Reservoir Characterization

Reservoir characterization is the multidisciplinary process of integrating geological, geophysical, and petrophysical data to determine subsurface reservoir properties and quantify hydrocarbon storage and production potential.

31.3K

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Variants

Reservoir Characterisation

Parents

Petroleum Engineering

Children

Core AnalysisDepositional Environment AnalysisFacies AnalysisFracture CharacterizationGeological ModelingGeostatistical Reservoir ModelingPermeability CharacterizationPermeability EstimationPetrophysical AnalysisPetrophysical Evaluation

Publications

31.3K

The Electrical Resistivity Log as an Aid in Determining Some Reservoir Characteristics

Gustave Erdman Archie · Transactions of the AIME · 1942 · 7.7K citations · Full text

Engineering, Earth Sciences, Geology +17

A-type granites: geochemical characteristics, discrimination and petrogenesis

J B Whalen, Kenneth L. Currie, B. W. Chappell · Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology · 1987 · 5.5K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +14

The Behavior of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs

Joseph E. Warren, P.J. Root · Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal · 1963 · 4.2K citations

Engineering, Geological Engineering, Petroleum Engineering +17

Recommendations for the characterization of porous solids (Technical Report)

J. Rouquérol, David Avnir, C. W. Fairbridge et al. · Pure and Applied Chemistry · 1994 · 3.8K citations · Full text

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +14

Unconventional shale-gas systems: The Mississippian Barnett Shale of north-central Texas as one model for thermogenic shale-gas assessment

Daniel M. Jarvie, Ronald J. Hill, Tim E. Ruble et al. · AAPG Bulletin · 2007 · 3.1K citations

Engineering, Earth Sciences, Geology +12

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Stefan Iglauer
Edith Cowan University, Australia
69 publications · 5.7K citations
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Martin J. Blunt
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
48 publications · 5.3K citations
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Shu Jiang
China University of Geosciences, China
72 publications · 4K citations
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Qinhong Hu
The University of Texas at Arlington, United States
66 publications · 4.5K citations
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Xiongqi Pang
China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China
81 publications · 3.8K citations
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AAPG Bulletin
922 publications · 69.9K citations
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Marine and Petroleum Geology
1.2K publications · 68.8K citations
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Geophysics
741 publications · 45.7K citations
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Fuel
512 publications · 34.1K citations
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International Journal of Coal Geology
340 publications · 27.3K citations
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See also Reservoir Characterization
Core Methods	Rock Physics Neural Networks Seismic Inversion Convolutional Neural Networks Support Vector Machines Geostatistical Analysis Petrophysical Inversion 3D Geological Modeling Well Log Interpretation Amplitude Versus Offset Analysis Seismic Forward Modeling
Reservoir Properties	Porosity Reservoir Heterogeneity Lithology Fluid Saturation Reservoir Connectivity Rock Compressibility Net Pay Sedimentary Facies Permeability Studies Capillarity Net-to-gross Ratio Brittle Failure Of Rock Viscosity
Data Sources	Seismic Data Acquisition Neutron Logging Mud Logging 3D Seismic Acquisition 4D Seismic Monitoring Production Data Management
Uncertainty Analysis	History Matching Stochastic Modeling Sensitivity Analysis Bayesian Inference Bayesian Networks Bayesian Emulation Three-dimensional Reservoir Modeling
Applications	Reservoir Management Well Placement Enhanced Oil Recovery Production Optimization Reserve Estimation Economic Feasibility Productivity Zone Classification Reservoir Performance Monitoring