Construction of a comprehensive static model based on the probability of reef and fault for carbonate reservoirs
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Static model construction is the crucial first stage to constructing a dynamic model for any reservoir, and it is here that the significance of this work becomes evident. The primary objective of this paper was to identify the distribution of petrophysical properties throughout the carbonate reservoir and the initial oil-in-place calculation to assess the viability of working on reservoir modeling and the detection and resolution of reservoir problems, the most important of which is the difference in bubble pressure values within the same formation by verifying the presence of a fault or reef that led to that problem. The static model will be built based on two possibilities, reef and fault, to verify the correct possibility by historical matching with no difference in the distribution of petrophysical properties and the calculation of oil in place in both cases. The significance of developing this field lies in the issue of bubble point discrepancy in carbonate formation by verifying the presence of faults or not because it may be a significant cause of that discrepancy. Several studies were conducted in this formation, where the initial oil in place was calculated according to the available data, among which oil-water contact was one of the most uncertain parameters for stock tank oil initially in place calculation. As a result of drilling more we lls and using modern well logging, a deeper OWC level was adopt ed than in previous studies, which led to a significant increase in the oil used initially, mainly on the eastern side of this formation. Keywords: carbonate reservoir; static model; seismic interpretation; fault; reef; oil initially in place.
Institutions: University of Baghdad, Al-Ayen Iraqi University
Language: English
Subfield: Mechanics of Materials
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4412905608