Resistivity cutoff of low-resistivity and low-contrast pays in sandstone reservoirs from conventional well logs: A case of Paleogene Enping Formation in A-Oilfield, Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea
Deep sandstone reservoirs in the Paleogene Enping Formation of A-Oilfield, Pearl River Mouth Basin, are significant offshore petroleum targets for this basin. Compared with adjacent water zones and shales, the pays are of low resistivity and low contrast (LRLC). Without new unconventional well-loggi...
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| description | Deep sandstone reservoirs in the Paleogene Enping Formation of A-Oilfield, Pearl River Mouth Basin, are significant offshore petroleum targets for this basin. Compared with adjacent water zones and shales, the pays are of low resistivity and low contrast (LRLC). Without new unconventional well-logging techniques, conventional well-logging interpretation has encountered difficulties in these LRLC pays. In this article, based on the Simandoux water–oil saturation equation, influence factors of formation resistivity in sandstone LRLC pays are simulated theoretically. Resistivity cutoff is calculated at average reservoir conditions and proved by oil-testing results. It is applied to oil and water in LWD, and the possible genesis of LRLC is discussed. In sandstone LRLC pays, the resistivity of the oil zone is larger than the resistivity cutoff; the resistivity of the water–oil zone approximates the resistivity cutoff and the resistivity of the water zone is lower than this threshold. At average shale volume and porosity of pays in Enping Formation, the resistivity cutoff is referenced at 4.2 Ω·m overall. In sandstone reservoirs, low formation resistivity in the Enping Formation of A-Oilfield might result from high formation water salinity, complicated pore-throat structure, well physical properties, and the presence of conductive and clay minerals. The resistivity cutoff offers important information in real-time tracking of LWD. The proposed method is demonstrated to be beneficial for identifying hydrocarbons and monitoring trajectory in LRLC pays. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bae8b66ffe18499fbfd0cd5d9bbc69fb2023-09-25T06:05:52ZengDe GruyterOpen Geosciences2391-54472023-09-01151321810.1515/geo-2022-0520Resistivity cutoff of low-resistivity and low-contrast pays in sandstone reservoirs from conventional well logs: A case of Paleogene Enping Formation in A-Oilfield, Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China SeaLiu Chenglin0Wang Zeyu1Gu Zhenyu2Hu Qiuhong3Zhou Kaijin4Liang Quanquan5Shenzhen Branch of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Limited, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 510420, ChinaPetroChina Hangzhou Research Institute of Geology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310023, ChinaShenzhen Branch of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Limited, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 510420, ChinaShenzhen Branch of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Limited, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 510420, ChinaShenzhen Branch of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Limited, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 510420, ChinaShenzhen Branch of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Limited, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 510420, ChinaDeep sandstone reservoirs in the Paleogene Enping Formation of A-Oilfield, Pearl River Mouth Basin, are significant offshore petroleum targets for this basin. Compared with adjacent water zones and shales, the pays are of low resistivity and low contrast (LRLC). Without new unconventional well-logging techniques, conventional well-logging interpretation has encountered difficulties in these LRLC pays. In this article, based on the Simandoux water–oil saturation equation, influence factors of formation resistivity in sandstone LRLC pays are simulated theoretically. Resistivity cutoff is calculated at average reservoir conditions and proved by oil-testing results. It is applied to oil and water in LWD, and the possible genesis of LRLC is discussed. In sandstone LRLC pays, the resistivity of the oil zone is larger than the resistivity cutoff; the resistivity of the water–oil zone approximates the resistivity cutoff and the resistivity of the water zone is lower than this threshold. At average shale volume and porosity of pays in Enping Formation, the resistivity cutoff is referenced at 4.2 Ω·m overall. In sandstone reservoirs, low formation resistivity in the Enping Formation of A-Oilfield might result from high formation water salinity, complicated pore-throat structure, well physical properties, and the presence of conductive and clay minerals. The resistivity cutoff offers important information in real-time tracking of LWD. The proposed method is demonstrated to be beneficial for identifying hydrocarbons and monitoring trajectory in LRLC pays.https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2022-0520resistivity cutofflrlc payssimandoux equationconventional well logsenping formation |
| spellingShingle | Liu Chenglin Wang Zeyu Gu Zhenyu Hu Qiuhong Zhou Kaijin Liang Quanquan Resistivity cutoff of low-resistivity and low-contrast pays in sandstone reservoirs from conventional well logs: A case of Paleogene Enping Formation in A-Oilfield, Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea Open Geosciences resistivity cutoff lrlc pays simandoux equation conventional well logs enping formation |
| title | Resistivity cutoff of low-resistivity and low-contrast pays in sandstone reservoirs from conventional well logs: A case of Paleogene Enping Formation in A-Oilfield, Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea |
| title_full | Resistivity cutoff of low-resistivity and low-contrast pays in sandstone reservoirs from conventional well logs: A case of Paleogene Enping Formation in A-Oilfield, Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea |
| title_fullStr | Resistivity cutoff of low-resistivity and low-contrast pays in sandstone reservoirs from conventional well logs: A case of Paleogene Enping Formation in A-Oilfield, Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Resistivity cutoff of low-resistivity and low-contrast pays in sandstone reservoirs from conventional well logs: A case of Paleogene Enping Formation in A-Oilfield, Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea |
| title_short | Resistivity cutoff of low-resistivity and low-contrast pays in sandstone reservoirs from conventional well logs: A case of Paleogene Enping Formation in A-Oilfield, Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea |
| title_sort | resistivity cutoff of low resistivity and low contrast pays in sandstone reservoirs from conventional well logs a case of paleogene enping formation in a oilfield pearl river mouth basin south china sea |
| topic | resistivity cutoff lrlc pays simandoux equation conventional well logs enping formation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2022-0520 |
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