Petrophysical characterization and formation evaluation of sandstone reservoir: Case study from Shahd field, Western Desert, Egypt

This paper aims to establish a complete workflow for a petrophysical evaluation to enhance and quantify hydrocarbon prospect and productivity of Shahd SE field, East Ras Qattara concession, Western desert, Egypt. The suggested workflow can, then, be used with the same steps and sequences for any pet...

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Main Authors: Basem CHIKIBAN, Mostafa H. KAMEL, Walid M. MABROUK, Ahmed METWALLY
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Language:English
Published: Earth Science Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia 2022-09-01
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Online Access:https://journal.geo.sav.sk/cgg/article/view/431
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author Basem CHIKIBAN
Mostafa H. KAMEL
Walid M. MABROUK
Ahmed METWALLY
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Mostafa H. KAMEL
Walid M. MABROUK
Ahmed METWALLY
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description This paper aims to establish a complete workflow for a petrophysical evaluation to enhance and quantify hydrocarbon prospect and productivity of Shahd SE field, East Ras Qattara concession, Western desert, Egypt. The suggested workflow can, then, be used with the same steps and sequences for any petrophysical evaluation study. Well logs data from four wells were used for this study. The present data has drilled through three formations: (1) Bahariya Formation, which has been divided into two subzones; (I) Upper Bahariya, a shaly formation and (II) Lower Bahariya, the main reservoir present in our case study. (2) Kharita Formation, which consist of clean sand. We will evaluate the three most useful petrophysical parameters: (a) volume of shale (Vsh) using the gamma-ray (GR), (b) effective porosity Φeff) using the neutron log and the resulting volume of shale as an input, and (c) water saturation (Sw). Several equations were used to calculate the Sw. The best equation was Simandoux equation to put in consideration the shale model of the upper Bahariya. The results show that the net reservoir and net pay thicknesses were seen very promising in all four wells, all at the lower Bahariya Formation. The reservoir quality parameters "Effective Porosity (Φeff)" were almost the same for all four wells, as well as the high hydrocarbon saturation "Sh" for all four wells.
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spelling doaj.art-4718b649be8d49b4bfc27e44cfe410692022-12-22T03:30:14ZengEarth Science Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SlovakiaContributions to Geophysics and Geodesy1338-05402022-09-0152344346610.31577/congeo.2022.52.3.5431Petrophysical characterization and formation evaluation of sandstone reservoir: Case study from Shahd field, Western Desert, EgyptBasem CHIKIBAN0Mostafa H. KAMEL1Walid M. MABROUK2Ahmed METWALLY3Geophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, EgyptGeophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, EgyptGeophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, EgyptGeophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, EgyptThis paper aims to establish a complete workflow for a petrophysical evaluation to enhance and quantify hydrocarbon prospect and productivity of Shahd SE field, East Ras Qattara concession, Western desert, Egypt. The suggested workflow can, then, be used with the same steps and sequences for any petrophysical evaluation study. Well logs data from four wells were used for this study. The present data has drilled through three formations: (1) Bahariya Formation, which has been divided into two subzones; (I) Upper Bahariya, a shaly formation and (II) Lower Bahariya, the main reservoir present in our case study. (2) Kharita Formation, which consist of clean sand. We will evaluate the three most useful petrophysical parameters: (a) volume of shale (Vsh) using the gamma-ray (GR), (b) effective porosity Φeff) using the neutron log and the resulting volume of shale as an input, and (c) water saturation (Sw). Several equations were used to calculate the Sw. The best equation was Simandoux equation to put in consideration the shale model of the upper Bahariya. The results show that the net reservoir and net pay thicknesses were seen very promising in all four wells, all at the lower Bahariya Formation. The reservoir quality parameters "Effective Porosity (Φeff)" were almost the same for all four wells, as well as the high hydrocarbon saturation "Sh" for all four wells.https://journal.geo.sav.sk/cgg/article/view/431shahd se field, formation evaluation, litho-saturation model, petrophysical interpretation workflow
spellingShingle Basem CHIKIBAN
Mostafa H. KAMEL
Walid M. MABROUK
Ahmed METWALLY
Petrophysical characterization and formation evaluation of sandstone reservoir: Case study from Shahd field, Western Desert, Egypt
Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy
shahd se field, formation evaluation, litho-saturation model, petrophysical interpretation workflow
title Petrophysical characterization and formation evaluation of sandstone reservoir: Case study from Shahd field, Western Desert, Egypt
title_full Petrophysical characterization and formation evaluation of sandstone reservoir: Case study from Shahd field, Western Desert, Egypt
title_fullStr Petrophysical characterization and formation evaluation of sandstone reservoir: Case study from Shahd field, Western Desert, Egypt
title_full_unstemmed Petrophysical characterization and formation evaluation of sandstone reservoir: Case study from Shahd field, Western Desert, Egypt
title_short Petrophysical characterization and formation evaluation of sandstone reservoir: Case study from Shahd field, Western Desert, Egypt
title_sort petrophysical characterization and formation evaluation of sandstone reservoir case study from shahd field western desert egypt
topic shahd se field, formation evaluation, litho-saturation model, petrophysical interpretation workflow
url https://journal.geo.sav.sk/cgg/article/view/431
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