Permeability Characterization and Prediction in a Tight Oil Reservoir, Edson Field, Alberta

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dc.contributor.advisorJensen, Jerry
dc.contributor.authorDi, Jianwei
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-24T20:53:36Z
dc.date.available2015-06-22T07:00:47Z
dc.date.issued2015-04-24
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractExtremely low and heterogeneous permeability is an important characteristic of tight oil reservoirs and poses major challenges to predict. The aim of this work is to develop a permeability predictor based on a tight area of the Cardium Formation, Edson Field, Alberta using log and core measurements from one well. Experimental design analysis indicates that the deep resistivity, GR, and SGR logs show stronger correlation with permeability than other conventional wireline measurements. We also tested a literature permeability estimation model designed for tight formations using conventional well logs which worked better in the shaly siltstone (R2 = 0.94) than the shale and conglomerate (R2 < 0.5) facies. Among the less conventional logs run in this well, we used the NMR log to predict permeability. A pore size-related lithofacies model was built based on the T2 spectrum decomposition. It gave accurate lithofacies proportion estimates based on our core analysis and data from published studies. Integrating the NMR analysis with probe permeability, our approach provides a ‘bridge’ to connect the permeability between the probe scale (<1 cm laminations) and core size (>15 cm thin beds) samples.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDi, J. (2015). Permeability Characterization and Prediction in a Tight Oil Reservoir, Edson Field, Alberta (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27310en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27310
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2165
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEngineering--Petroleum
dc.subject.classificationpermeability predictionen_US
dc.subject.classificationtight Cardium Formation, Edson Fielden_US
dc.subject.classificationwell log analysisen_US
dc.subject.classificationNMR logen_US
dc.subject.classificationprobe and whole core permeabilityen_US
dc.titlePermeability Characterization and Prediction in a Tight Oil Reservoir, Edson Field, Alberta
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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