TY - GEN
T1 - Examples of fractured carbonate reservoir rocks of Russia, and relationship between porosity and permeability in carbonate rocks
AU - Chilingar, George V.
AU - Haroun, Muhammad R.
AU - Bagrintseva, K. I.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - New methodology (cubic cores) of studying fractured carbonate reservoirs is presented this paper. Several examples of Russian carbonate reservoirs are given including: Orenburg Gas-Condensate Field, Urmansk Oilfield and Vuktyl'skiy Gas-Condensate Field. A correlation between porosity and permeability was established, which is of vital importance in carbonate reservoir rock characterization. On considering two additional variables (irreducible fluidI saturation and specific surface area, which is a measure of degree of fracturing), very good correlation was obtained between porosity and permeability. Without considering these two variables, the coefficient of correlation is commonly very low. The authors believe that the century-old problem of correlation between porosity and permeability of carbonate rocks has been finally solved. Similar studies should be carried out elsewhere, for example, Asmari Limestone of Middle East.
AB - New methodology (cubic cores) of studying fractured carbonate reservoirs is presented this paper. Several examples of Russian carbonate reservoirs are given including: Orenburg Gas-Condensate Field, Urmansk Oilfield and Vuktyl'skiy Gas-Condensate Field. A correlation between porosity and permeability was established, which is of vital importance in carbonate reservoir rock characterization. On considering two additional variables (irreducible fluidI saturation and specific surface area, which is a measure of degree of fracturing), very good correlation was obtained between porosity and permeability. Without considering these two variables, the coefficient of correlation is commonly very low. The authors believe that the century-old problem of correlation between porosity and permeability of carbonate rocks has been finally solved. Similar studies should be carried out elsewhere, for example, Asmari Limestone of Middle East.
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U2 - 10.2118/114177-ms
DO - 10.2118/114177-ms
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70449094567
SN - 9781605604732
T3 - Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Gas Technology Symposium
SP - 81
EP - 90
BT - Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Gas Technology Symposium
T2 - SPE Gas Technology Symposium
Y2 - 17 June 2008 through 19 June 2008
ER -