Lithology Identification, Shale Volume Estimation and Formation Wate Saturation of Fenchuganj Gas Field Using Wireline Log Data

Abstract

This study has been undertaken with a view to interpreting and analyzing different types of logs, detecting hydrocarbon-bearing sand zone, identifying the lithology, estimating shale volume, and determining water saturation of the formation of the Fenchuganj gas field. Fenchuganj gas field is in the southern part of Bangladesh in the Sylhet division. It lies in the Surma basin and characterized as a water drive gas field. Gamma Ray (GR) log and Spontaneous Potential (SP) log analysis help to interpret the formation lithology. After interpreting lithology, the gamma-ray log and SP log were analyzed further, and the hydrocarbon-bearing zone was detected. From the analysis of different logs, for well 4, so many gas-bearing sand zones have been detected. The gas-bearing zones are found between (1585-1595) m, (1600-1610) m, (2409-2420) m, (2265-2270) m, (2295-2303) m, (2435-2450) m, (2465-2480) m, (3150-3155) m, (2955- 2960) m. These are the gas-bearing zones of fenchugonj well-4 determined from the composite log of this field. Water-bearing sand zones are between (1708-1714) m and the fully compacted shale zone is between (1920-1930) m. From the analysis of different logs, for well 5, so many gas-bearing sand zones have been detected. The gas-bearing zones are found between (2365-2385.5) m, (1820-1830) m, (1782-1803) m, (305-308) m, (336.5-338.5) m, (607.5-609.5) m. These are the gas-bearing zone of fenchugonj well-5 determined from the composite log of the field. Shale volume has been estimated from the gamma-ray log and from resistivity logs by the true resistivity method. In well 4, the calculated value of shale volume by Gamma Ray method and true Resistivity methods were respectively 15% and 6%, in well 5 these values were 7.25% and 7.64%. Formation water resistivity was determined from the formula and taken as 0. 1ohm-m and mud filtrate resistivity 0.76 ohm-m. for well-4 and for well-5 it was taken as 0.7 ohm-m (from the provided composite log of well 4 and 5). Formation true resistivity Rt was estimated directly from the ILD log and true resistivity log. The average value of Rt for well-5 was 33.75 ohm-m and for well-4 the value is 34.09 ohm-m. From the RFOC log, flushed zone resistivity Rxo was calculated directly. Water saturation has been determined by three different techniques named Archie, Indonesia, and Simandoux method. For well 5, the value of average water saturation found from Archie, Indonesia, and Simandoux model was 8.5%,22%, and 24.84%, and for well-4. The value of average water saturation was found as 7.3%,18%, 20.51%respectively.