Geological-Engineering Evaluation: Castilla and Chichimene Fields, Cubarral Association Contract, Colombia

Abstract

A multidisciplinary geological and engineering evaluation project was undertaken for fields within the Chevron Colombia operated Cubarral Association Contract. The goal of the project was to combine geological and engineering evaluations to form a strategy for maximizing the efficiency of ongoing field development, recompletion, and production procedures. The Association Contract is located in the Llanos basin about 100 km southeast of Bogota. The fields: Castilla, Chichimene NE and Chichimene SW contain approximately 2200, 100, and 65 MMBO in place, respectively. The Guadalupe sandstone produces 14-21[degrees] API oil. The geological evaluation consisted of three phases: (1) revision of the structural interpretations, (2) detailed stratigraphic analyses, and (3) delineation of tilted fluid contacts and determination of original-oil-in-place. Structural interpretations show that reservoir properties and continuity are strongly affected by depositional environment which varies between the fields. A major facies change between massive, braided-stream sandstones at Castilla and deltaic to shallow marine sandstones at Chichimene northeast is reflected in production characteristics. The fields show strongly tilted oil-water contacts due to regional hydrodynamic gradients. Geometrical and hydrodynamic calculations were used to delineate the direction and magnitude of the tilts to assess original oil-in-place.