Abstract
This study aims to generate rock units based on core permeability and porosity of OW oilfield in the Bredasdorp Basin offshore South Africa. In this study, we identified and classified lithofacies based on sedimentology reports in conjunction with well logs. Lucia's petrophysical classification method is used to classify rocks into three classes. Results revealed three lithofacies as A (sandstone, coarse to medium-grained), B (fine to medium-grained sandstone), and C (carbonaceous claystone, finely laminated with siltstone). Lithofacies A is the best reservoir quality and corresponds to class 1, while lithofacies B and C correspond to class 2 and 3, which are good and poor reservoir quality rock, respectively. An integrated reservoir zonation for the rocks is based on four different zonation methods (Flow Zone indicator (FZI), Winland r35, Hydraulic conductivity (HC), and Stratigraphy modified Lorenz plot (SMLP)). Four flow zones Reservoir rock types (RRTs) were identified as RRT1, RRT3, RRT4, and RRT5, respectively. The RRT5 is the best reservoir quality composed of a megaporous rock unit, with an average FZI value between 5 and 10 µm, and HC from 40 to 120 mD/v3, ranked as very good. The most prolific flow units (RRT5 and RRT4 zones) form more than 75% of each well's flow capacities are supplied by two flow units (FU1 and FU3). The RRT1 is the most reduced rock quality composed of impervious and nanoporous rock. Quartz is the dominant framework grain, and siderite is the dominant cement that affects flow zones. This study has demonstrated a robust approach to delineate flow units in the OW oilfield. We have developed a useful regional petrophysical reservoir rock flow zonation model for clastic reservoir sediments. This study has produced, for the first time, insights into the petrophysical properties of the OW oilfield from the Bredasdorp Basin South Africa, based on integration of core and mineralogy data. A novel sandstone reservoir zonation classification criteria developed from this study can be applied to other datasets of sandstone reservoirs with confidence.
Highlights
Petrophysical reservoir characterization on reservoir scale or classification of the pore spaces based on pore throat size distribution is a valuable tool in dividing pore types to explain uneven relationships between permeability and porosity for different rock types[1,2]
Reservoir rock type classification or zonation and modelling is an essential method to explore in the oil field development stage to investigate factors that influence variations in reservoir properties El Sharawy and Nabawy 2016, Opuwari et al 2020, Nabawy et al 2018
An integrated reservoir zonation for the rocks is based on four different zonation methods (Flow Zone indicator (FZI), Winland r35, Hydraulic conductivity (HC), and Stratigraphy modified Lorenz plot (SMLP)
Summary
Petrophysical reservoir characterization on reservoir scale or classification of the pore spaces based on pore throat size distribution is a valuable tool in dividing pore types to explain uneven relationships between permeability and porosity for different rock types[1,2]. Porosity and permeability are the two properties that are important for reservoir rock typing or zonation studies, which can be measured directly from the core. Reservoir rock type classification or zonation and modelling is an essential method to explore in the oil field development stage to investigate factors that influence variations in reservoir properties El Sharawy and Nabawy 2016, Opuwari et al 2020, Nabawy et al 2018. There is no published work regarding reservoir rock typing or flow zonation of an oil field in the Bredasdorp Basin. The present study, aims to produce, for the first time, insights into the petrophysical properties of the OW oilfield from the Bredasdorp Basin South Africa, based on integration of core and mineralogy data
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