GeofluidsPub Date : 2024-03-06DOI: 10.1155/2024/1235792
Mahmoud Mamdouh, Mohamed Reda, Abdelmoneam Raef, M. Y. Zein El Din, Tharwat H. Abdelhafeez, Mansour H. Al-Hashim
{"title":"Reservoir Quality, Lithotype Assessment, and Geochemical Source Rock Analysis: Insights from Well Logs and Pyrolysis Data, Karama Field, North-Western Desert, Egypt","authors":"Mahmoud Mamdouh, Mohamed Reda, Abdelmoneam Raef, M. Y. Zein El Din, Tharwat H. Abdelhafeez, Mansour H. Al-Hashim","doi":"10.1155/2024/1235792","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2024/1235792","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Reservoir characteristics and source rock geochemistry are essential for petroleum system investigation as they reveal reservoir quality and hydrocarbon generation capability, respectively. The primary Karama oil field reservoir of Abu El Gharadig Basin is the limestone-sand-shale Abu Roash G (AR/G) Member. This study examines AR/G, analyzes source rocks for maturity and organic elements, and defines the main reservoir lithotypes and evaluates reservoir properties. Five well log datasets and an AR/F pyrolysis analysis on another well were used in this study to characterize the AR/G’s 168-foot effective thickness and assess the AR/F source-rock maturation. The effective porosity is up to 30%. The highest shale concentration was 24% in central and western parts of the field. Therefore, drilling development wells in this area, especially east and north, demands caution. The composition and vertical and lateral lithofacies variations of the defined reservoir in the Karama field region are a significant control of its petrophysical properties. The pyrolysis of AR/F revealed 1.32–5.84% content of organic matter. That content qualifies AR/F as a hydrocarbon source if thermal maturity is reached. Type I and type II kerogen in the Abu Roash F Member suggests oil production. The Abu Roash G Member and Upper Bahariya (UB) formation produce oil and gas due to their own type II and III kerogen. GC biomarker data suggests that the research area is predominantly maritime, with most samples showing environmental degradation. The area under consideration has one reservoir, AR/G, and three members of source rocks in AR/F&G and UB. AR/G electrofacies revealed various lithotypes and flow units.</p>","PeriodicalId":12512,"journal":{"name":"Geofluids","volume":"2024 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140046904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GeofluidsPub Date : 2024-02-21DOI: 10.1155/2024/8852421
Mengzi Zhou, Xiancai Lu, Xiandong Liu, Yingchun Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Kai Wang
{"title":"Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Vibrational Frequency Calculations of Species in Liquid-Liquid Phase Separated MgSO4 Solution at 543 K","authors":"Mengzi Zhou, Xiancai Lu, Xiandong Liu, Yingchun Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Kai Wang","doi":"10.1155/2024/8852421","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2024/8852421","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The transport of sulfate-bearing brines is closely relevant to mineralization of sulfide deposits as metal-sulfate complexes exist in hydrothermal fluids. Liquid-liquid phase separation evidently occurs in various metal-sulfate systems with transport and precipitating different from homogeneous fluids. Previous studies have revealed a new species with a Raman peak at ~1020 cm<sup>-1</sup> in rich concentration phase of liquid-liquid phase separated MgSO<sub>4</sub> solution, and it was interpreted as chain structure polymers. <i>Ab initio</i> molecular dynamics simulations (AIMD) and autocorrelation functions for frequency calculation have been performed to disclose the speciation. The results show that more Mg<sup>2+</sup> ions surrounding a SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2-</sup> anion lead to higher wavenumber of Raman peaks, which indicates the formation of complicate clusters with ion associations similar to kieserite. Besides, the splitting peaks of <i>v</i>-980 Raman bands at ~980, 990, and 1005 cm<sup>-1</sup> in homogeneous solution represent more monodentate Mg-Os (Os: O of SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2-</sup>) associations instead of certain species, which favors the formation of prenucleation clusters. Furthermore, bidentate Mg-SO<sub>4</sub> ligand is less stable than monodentate ligands at 543 K by applying free energy calculations. Our findings give atomic level recognition of concentrated phase in liquid-liquid phase separated MgSO<sub>4</sub> fluids and theoretical explanation of the 980 cm<sup>-1</sup> Raman peak shifting, which will further inspire understandings on nucleation processes of hydrated sulfate minerals and Raman spectra resolving of other sulfate systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":12512,"journal":{"name":"Geofluids","volume":"2024 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139919847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GeofluidsPub Date : 2024-02-19DOI: 10.1155/2024/5515938
