Sandstone reservoir zonation of the north-western Bredasdorp Basin South Africa using core data
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2021
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Elsevier
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This study delineates sandstone reservoir flow zones in the north-western Bredasdorp Basin, offshore South
Africa, using conventional core porosity and permeability data. The workflow begins by integrating sedimen-
tology reports and logs to identify lithofacies before evaluating petrophysical flow zones. Three lithofacies were
classified as lithofacies 1, 2, and 3. Lithofacies 1 is a silty shale and bioturbated sandstone, lithofacies 2 is an
interbedded sandstone and shale, with very fine sandstone with well-sorted grains, and is heavily cemented.
Conversely, lithofacies 3 is a fine-to medium-grained sandstone with minor shale that is moderately cementation.
Lithofacies 3 is ranked as the best reservoir rock, followed by lithofacies 2 and 1.
Four independent reservoir zonation methods (permeability anisotropy, Winland r35 pore throat, flow zone
indicator (FZI), and stratigraphic modified Lorenz lot (SMLP)) were applied to core samples from three wells
(MO4, MO5, and MO6). The core samples predominantly had slight anisotropic permeability (0.5–1.1). The
reservoir units were ranked into four flow zone categories as tight, very low, low, and moderate, based on
porosity and permeability, and calculated parameters.
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Geophysics, Climate change, Bredasdorp Basin, Data
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Opuwari, M., & Dominick, N. (2021). Sandstone reservoir zonation of the north-western Bredasdorp Basin South Africa using core data. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 193, 104425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2021.104425