Geologic Analysis of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs

Ronald Nelson9780884153177, 0-88415-317-7

Geologists, engineers, and petrophysicists concerned with hydrocarbon production from naturally fractured reservoirs will find this book a valuable tool for obtaining pertinent rock data to evaluate reserves and optimize well location and performance. Nelson emphasizes geological, petrophysical, and rock mechanics to complement other studies of the subject that use well logging and classical engineering approaches.This well organized, updated edition contains a wealth of field and laboratory data, case histories, and practical advice.A great how-to-guide for anyone working with fractured or highly anisotropic reservoirsProvides real-life illustrations through case histories and field and laboratory data

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Table of contents :
AVOID FRACTURE DENIAL……Page 21
BASIC TYPES OF EVALUATION……Page 24
FRACTURE SYSTEM ORIGIN……Page 27
FRACTURE PROPERTIES AFFECTING RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE……Page 52
FRACTURE AND MATRIX POROSITY COMMUNICATION……Page 102
CLASSIFICATION OF FRACTURED RESERVOIRS……Page 121
POSITIVE RESERVOIR ATTRIBUTES……Page 127
POTENTIAL PROBLEMS……Page 129
STRATEGIES OF FRACTURED RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT……Page 130
THOUGHTS ON RISK ANALYSIS IN FRACTURED RESERVOIRS……Page 143
DETECTION……Page 145
PREDICTION OF SUBSURFACE FRACTURE SPACING……Page 155
SUMMARY……Page 170
STYLOLITES……Page 183
DEVELOPMENT OF PERMEABILITY TENSORS FOR ANISOTROPIC RESERVOIRS……Page 205
STATISTICAL DATA IN RESERVOIR MODELING……Page 227
STIMULATION IN FRACTURED RESERVOIRS……Page 237
SCREENING TOOLS IN DEFINING A FRACTURED RESERVOIR……Page 243
DATA TYPES AND CONSTRAINTS AS A FUNCTION OF WHEN THE FRACTURED RESERVOIR IS DISCOVERED……Page 246
CORE AND OUTCROP ANALYSIS……Page 249
PRESSURE AND PRODUCTION ANALYSIS FOR QUANTIFYING FRACTURE SYSTEM PROPERTIES……Page 271
NUMERICAL MODELING IN GEOLOGY……Page 272
List of Documented Fractured Reservoirs……Page 275
Procedures Checklist……Page 297
AFTER ROEBUCK (1979)……Page 299
Glossary……Page 301
References……Page 305
Index……Page 341