Introduction And Geologic Overview The Upper Jurassic (Oxfordian) Smackover Formation is a stratigraphically complex carbonate formation, and a major producer of hydrocarbons in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico (Baria et al., 1982; Salvador, 1991). The main reservoir facies in the Smackover Formation are the microbial reefs, which were formed in a gently sloping to distally steepened carbonate r...

Coal exploration and mining in extensively drilled and sampled coal seams can benefit from 3D statistical facies interpolation. Starting from closely spaced core descriptions, and using interpolation methods, a 3D optimum and robust facies distribution model was obtained for a thick, heterogeneous coal seam zone deposited in the non-marine As Pontes basin (Oligocene-Early Miocene, NW Spain). Se...

When CO2 is injected in saline aquifers, dissolution causes a local increase in brine density that can cause Rayleigh-Taylor-type gravitational instabilities. Depending on the Rayleigh number, density-driven flow may mix dissolved CO2 throughout the aquifer at fast advective time-scales through convective mixing. Heterogeneity can impact density-driven flow to different degrees. Zones with low ...

Lithofacies identi®cation supplies qualitative information about rocks. Lithofacies represent rock textures and are important components of hydrocarbon reservoir description. Traditional techniques of lithofacies identi®cation from core data are costly and di€erent geologists may provide di€erent interpretations. In this paper, we present a lowcost intelligent system consisting of three adaptiv...

fracture system in carbonate reservoirs is very complex. understanding the features of fractures such as dip, strike and the other parameters can help to distinguish the behaviour of reservoir in any exploration and production plan. image log is the best way to investigate feature planes like fracture and bedding. image log in one of drilled well #10x393 of bangestan reservoir in gachsaran oilf...

the area under study is located 75 km north of isfahan north of fenshark village.the mesozoic deposits of this area have been metamorphosed in the vicinity of neogene granodiorites and quartzdiorites ,forming hornfelses in three individual facies albit-epidot-hornfelses in three individual facies albit-epidot-hornblende-and pyroxene hornfels. wollastonite,vesuvianite,garnet and calcite are the ...

An undeformed metadolerite dyke cutting foliated pyroxene-granulite facies gneisses in the Jotunhelm, Norway, has almandine rods replacing the cores of plagioclase laths, although garnet is generally absent from the enclosing gneisses, and is not present in reaction zones between peridotites and gneisses. Chemical analyses of the dyke and its garnet, plagioclase, and clinopyroxene are given. Th...

more often clay matrix is the major factor to reduce the porosity and permeability in sandstone facies. consequently determination of clay minerals is of prime importance in reservoir quality assessment. the present study aims to identify four different types of clay mineral namely kaolinite, illite/cholorite, halloysite, and montmorilonite from petrophysical logs (pls) using cation exchange ca...

Facies modeling is an essential part of reservoir characterization. The connectivity of facies model is very critical for the dynamic modeling of reservoirs. Carbonate reservoirs are so heterogeneous that variogram-based methods like sequential indicator simulation are not very useful for facies modeling. In this paper, multiple point geostatistics (MPS) is used for facies modeling in one of th...

Abstract Shale-rich reservoirs present a long-standing challenge for reservoir geologists because the clay minerals often induce large-scale heterogeneity in pore system. This work aims to understand impact of distribution and mineralogy which would enhance predictability best facies. We integrate seismic, well-log datasets investigate petrophysical characteristics clay-rich Cenomanian Clastics...