Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8909049 | Marine and Petroleum Geology | 2018 | 74 Pages |
Abstract
A high-resolution 3D facies model of the upper stratigraphic interval was constructed, containing point-bar deposits and an associated channel fill. The model was subsequently populated with petrophysical data representative of point-bar reservoirs. Flow simulations based on a water-injection development strategy were carried out. The flow behaviour and the distribution of the bypassed oil are determined by the high degree of internal heterogeneity in the meandering channelised deposits. This heterogeneity is produced by the facies variability, the inclined bedding of the lateral-accretion deposits, the lithology of the channel fill, the downstream fining along the bend and by the change in the orientation of the lateral-accretion surfaces due to expansion and rotation of the point bar. The moveable oil was effectively drained from the sandstone-dominated channel-fill body. However, more than 27% of the moveable oil remained trapped in the uppermost part of the lateral-accretion deposits.
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Authors
Patricia Cabello, David DomÃnguez, MarÃa H. Murillo-López, Miguel López-Blanco, David GarcÃa-Sellés, Jose Luis Cuevas, Mariano Marzo, Pau Arbués,