Sweet spot prediction in tight sandstone reservoir based on well-bore rock physical simulation

Abstract

To establish the relationship among reservoir characteristics and rock physical parameters, we construct the well-bore rock physical models firstly, considering the influence factors, such as mineral composition, shale content, porosity, fluid type and saturation. Then with analyzing the change rules of elastic parameters along with the above influence factors and the cross-plots among elastic parameters, the sensitive elastic parameters of tight sandstone reservoir are determined, and the rock physics template of sweet spot is constructed to guide pre-stack seismic inversion. The results show that velocity ratio and Poisson impedance are the most sensitive elastic parameters to indicate the lithologic and gas-bearing properties of sweet spot in tight sandstone reservoir. The high-quality sweet spot is characterized by the lower velocity ratio and Poisson impedance. Finally, the actual seismic data are selected to predict the sweet spots in tight sandstone gas reservoirs, so as to verify the validity of the rock physical simulation results. The significant consistency between the relative logging curves and inversion results in different wells implies that the utilization of well-bore rock physical simulation can guide the prediction of sweet spot in tight sandstone gas reservoirs.

Pore and Microfracture Characterization in Tight Gas Sandstone Reservoirs with a New Rock-Physics-Based Seismic Attribute

“…In practice, various templates constructed based on appropriate rock physics models provide effective tools for estimating reservoir parameters utilizing elastic properties in various hydrocarbon resources [16][17][18][19]. For instance, the rock physics templates (RPTs) were employed for fluid identification [20] and brittleness evaluation [21] in tight sandstone reservoirs. At the same time, several successful applications have been reported for estimating pore microstructure in tight sandstones using RPTs [22,23].…”

Characterization of Tight Gas Sandstone Properties Based on Rock Physical Modeling and Seismic Inversion Methods

“…The applicability of the DP model has been validated by experimental investigations [4,5] and numerical modeling based on well-log data [18]. Furthermore, various rock physics templates (RPTs) have been developed to estimate the pore structures in tight sandstones [19,20], as well as to identify fluids [21] and evaluate the brittleness [22]. However, the target-oriented features of the RPTs may limit the applicability of the methods in the evaluation of the petrophysical properties of the entire tight formation and within a range of depths.…”