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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2013
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Roger R. Sung, Dhahran, SA;
Edward A. Clerke, Dhahran, SA;
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A roadmap for a field development strategy for optimal recovery is provided in a high quality 3D geological model. This geological model combines geological attributes, pore and rock properties for an optimum 3D representation of the reservoir thousands of feet beneath the surface. The model is based on the pertinent geological facies, derived from well core description and detailed studies of rock, as well as fluid and pore properties (Full Pore System) obtained from laboratory analyses of core material and well log data. These data differentiate various important pore throat and pore body regions and relationships, i.e., macroporosity and microporosity. Understanding hydrocarbon volumes in the various pore type groups and then establishing proper recovery techniques through focused laboratory studies yields a field development strategy that can significantly increase hydrocarbon recovery from a reservoir.