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E-raamat: Geology of Carbonate Reservoirs - The Identification, Description, and Characterization of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in Carbonate Rocks: The Identification, Description and Characterization of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in Carbonate Rocks [Wiley Online]

  • Formaat: 296 pages
  • Ilmumisaeg: 22-Aug-2008
  • Kirjastus: Wiley-Interscience
  • ISBN-10: 470370653
  • ISBN-13: 9780470370650
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  • Formaat: 296 pages
  • Ilmumisaeg: 22-Aug-2008
  • Kirjastus: Wiley-Interscience
  • ISBN-10: 470370653
  • ISBN-13: 9780470370650
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Ahr (geology and geophysics and petroleum engineering, Texas A&M U.) presents a textbook for graduate and upper-level students of geology, engineering, and geophysics. He emphasizes fundamental principles and specifically avoids topics that require lengthy explanation, such as borehole logging and seismology. Among topics he does cover are petro-physical properties of carbonate reservoirs, diagenetic carbonate reservoirs, and fractured reservoirs. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

* An accessible resource, covering the fundamentals of carbonate reservoir engineering
* Includes discussions on how, where and why carbonate are formed, plus reviews of basic sedimentological and stratigraphic principles to explain carbonate platform characteristics and stratigraphic relationships
* Offers a new, genetic classification of carbonate porosity that is especially useful in predicting spatial distribution of pore networks.
* Includes a solution manual
Preface.
About This Book.
Acknowledgments.
1. Introduction.
Definition of carbonate reservoirs.
Carbonates; reservoirs.
Finding and developing carbonate reservoirs.
Sources of data on reservoirs.
Unique attributes of carbonates.
Suggestions for further reading.
Review questions.
2. Rock properties of carbonate reservoirs.
Definitions.
Fundamental Rock Properties.
Texture, fabric, composition, and sedimentary structures.
Classification of Carbonate rocks.
Classification of detrital carbonates.
Classification of reef rocks.
Wright’s genetic classification.
Dependent or Derived Rock Properties.
Porosity.
Porosity classifications; Archie, Choquette and Pray, Lucia, and Ahr (a new genetic classification).
Permeability.
Tertiary Rock Properties .
Borehole logs and carbonate reservoirs.
Tertiary rock properties and the seismograph.
Suggestions for Further Reading.
Review Questions.
3. Petrophysical Properties of Carbonate Reservoirs.
Saturation, Wettability, Capillarity.
Saturation.
Wettability.
Capillarity.
Capillary Pressure and Reservoir Performance.
Capillary pressure, pores, and pore-throats.
Converting mercury-air capillary pressure data to oil-water equivalents.
Height of oil column above free-water level.
Evaluating seal capacity.
Fluid Withdrawal Efficiency.
Suggestions for Further Reading.
Review Questions.
4. Stratigraphic Principles.
Carbonate Depositional Platforms.
Rimmed and open shelves.
Homoclinal and distally-steepened ramps.
Rock, Time, and Time-Rock Units.
Rock units.
Time units.
Time-rock units.
Correlation.
Anatomy of Depositional Units.
Facies, successions, and sequences.
Environmental subdivisions and standard depositional successions.
Sequence Stratigraphy.
Definitions and scales of observation.
Sequence stratigraphy in carbonate reservoirs.
Sequence stratigraphy in exploration and development.
Suggestions for Further Reading.
Review Questions.
5. Depositional Carbonate Reservoirs.
Depositional Porosity.
Depositional Environments and Processes.
The beach-dune environment.
Depositional rock properties in beach-dune successions.
Tidal flat and lagoon environments.
Depositional rock properties in tidal flat-lagoon successions.
The shallow subtidal (neritic) environment.
Depositional rock properties in shallow subtidal successions.
Chalks.
The slope-break environment.
Depositional rock properties in slope-break successions.
The slope environment.
Depositional rock properties in slope successions.
Basinal environments.
Depositional rock properties in basinal environments.
Ideal depositional successions illustrated.
Paleotopography and Depositional Facies.
Diagnosis and Mapping of Depositional Reservoirs.
Suggestions for Further Reading.
Review Questions.
6. Diagenetic Carbonate Reservoirs.
Diagenesis and Diagenetic Processes.
Definition of diagenesis.
Diagenetic processes.
Diagenetic Porosity.
Diagenetic Environments and Facies.
Diagenetic facies.
Diagenetically-Enhanced Porosity.
Enhancement by recrystallization.
Enhancement by dissolution enlargment.
Large-scale dissolution-related porosity.
Porosity enhancement by replacement.
Recognizing enhanced porosity in reservoirs.
Porosity Reduction by Diagenesis.
Pore reduction by compaction.
Pore reduction by recrystallization.
Pore reduction by replacement.
Pore reduction by cementation.
Recognizing diagenetically-reduced porosity.
Diagnosing and Mapping Diagenetic Reservoirs.
Suggestions for Further Reading.
Review Questions.
7. Fractured Reservoirs.
Fractures and Fractured Reservoirs.
Definition of fractures.
Types of fractures.
Genetic classification of fractures .
Fracture morphology.
Where do fractures occur?
Fracture Permeability, Porosity, and Sw.
Fracture permeability.
Fracture porosity.
Sw in fractured reservoirs.
Classification of Fractured Reservoirs.
Detecting Fractured Reservoirs.
Direct observation of fractures in the borehole.
Indirect methods to detect fractures in the borehole.
Predicting Reservoir Fracture Spacing and Intensity.
Factors that influence spacing and intensity.
Identifying and Developing Fractured Reservoirs.
Suggestions for Further Reading.
Review Questions.
8. Summary - Geology of Carbonate Reservoirs.
Rock Properties and Diagnostic Methods.
Fundamental rock properties and depositional reservoirs.
Reservoir morphology.
Derived Properties - Porosity and Permeability.
Tertiary Properties and Petrophysical Characteristics.
Data Requirements .
Regional scale investigations.
Field scale studies.
Quality ranking of flow units.
Pore-scale features.
Depositional Reservoirs.
Finding and interpreting depositional reservoirs.
Selected examples of depositional reservoirs.
North Haynesville field.
Location, setting, reservoir characteristics, and geological concept.
Conley field.
Location, setting, depositional succession, reservoir characteristics, and geological concept.
Diagenetic Reservoirs.
Finding and interpreting diagenetic reservoirs.
Field examples of diagenetic reservoirs.
Overton field.
Location and background, setting, depositional and diagenetic characteristics, reservoir characteristics, and geological concept.
Happy field.
Location, setting, depositional and diagenetic characteristics, reservoir characteristics, and geological concept.
Fractured Reservoirs.
Finding and interpreting fractured reservoirs.
Field examples of fractured reservoirs.
Quanah City field.
Location, setting, depositional and diagenetic characteristics, and geological concept.
Dickinson field area, North Dakota.
Location, setting, depositional and diagenetic characteristics, and geological concept.
Conclusions.
Review Questions.
References Cited.


Wayne M. Ahr, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics with a joint appointment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University. Dr. Ahr has published 150 technical papers and abstracts. He is a Certified Petroleum Geologist and a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, where he serves as Associate Editor. He is also a member of the Society for Sedimentary Geology and the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts; is a lifetime member of the Fulbright Association; and serves on the editorial board of the Geological Journal.