11 Flashcards
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_____ is important because it provides a basis for distributing petrophysical properties in 3D space
Reservoir architecture
Modern correlation methods rely more on the chronostratigraphic approach, one that uses time stratigraphy rather than lithostratigraphy to determine continuity between wells. This approach is referred to as _____
sequence stratigraphy
To locate reservoirs it has to be known if they were generated in a
_____ environment
DELTAIC, FLUVIAL or REEF
three basic types of reflection terminations for upper and lower boundaires of seismic sequences:
• toplap
• onlap
• downlap
8 basic types external shapes:
• sheet
• sheet drapes
• wedge
• bank
• lens
• mound
• fan
• fill
textures:
• parallell & sub-parallel textures
• divergent & convergent textures
• prograding textures
• chaotic textures
• relfection-free areas
Prograding textures:
• sigmoid
• oblique tangential
• oblique parallel
• complex-sigmoid oblique
• shingled
• hummocky
Chaotic textures:
• onlap fill
• mounded onlap fill
• divergent fill
• prograded fill
• chaotic fill
• complex fill
Mounds:
• concave upward simple
• concave upward complex
• chaotic
_____ is modeled by contouring and digitizing geologic maps.
Reservoir architecture
The _____ is the point where the geological and geophysical interpretations have their greatest impact on the final representation of the reservoir.
mapping/contouring procesd
The maps will be used for:
■well placement
■ reserves calculation
■ reservoir performance monitoring
A _____ is a computer system for capturing, storing, checking, and displaying data related to positions on Earth’s surface.
geographic information system (GIS)
_____ data is strongly connected to geography
Oil and gas
The aim of _____ is to turn the geological model of the field into a discrete system on which the fluid flow equations can be solved.
gridding in reservoir simulation
• It divides the reservoir into many small gridblocks.
• t gives the most accurate numerical representation, but has the greatest computational expense
FINE GRID
• It has fewer gridblocks, but the coarse gridblocks must be larger than the fine gridblocks to cover the same model volume.
• it is is less expensive to run than a fine grid, but it is also less accurate numerically.
COARSE GRID
Versatile when used in gridding process
3D Reservoir Mapping Package
changed relatively quickly once properly set up
COMPUTER GENERATED MAPS
Disadvantage of Computer Generated Maps:
• not include all of the detailed
interpretations
• the amount of detail that can be
obtained is limited
• Can describe a reservoir with a much finer grid than can be used in a reservoir simulator
The numbers of cells must be reduced by _____
upscaling
RESERVOIR GRIDS
• 1D (horizontal and vertical)
• 2D (areal and cross-sectional)
• 3D
• Cartesian or cylindrical coordinates
_____ are used to model linear systems that do not include gravity effects.
Horizontal 1D Models
______ has a variety of applications, including the determination of saturation-dependent data such as relative permeability curves.
Core Flood Modeling