High-resolution petrophysical, geochemical, and geomechanical profiling of a 230-m continuous core from the Montney Formation, Canada

IF 2.7 3区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
AAPG Bulletin Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI:10.1306/05032322095
Daniela Becerra, Christopher R. Clarkson, Amin Ghanizadeh
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Low-permeability (tight) siltstones and mudstones of the Montney Formation in western Canada are currently being exploited with multistage fractured horizontal wells. A significant challenge for development is effectively targeting zones for lateral placement and hydraulic fracture stimulation within the typically thick (up to 350 m) gross Montney interval. At the vertical resolution of common well-log suites, the Montney displays limited variability, with important centimeter-scale changes in petrophysical and geomechanical properties, which can affect reservoir quality, being undetectable.An unprecedented high-resolution data set consisting of elemental compositions (from x-ray fluorescence), permeability (using a profile permeameter), and rock hardness (using a microrebound hammer tool) was obtained from a continuous core (230 m) sampling of the entire Montney, as well as small intervals of the bounding formations. These nondestructive tests were collected on the slabbed core at 2.5-cm intervals (approximately 10,000 measurement points). Routine core data (porosity, permeability, etc.), collected sporadically throughout the 210-m interval covering the Montney portion of the core, and a conventional log suite were also available for comparison with the high-resolution data set.Vertical profiling results demonstrate that the entire Montney Formation (Lower and Middle Members) exhibits significant centimeter-scale heterogeneity. These members are easily distinguished with the high-resolution data set, and reservoir quality trends (as quantified with permeability and rock hardness) are similarly easily inferred. As a result, targets for horizontal lateral placement can be confidently selected. In addition, the high-resolution profiling method proposed herein may have important applications for simulating hydraulic fracture height growth and for selecting appropriate and representative samples (e.g., core plugs). For the former, low-hardness, organic-rich mudstone beds and weak interfaces with more competent rock could act to blunt hydraulic fracture growth. For the latter, the centimeter-scale resolution of profiling enables sampling of lithologies for which reservoir properties vary at the centimeter scale, which is not possible through well-log analysis.
对加拿大蒙特尼地层 230 米连续岩芯进行高分辨率岩石物理、地球化学和地质力学剖面分析
加拿大西部蒙特尼地层的低渗透(致密)粉砂岩和泥岩目前正通过多级压裂水平井进行开采。开发面临的一个重大挑战是如何在通常较厚(达 350 米)的蒙特尼总层间内有效地确定横向布置和水力压裂激励区。在普通井记录套件的垂直分辨率下,蒙特尼的可变性有限,无法检测到岩石物理和地质力学性质的重要厘米级变化,而这些变化会影响储层质量。通过对整个蒙特尼地区的连续岩芯(230 米)取样,以及对边界地层的小区间取样,获得了前所未有的高分辨率数据集,包括元素成分(通过 X 射线荧光)、渗透率(使用剖面渗透仪)和岩石硬度(使用微回弹锤工具)。这些非破坏性测试是在板状岩芯上以 2.5 厘米的间隔收集的(约 10,000 个测量点)。常规岩心数据(孔隙度、渗透率等)是在覆盖蒙特尼部分岩心的 210 米间隔内零星收集的,还有一套常规测井数据,可与高分辨率数据集进行比较。利用高分辨率数据集很容易区分这些岩层,同样也很容易推断出储层质量趋势(用渗透率和岩石硬度量化)。因此,可以有把握地选择水平横向布局的目标。此外,本文提出的高分辨率剖面测量方法在模拟水力裂缝高度增长和选择适当的代表性样本(如岩心塞)方面也有重要应用。就前者而言,硬度低、富含有机质的泥岩层以及与更坚固岩石的薄弱界面可能会阻碍水力裂缝的增长。就后者而言,剖面测量的厘米级分辨率可以对储层属性在厘米级变化的岩性进行取样,而这是井绳分析无法做到的。
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AAPG Bulletin
AAPG Bulletin 工程技术-地球科学综合
CiteScore
6.60
自引率
11.40%
发文量
73
审稿时长
4.8 months
期刊介绍: While the 21st-century AAPG Bulletin has undergone some changes since 1917, enlarging to 8 ½ x 11” size to incorporate more material and being published digitally as well as in print, it continues to adhere to the primary purpose of the organization, which is to advance the science of geology especially as it relates to petroleum, natural gas, other subsurface fluids, and mineral resources. Delivered digitally or in print monthly to each AAPG Member as a part of membership dues, the AAPG Bulletin is one of the most respected, peer-reviewed technical journals in existence, with recent issues containing papers focused on such topics as the Middle East, channel detection, China, permeability, subseismic fault prediction, the U.S., and Africa.
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