Lei Wen, Ping Guo, Xin Zhang, Wen-qiang Lu, Zhong Fang Liu
{"title":"A Two-Dimensional Planar Fracture Network Model for Broken Rock Mass Based on Packer Test and Fractal Dimension","authors":"Lei Wen, Ping Guo, Xin Zhang, Wen-qiang Lu, Zhong Fang Liu","doi":"10.1155/2024/5515938","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2024/5515938","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Broken rock masses with the complexity and concealment widely exist in nature such as underground mine, collapse column, and zone. It is extremely difficult to model fracture networks and to simulate water diffusion for broken rock masses. To explore a reasonable fracture network model for broken rock masses, a new method for modeling a two-dimensional planar fracture network model is proposed in this paper. It includes packer test, empirical relationship, fractal width description, and symmetric expansion modeling. Then, the fluid-solid coupling is used to simulate the diffusion properties of water in the two-dimensional planar fracture network model. It is found that the diffusion velocities <i>v</i><sub>max</sub> and <i>v</i><sub>min</sub> do not appear in the fracture widths <i>λ</i><sub>max</sub> and <i>λ</i><sub>min</sub>. It indicates that the fracture widths <i>λ</i><sub>max</sub> and <i>λ</i><sub>min</sub> in the fracture network model for broken rock mass have little impact on the diffusion velocity. Furthermore, the fracture distribution pattern in the fracture network model is an important factor affecting the diffusion velocities <i>v</i><sub>max</sub> and <i>v</i><sub>min</sub>. The simulation results of water diffusion in the currently proposed model are almost consistent with the actual process of the packer test. Also, the validity of the two-dimensional planar fracture network model is verified by comparing the simulation results with the existing research.</p>","PeriodicalId":12512,"journal":{"name":"Geofluids","volume":"2024 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139919781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GeofluidsPub Date : 2024-01-25DOI: 10.1155/2024/2387180
Meng-Yu Tian, Yong-Jun Di, Chun-Yu Zhang, Shu-Guang Deng
{"title":"Genesis of the Early Indosinian Darongshan Granitoid in South China: Response to the Subduction of the Eastern Paleo-Tethys Ocean","authors":"Meng-Yu Tian, Yong-Jun Di, Chun-Yu Zhang, Shu-Guang Deng","doi":"10.1155/2024/2387180","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2024/2387180","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Bangxi–Chenxing suture zone is an essential area from which information about the closure history of the eastern Paleo-Tethys Ocean can be obtained. The Darongshan granitoid, which is adjacent to this suture, lies among the widely distributed granitic rocks and few basic rocks in the southern Guangxi Province. Herein, we report the petrogeochemistry, zircon U–Pb ages, and zircon Hf isotopic data of the Darongshan pluton in this region. The LA-ICP-MS U–Pb zircon analysis indicates that the Darongshan pluton had formed at 249.9 ± 2.6 Ma. The Darongshan granites are silica-rich (SiO<sub>2</sub> = 65.68–72.91 wt%, mean = 69.89 wt%) with high Na<sub>2</sub>O contents (Na<sub>2</sub>O = 0.46–6.58 wt%, mean = 3.49), relatively high Mg (Mg<sup>#</sup> = 35.12–73.31, mean = 57.73), and an average Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub><sup>T</sup>+TiO<sub>2</sub>+MnO+MgO of 4.96. These features are similar to those of the Mg-andesitic/dioritic rock- (MA-) like tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorites (TTGs). Chemical analyses show that all rocks are enriched in large-ion lithophile elements (Rb, Th, and U) and light rare earth elements, with weak negative Eu anomalies (Eu/Eu<sup>∗</sup> = 0.27–0.67), and Ta, Nb, and Ti depletion, with typical arc-like affinity. The zircon Hf isotopic results show zircon <sub><i>Ɛ</i>Hf</sub>(<i>t</i>) values ranging from -18.2 to -7.4 and the <i>T</i><sub>DM2</sub> model ages 1.74–2.41 Ga. The petrogeochemistry and zircon Hf isotopic signatures indicate the magma generation of the Darongshan granitoid with fluid/melt released from the subducted slab and the fluid/melt assimilated and mixed with the mantle peridotite during ascent. Combining previous extant information on Permo–Triassic subduction/collision-related magmatism in the Bangxi–Chenxing with that of the Jinshajiang–Ailaoshan–Song Ma suture zones, the Darongshan granitoid is interpreted as a magmatic formation that was generated in an active continental margin arc environment during the subduction of the Early Indosinian eastern Paleo-Tethys Ocean and the South China Block, further supporting the idea that closure occurred during the Middle–Late Triassic.</p>","PeriodicalId":12512,"journal":{"name":"Geofluids","volume":"2024 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139559599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GeofluidsPub Date : 2024-01-19DOI: 10.1155/2024/4572483
