Petrophysical characterization and fractal analysis of carbonate reservoirs of the eastern margin of the pre-caspian basin

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Petrophysical properties including pore structure and permeability are essential for successful evaluation and development of reservoirs. In this paper, we use casting thin section and mercury intrusion capillary pressure (MICP) data to investigate the pore structure characterization, permeability estimation, and fractal characteristics of Carboniferous carbonate reservoirs in the middle blocks of the eastern margin of the Pre-Caspian Basin. Rock casting thin sections show that intergranular and intragranular dissolution pores are the main storage spaces. The pore throats greater than 1m and lower than 0.1m account for 47.98% and 22.85% respectively. A permeability prediction model was proposed by incorporating the porosity, Swanson, and R35 parameters. The prediction result agrees well with the core sample data. Fractal dimensions based on MICP curves range from 2.29 to 2.77 with an average of 2.61. The maximum mercury intrusion saturation is weakly correlated with the fractal dimension, while the pore structure parameters such as displacement pressure and median radii have no correlation with fractal dimension, indicating that single fractal dimension could not capture the pore structure characteristics. Finally, combined with the pore types, MICP shape, and petrophysical parameters, the studied reservoirs were classified into four types. The productivity shows a good correlation with the reservoir types.

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Sha, F., Xiao, L., Mao, Z., & Jia, C. (2019). Petrophysical characterization and fractal analysis of carbonate reservoirs of the eastern margin of the pre-caspian basin. Energies, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/en12010078

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