Establishment of an oil and gas database for increased recovery and characterization of oil and gas carbonate reservoir heterogeneity
The objective of this project is to augment the National Reservoir Database (TORIS database), to increase our understanding of how geologic heterogeneity affects the recovery of oil and gas from carbonate reservoirs in the State of Alabama, and to identify resources that are producible at moderate cost. This objective will be achieved through detailed geological, geostatistical, and engineering characterization of typical Jurassic Smackover Formation hydrocarbon reservoirs in selected productive fields in the State of Alabama. The results of these studies will be used to develop and test mathematical models for prediction of the effects of reservoir heterogeneity on hydrocarbon production. The paper reports on the progress of several subtasks. The subjects discussed are: controls on reservoir heterogeneity in the Smackover; pore facies and Smackover reservoir heterogeneity; geological and petrophysical reservoir characterization; geologic flow modeling; and geostatistical modeling. Accomplishments this quarter are summarized and their significance to EOR research is discussed. 1 ref., 4 figs. (CK)
- Research Organization:
- Alabama Geological Survey, Tuscaloosa, AL (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG22-89BC14425
- OSTI ID:
- 5991890
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/BC/14425-4; ON: DE91011033
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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