Open AccessGeoscience/engineering characterization of the interwell environment in carbonate reservoirs based on outcrop analogs, Permian Basin, West Texas and New Mexico. Quarterly technical progress report, April 1, 1995--June 1, 1995
Author(s) -
F. Jerry Lucia,
Charles Kerans
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/101181
Subject(s) - outcrop , facies , geology , petrophysics , permian , geochemistry , structural basin , carbonate , clastic rock , reservoir modeling , carbonate rock , geomorphology , petrology , sedimentary rock , petroleum engineering , geotechnical engineering , materials science , porosity , metallurgy
The objective of this project is to investigate styles of reservoir heterogeneity that occur in low permeability pelleted wackestone/packstone facies and mixed carbonate/clastic facies found in Permian Basin reservoirs by studying similar facies exposed in the Guadalupe mountains. Specific objectives for the outcrop study include construction of a stratigraphic framework, petrophysical quantification of the framework, and testing the outcrop reservoir model for effects of reservoir heterogeneity on production performance. Specific objectives for the subsurface study parallel objectives for the outcrop study. Technical progress is reported for outcrop activities and subsurface activities