Geological Environment and Engineering
Shirin Samani; Ali Uromeihy; Amirhossein Enayati; Imandokht Mostafavi; Misha Pezeshki
Abstract
Diagenetic processes in carbonate rocks can be considered as one of the most important factors influencing the inherent characteristics of this type of reservoir on a small as well as large scale. Considering the importance of knowing the mechanical characteristics of reservoir rocks in geomechanical ...
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Diagenetic processes in carbonate rocks can be considered as one of the most important factors influencing the inherent characteristics of this type of reservoir on a small as well as large scale. Considering the importance of knowing the mechanical characteristics of reservoir rocks in geomechanical modeling and its application in the exploitation and development of hydrocarbon fields, it is necessary to find out how lithological characteristics affect its rock mechanical behavior. In this study, the impact of two diagenetic processes (Dolomitization and Anhydrite cement) on the physical and mechanical characteristics (such as Uniaxial Compressive Strength, Young’s modulus, Cohesion, and Internal friction angle) of carbonate reservoirs of the Kangan Formation, are addressed. The evaluations have been done in two phases: i.e., lithological studies and rock mechanical tests. The results show that changes in mechanical properties are strongly influenced by diagenetic processes. The two main influential features on mechanical characteristics are dolomitization and anhydrite cementation, which strongly affect porosity, dominant pore type, and mineralogy. The results show that dolomitization in the studied samples has caused an increase in porosity and a decrease in strength and elasticity. While the presence of anhydrite has caused an improvement in the resistance characteristics with an opposite effect.
M. Rajabi; B. Bohloli; M. Mohammadinia; E. Gholampour Ahangar
Abstract
The shear and compressional wave velocities (Vs and Vp, respectively) have many applications in petrophysical, geophysical and geomechanical studies. Vp is very easily obtained from sonic logs that are available in most of oil and gas wells, but some wells (especially old wells) may not have Vs data. ...
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The shear and compressional wave velocities (Vs and Vp, respectively) have many applications in petrophysical, geophysical and geomechanical studies. Vp is very easily obtained from sonic logs that are available in most of oil and gas wells, but some wells (especially old wells) may not have Vs data. In this study Vs was predicted from porosity well log data (neutron, density and sonic) using fuzzy logic and neuro-fuzzy techniques. For this purpose a total of 3910 data points from Sarvak carbonate reservoir which have Vs and porosity log data were utilized. These data were divided into two parts, one part included 2046 data points used for constructing models and the other part included 1864 data points used for testing models. The results show that fuzzy logic and neuro-fuzzy techniques were useful methods for prediction of Vs in this carbonate oil reservoir.
