Sandstone reservoir zonation of the north-western Bredasdorp Basin South Africa using core data

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dc.contributor.authorOpuwari, Mimonitu
dc.contributor.authorDominick, Nehemiah
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-10T09:30:10Z
dc.date.available2023-03-10T09:30:10Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOpuwari, 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.2021.104425en_US
dc.identifier.issn1879-1859
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2021.104425
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8572
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectGeophysicsen_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.subjectBredasdorp Basinen_US
dc.subjectDataen_US
dc.titleSandstone reservoir zonation of the north-western Bredasdorp Basin South Africa using core dataen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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