Qiuying Du, Mingzhong Li, Chenwei Liu, Zhifeng Bai, Chenru Zhou, Xiangyu Wang
{"title":"A Numerical Simulation Approach for Superheated Steam Flow during Multipoint Steam Injection in Horizontal Well","authors":"Qiuying Du, Mingzhong Li, Chenwei Liu, Zhifeng Bai, Chenru Zhou, Xiangyu Wang","doi":"10.1155/2024/4572483","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2024/4572483","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Superheated steam flow during multipoint steam injection technology has a good effect on improving the steam absorption profile of heavy oil thermal recovery wells, enhancing the production degree of horizontal section of thermal recovery wells, and enhancing oil recovery. Based on the structure of multipoint steam injection horizontal string, considering the characteristics of variable mass flow, pressure drop of steam-liquid two-phase flow, and throttling pressure difference of steam injection valve in the process of steam injection, this paper establishes the calculation model of various parameters of multipoint steam injection horizontal wellbore and calculates the distribution of steam injection rate, temperature, pressure gradient, and dryness along the section of multipoint steam injection in horizontal wellbore. The results show that the temperature and pressure decrease gradually from heel to toe, and the steam dryness decreases gradually. Considering the influence of throttle pressure difference of steam injection valve and pressure drop of gas-liquid two-phase flow in the wellbore, the traditional calculation model of steam injection thermodynamic parameters is optimized, and the optimization of wellbore structure and steam injection parameters is an effective method to achieve uniform steam injection in horizontal wells. The steam injection uniformity of horizontal wells can be effectively improved by adjusting the steam injection valve spacing and steam injection parameters. When the steam injection volume is 200 m<sup>3</sup>/d and the steam injection valve spacing is 20 m, a more stable steam injection effect can be obtained. The findings of this study can help for better understanding of improving the uniformity of steam injection and enhancing the recovery factor.</p>","PeriodicalId":12512,"journal":{"name":"Geofluids","volume":"2024 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139498280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experimental and Numerical Simulation Study of Water Infiltration Impact on Soil-Pile Interaction in Expansive Soil","authors":"Waleed Awadalseed, Xingli Zhang, Yunpeng Ji, XiangJin Wang, Yuntian Bai, Honghua Zhao","doi":"10.1155/2024/6642676","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2024/6642676","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A laboratory model of a single pile embedded in Nanyang expansive soil and subjected to water infiltration is applied in this study to examine the interaction between the expansive soil and pile foundation upon water infiltration. The soil matric suction decreases as a result of the rising soil-water content. The amount of soil ground heave reaches its peak of 10.7 mm after 200 hours of water infiltration. As matric suction decreases, pile shaft friction also declines, which causes more of the load at the pile head to be carried by the pile base resulting in more pile settlements. A new numerical simulation method is provided to simulate this issue by coupling the subsurface flow, soil deformation, and hygroscopic swelling to investigate the expansive soil-pile response upon water infiltration. From the numerical simulation model, hygroscopic strain arises as a result of elevated moisture levels resulting from the entry of water, and due to ground heave and the mobilization of lateral soil swelling, the shear stress at the interface between the soil and the pile gradually increases over time. It reaches its maximum value of 4420 Pa at upper depths around 200 hours after the infiltration. The comparison between the lab model testing data and the numerical model results demonstrates a good level of concurrence.</p>","PeriodicalId":12512,"journal":{"name":"Geofluids","volume":"2024 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139483866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GeofluidsPub Date : 2024-01-12DOI: 10.1155/2024/4186113
Liu Xiangjun, Zhuang Dalin, Xiong Jian, Zhou Yishan, Liu Junjie, Deng Chong, Liang Lixi, Ding Yi, Jian Xuemei
