PETROLEUM EXPLORATION

Petrophysical characteristics and logging evaluation of asphaltene carbonate reservoirs: A case study of the Cambrian Longwangmiao Formation in Anyue gas field, Sichuan Basin

  • LAI Qiang ,
  • XIE Bing ,
  • WU Yuyu ,
  • HUANG Ke ,
  • LIU Xinggang ,
  • JIN Yan ,
  • LUO Wenjun ,
  • LIANG Tao
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  • Exploration and Development Research Institute, PetroChina Southwest Oil & Gas Field Company, Chengdu 610041, China

Received date: 2017-03-03

  Revised date: 2017-10-14

  Online published: 2017-11-24

Abstract

The petrophysical and logging response characteristics of asphaltene carbonate reservoirs were examined based on the measurement of porosity and permeability, density, compressional and shear wave slowness, resistivity and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance transverse relaxation time (T2) of cores before and after the bitumen dissolving. The results show that (1) the asphalt can damage the pore structure of the reservoir and cause reduction of effective reservoir space and permeability; (2) with the increase of asphalt content, the compression and shear wave slowness generally decrease while the density and resistivity increase; (3) with the increase of asphalt content, the compressional wave slowness and density change less, while the shear wave slowness and resistivity change larger; and (4) the T2 values of asphalt are generally less than 3 ms, and the higher the maturity of the asphalt, the lower the T2 value. Based on these experiments, a method based on conventional and special logging methods was presented to evaluate asphalt content, effective porosity and water saturation in asphaltene carbonate reservoirs. The method has already been applied to 80 wells in the Longwangmiao Formation of the Anyue gas field in the Sichuan Basin to pick out zones rich in asphalt on the plane, which has effectively guided the selection of well location in the gas reservoir development.

Cite this article

LAI Qiang , XIE Bing , WU Yuyu , HUANG Ke , LIU Xinggang , JIN Yan , LUO Wenjun , LIANG Tao . Petrophysical characteristics and logging evaluation of asphaltene carbonate reservoirs: A case study of the Cambrian Longwangmiao Formation in Anyue gas field, Sichuan Basin[J]. Petroleum Exploration and Development, 2017 , 44(6) : 889 -895 . DOI: 10.11698/PED.2017.06.06

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