Determining water saturation in diatomite using wireline logs, Lost Hills field, California
Conference
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OSTI ID:403065
There is a long-held paradigm in the California oil industry that wireline log evaluation does not work in Monterey Formation lithologies. This study demonstrates that it is possible to calculate accurate oil saturation from wireline log data in the diatomite reservoir at Lost Hills field, California. The ability to calculate simple but accurate oil saturation is important because it allows field management teams to map pay, plan development and waterflood programs, and make estimates of reserves more accurate than those based on core information alone. Core data from eight wells were correlated with modern resistivity and porosity logs, incorporating more than 2000 ft of reservoir section. Porosity was determined from bulk density and water saturation was determined using the Archie equation. Crossplots of corrected core oil saturation versus Archie oil saturation (1-S{sub w}) confirm the accuracy of the algorithm. Improvements in the accuracy and precision of the calculated oil saturation will require more detailed reservoir characterization to take into account lithologic variation.
- OSTI ID:
- 403065
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9603154--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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