
The reservoirs bulk volume water (BVW) values calculated and are close to constant resulted that the
reservoirs are homogenous and at irreducible water saturation. Therefore, the reservoirs of the study area can
be said to be prolific in terms of hydrocarbon production and they will produce water free hydrocarbon due
to the fact that all the reservoirs are homogenous and at irreducible water saturation
INTRODUCTION
Reservoir characterization is the continuing process of integrating and interpreting geological,
geophysical, petrophysical, fluid and performance data to form a unified, consistent description of a reservoir
and produce a geological model that can be used to predict the distribution of reservoir properties throughout
the field. It can also be defined as the quantification, integration, reduction and analysis of geological,
petrophysical, seismic and engineering data.
This research work is on the application of wire line logs to identify and quantify hydrocarbon
reserves and evaluate rock properties in part of the offshore Niger Delta. The petrophysical analyses of the
wireline logs provide reservoir characteristics (porosity, permeability and fluids saturation). Quantitative
determination of fluid transmissivity (layer thickness times permeability) will be an added advantage to
further characterize reservoir rocks. Integrating these two parameters would guide and provide a good
knowledge of the potential of porous media and enhance exploration and development of the reservoir rocks.
LOCATION OF STUDY
The field under study is pseudo-named “OBANAM’’ field . The field is located in the offshore Niger
Delta, but the co-ordinates of the location of this field were concealed due to proprietary reasons.
The instrumentation necessary for borehole logging is housed in a cylindrical metal tube known as
sonde. Sondes are suspended in the borehole from an armoured multi-core cable. During logging, the sonde
is gradually pulled up from the borehole bottom at a certain speed . The data are recorded on magnetic tape
as analogue or digital signal was be display on photographic paper. The different logs used for the research
work are Gamma ray log, Resistivity logs, Compensated Bulk Density log and Porosity log. The wireline
logs were used in the interpretation and calculation of the various functions and parameters of the reservoir
sands
2000
Swirr = 0.00064
Reservoir B
Where F = 0.00124
1
F 2
Swirr =
2000
1
0.00124
2 1
Swirr = 6.2 10 -7 2
0.000787
2000
Reservoir C
Where F= 0.0014
1 1
F 2 0.0014
2 1
Swirr = 7 10 -7 2
2000 2000
Swirr = 0.000837
0.136 0.00128
K=
4.096 10 7
1.739 10 4
K= 424. 6md
4.096 10 7
K= 424.6md
Reservoir B
Where = 0.17
Reservoir C and Swirr = 0.000837
By substitution,
0.136 0.17 4.4
K=
0.000837 2
0.136 0.000411
K=
7 10 7
5.59 10 5
K= 79.9md
7 10 7
Reservoir B
Where Ro = 3.042 ohm-metres and Rt = 90.307 ohm-metres
1
3.042
= 0.034
2 1
Sw = 2 = 0.18
90.307
.
The petrophysical parameters of the reservoir C ranges from 14-17%, 79.9 – 22.4md, 20-19%, 81-
80% for porosity (ø), permeability (K), water saturation (Sw) and hydrocarbon saturation (Sh) respectively. Its
transmissivity ranges 8449 to 1993.6mdft. From the Dresser standard, the porosity (ø) ranges from good to
fair while its permeability (K) ranges from good to moderate.
The reservoirs bulk volume water (BVW) values calculated are close to constant, this indicates that the
reservoir are homogenous and at irreducible water saturation. Therefore, reservoirs can produce water – free
hydrocarbon. When a reservoir is at irreducible water saturation, water saturation (Sw) will not move because
it is held on grains by capillary pressure. The petrophysical parameters show a gradual decrease from the top
to bottom of the wells, reflecting increase in compaction with depth. The porosity, permeability and
transmissivity also followed the same trend.
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