{"title":"Anisotropy and Energy Evolution Characteristics of Shales: A Case Study of the Longmaxi Formation in Southern Sichuan Basin, China","authors":"Liu Xiangjun, Zhuang Dalin, Xiong Jian, Zhou Yishan, Liu Junjie, Deng Chong, Liang Lixi, Ding Yi, Jian Xuemei","doi":"10.1155/2024/4186113","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2024/4186113","url":null,"abstract":"<p>To obtain the influence of anisotropy and energy evolution characteristics on wellbore stability, the acoustic and mechanical anisotropy characteristics of shales are studied through various experiments, including scanning electron microscopy, ultrasonic pulse transmission, and uniaxial compression experiments, with the Longmaxi Formation shale in the southern area of the Sichuan Basin as the research object. The energy evolution characteristics of the Longmaxi Formation shale under different bedding angles are analyzed. The influence of anisotropy on the wellbore stability of shale formation is discussed on this basis. The results show that the acoustic and mechanical parameters, failure mode, and energy evolution characteristics of shale have significant anisotropy. Furthermore, the P-wave and S-wave time differences decrease with an increase in bedding angle. The compressive strength and Poisson’s ratio decrease first and then increase with an increase in bedding angle. Meanwhile, the elastic modulus gradually increases with an increase in bedding angle. Rock samples with different bedding angles show diverse failure modes in mechanical tests, including splitting, shear, and shear-splitting failure. The total energy and elastic energy decrease first and then increase with an increase in bedding angle. Finally, the formation anisotropy affects the wellbore stability: the higher the formation anisotropy, the more vulnerable is the wellbore to instability.</p>","PeriodicalId":12512,"journal":{"name":"Geofluids","volume":"2024 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139461377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GeofluidsPub Date : 2024-01-11DOI: 10.1155/2024/4097442
Le Ngoc Son, Nguyen The Duc, Sumihiko Murata, Phan Ngoc Trung
{"title":"Automatic History Matching for Adjusting Permeability Field of Fractured Basement Reservoir Simulation Model Using Seismic, Well Log, and Production Data","authors":"Le Ngoc Son, Nguyen The Duc, Sumihiko Murata, Phan Ngoc Trung","doi":"10.1155/2024/4097442","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2024/4097442","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Developing automatic history matching (AHM) methods to replace the traditional manual history matching (MHM) approach in adjusting the permeability distribution of the reservoir simulation model has been studied by many authors. Because permeability values need to be evaluated at hundreds of thousands of grid cells in a typical reservoir simulation model, it is necessary to apply a reparameterization technique to allow the optimization algorithms to be implemented with fewer variables. In basic reparameterization techniques including zonation and pilot point methods, the calibrations are usually based solely on the production data with no systematic link to the geological and geophysical data, and therefore, the obtained permeability distribution may be not geologically consistent. Several other reparameterization techniques have attempted to preserve geological consistency by incorporating 4D seismic data; however, these techniques cannot be applied to our fractured basement reservoirs (FBRs) as they do not have 4D seismic data. Taking into account these challenges, in this study, an AHM methodology and workflow have been developed using a new reparameterization technique. This approach attempts to minimize the potential for geological nonconsistency of the calibrated results by linking the permeability to geophysical data. The proposed methodology can be applied to fields with only traditional geophysical data (3D seismic and conventional well logs). In the proposed workflow, the spatial distributions of seismic attributes and geomechanical properties were calculated and estimated from 3D seismic data and well logs, respectively. After that, a feed-forward artificial neural network (ANN) model trained by the back-propagation algorithm of the relationship between initial permeability with seismic attributes and geomechanical properties of their grid cell values is developed. Then, the calibration of the permeability distribution is performed by adjustment of the ANN model. Modification of the ANN model is performed using the simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation (SPSA) algorithm to calibrate transmission coefficients in the ANN model to minimize the discrepancy between the simulated results and observed data. The developed methodology is applied to calibrate the permeability distribution of a simulation model of Bach Ho FBR in Vietnam. The effectiveness of the methodology is evident by comparing the historical matches with an available manually history-matched simulation model. The application shows that the proposed methodology could be considered as a suitable practical approach for adjusting the permeability distribution for FBR reservoir simulation models.</p>","PeriodicalId":12512,"journal":{"name":"Geofluids","volume":"2024 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139423199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GeofluidsPub Date : 2024-01-08DOI: 10.1155/2024/6637899
