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Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023

Filed:

Oct. 23, 2020
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Aqeel M. Khalifa, Dhahran, SA;

Edward A. Clerke, Dhahran, SA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/00 (2006.01); E21B 49/02 (2006.01); G01N 33/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/005 (2013.01); E21B 49/02 (2013.01); G01N 33/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

An approach for reservoir characterization is based on rock geochemistry of the subterranean formation. This approach includes: collecting rock samples related to lithostratigraphy of target wells; measuring geochemical/ mineralogical parameters of the rock samples; measuring geochemical/mineralogical parameters of the subsurface formation; measuring formation acoustic velocities for the target wells; generating characteristic rock sample and log signature patterns for different lithostratigraphic layers based on the measured geochemical/mineralogical parameters and acoustic velocities associated with the different lithostratigraphic layers identified in the target wells; combining the characteristic log signatures for the different lithostratigraphic layers into a lithographic interpretation using neutron capture spectroscopy model; and identifying the lithostratigraphic layers within the subterranean formation by applying the model to well logs of non-target wells.


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