Bedded Sandstones
Revisiting the Normalised Qv equation of Juhasz
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Vshale
Original
Publication
Neutron &
Density
Deep Res
, Vsand, Vsh.disp
3D-res 2000s
Rsand
3. Saturation computation
Juhasz 1981
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Definitions
Shale types:
Step 1
Thomas & Stieber, 1975
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2 endpoints + 1
Clean Sand
Porosity
Pure Shale
Volume of Shale
Step 2:
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Res VER
Step 3
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Saturation Calculation
Conventional (deterministic):
Laminated Shaly sand eqs:
Poupon, Indonesia, Simandoux
1 V sh
V
1
m S wn sh
Rt
Rw
R sh
Archie
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Shale corr
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= aX +b
Y=
Slope B
X=
(cousin of Pickett-plot)
Juhasz
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~ Conductivity
1/Rw_shale
1/Rw
Qv_shale
100%
Shale
Juhasz Normalised Qv
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To better pick BC
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= CWA
Slope B*C
1/Rw
RPD
To better pick Rw
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CWA/RPD
Slope 1/Rw
BC
1/RPD
Data Example
BC
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Rw
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Vshale
Original
Publication
Neutron &
Density
POROSITY
Conv
BVirr
HC
H20
POROSITY
Conv &
Par.Cond.
POROSITY
Thin Beds &
3D-Res
Summary Workflow
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Conclusions
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Conventional: low HC
Conventional with 3D res (Parallel Res): more HC
Thin Beds with 3D res: most HC
References
Clavaud, J. B., Nelson. R., Guru, U. K. and Wang, H., 2005, Field Example of Enhanced
Hydrocarbon Estimation in Thinly Laminated Formation with a Triaxial Array Induction Tool: A
Laminated Sand- Shale Analysis with Anisotropic Shale, SPWLA 46th Annual Logging Symposium,
June 26-29, 2005.
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porosity. Transactions of the SPWLA 16th Annual Logging, Symposium, June 4-7, 1975.
Juhasz, I., 1981, Normalised Qv. The Key to Shaly Sand Evaluation using the Waxman-Smits
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What is RPD?
Ct
= Vsand * Csand + Vsh.lam * Cshale, or
1/ RT = Vsand / Rsand + (1-Vsand) / Rsh.hor
Res HOR
GR
Intermediate GR?
Dispersed, Laminated, or
Both?
DeepRes