Shengling Jiang, Qinghua Zhou, Yanju Li, Rili Yang
{"title":"A Case Study on Preservation Conditions and Influencing Factors of Shale Gas in the Lower Paleozoic Niutitang Formation, Western Hubei and Hunan, Middle Yangtze Region, China","authors":"Shengling Jiang, Qinghua Zhou, Yanju Li, Rili Yang","doi":"10.1155/2024/6637899","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2024/6637899","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Niutitang Formation of the lower Cambrian (Є<sub>1</sub>n) is a target reservoir of shale gas widely developed in China’s Middle-Upper Yangtze region, with the characteristics of being widely distributed, having a big thickness and highly organic carbon abundance. However, the exploration and research degree are relatively low. Based on extensive core sample, experimental test results, drilling, and field outcrop surveying, the shale gas generation capacity, gas content, and gas composition are discussed. The preservation conditions of shale gas are then systematically analyzed from the aspects of tectonic movement, fault development, structural style, and thermal evolution degree. The results show that the organic-rich shale with a thickness ranging from 40 to 150 m developed in the mid-lower part of the Є<sub>1</sub>n Formation, with the TOC content values ranging from 0.4% to 14.64%. While it has unfavorable characteristics of a high thermal evolution, with Ro values ranging from 1.92% to 5.74%, a low gas content and a high nitrogen content (70% wells). The Є<sub>1</sub>n shale gas has complex preservation conditions. The Є<sub>1</sub>n Formation has good roof-to-floor conditions, but after the main gas generating peak of the Є<sub>1</sub>n shale during the Jurassic–Cretaceous, the most intensive tectonic activity of the Yanshan movement resulted in poor preservation conditions (faults developed and cap rock fractured). The huge faults extended to the surface are formed due to tectonic movement in an extensional environment, and the structural style and development are the main factors affecting the preservation conditions of the Є<sub>1</sub>n shale gas. Additionally, the high thermal evolution of the Є<sub>1</sub>n shales also has a certain impact on the preservation conditions. Therefore, the stable area far from large faults (>2.0 km), with weak local tectonic activity and tectonic deformation, is the favorable area for shale gas preservation in the Є<sub>1</sub>n Formation.</p>","PeriodicalId":12512,"journal":{"name":"Geofluids","volume":"2024 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139397767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GeofluidsPub Date : 2024-01-05DOI: 10.1155/2024/8071443
Yuanjun Zhang, Dong Wu, Maojie Liao, Xuewen Shi, Feng Chen, Chengguang Zhang, Ming Cai, Jun Tang
{"title":"Impact of Tool Eccentricity on Acoustic Logging Response in Horizontal Wells: Insights from Physical Simulation Experiments","authors":"Yuanjun Zhang, Dong Wu, Maojie Liao, Xuewen Shi, Feng Chen, Chengguang Zhang, Ming Cai, Jun Tang","doi":"10.1155/2024/8071443","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2024/8071443","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Horizontal wells are extensively utilized in the development of unconventional reservoirs. However, the logging responses and formation evaluation in horizontal wells can be impacted by factors like anisotropy and tool eccentricity. To investigate the influence of tool eccentricity on acoustic logging response, physical simulation experiments of array acoustic logging were conducted in a scaled borehole formation model under different tool eccentricity conditions. The experimental data were analyzed, and the findings revealed that when the receiver array is parallel to the borehole axis, the P-wave slowness and S-wave slowness remain unaffected by tool eccentricity. However, the amplitudes of the P-wave and S-wave decrease significantly with increasing tool eccentricity, following an approximate negative exponential pattern. Additionally, when the transmitter is centered and the receiver array intersects the borehole axis at an angle, the wave velocities increase significantly with tool eccentricity, with the P-wave velocity showing a faster increase. Conversely, when the transmitter is eccentric and the receiver array intersects the borehole axis at an angle, the wave velocity decreases notably with tool eccentricity, and the P-wave velocity decreases even faster. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the impact of tool eccentricity on array acoustic logging response in horizontal wells and offer guidance for developing correction schemes to address this effect.</p>","PeriodicalId":12512,"journal":{"name":"Geofluids","volume":"2024 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139105377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}