Open AccessMajor structural elements and petrophysical properties of the miocene section, “XYZ Field”, western shallow Offshore Depobelt, Niger Delta
Author(s) -
Ajibade M.A,
A.F. Adekola,
Mary Taiwo Olowokere
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of advanced geosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2311-7044
DOI - 10.14419/ijag.v7i1.23213
Subject(s) - petrophysics , geology , submarine pipeline , niger delta , petrology , sedimentary rock , oil field , fault (geology) , fault block , geomorphology , section (typography) , geotechnical engineering , delta , seismology , porosity , petroleum engineering , geochemistry , engineering , aerospace engineering , advertising , business
R1, R2, R3, and F. reservoir units were identified in the XYZ Field. The reservoirs are within the Oil proven fault block and F reservoir is located on the footwall structure of the second synthetic fault with similar structural characteristics. The faulting in the XYZ field resulted in a downward movement of the XYZ Discovery relative to the XYZ prospects. The structural development process of the field was a syn-sedimentary. This explains why the XYZ-1 penetration in the footwall of the synthetic found oil-in F sand. However, petrophysical results show that the reservoirs of interests have good petrophysical properties with minimum porosity of 0.1 and maximum water saturation of 0.7. The discoveries by the XYZ-1 well prove the existence of a working hydrocarbon source and charge system. However the distribution pattern of the discovered hydrocarbons is not yet understood.