Petrophysical Data Analytics for Reservoir Characterization

Abstract

This chapter presents an overview of petrophysical analysis, mainly from the viewpoint of data analytics. Petrophysical analysis is critical in a reservoir study because it provides a primary source of input data for integrated reservoir characterization and resource evaluation. Wireline logging provides various recordings of subsurface formation properties and well logs are the main sources for petrophysical analysis. Logging records are first used for single-well evaluations and then extended to fieldwide resource evaluation and reservoir modeling.