Estimating Permeability in Carbonates Using the Rock-Fabric

Estimating Permeability in Carbonates Using the Rock-Fabric Method

F. Jerry Lucia
Bureau of Economic Geology

Knowledge Base

References

Cruz, W. M., 1997, Study of Albian carbonate analogs: Cedar Park Quarry, Texas, USA, and Santos Basin reservoir, southeast offshore Brazil: Unpublished PhD thesis, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin Texas, 213 p.

Dunham RJ (1962) Classification of carbonate rocks according to depositional texture. In: Ham WE (ed) Classifications of carbonate Rocks-a symposium. AAPG Mem 1:108-121

Kerans C (1989) Karst-controlled reservoir heterogeneity in the Ellenburger Group carbonates of West Texas. AAPG Bull 72,10:1160-1183

Lucia FJ (1983) Petrophysical parameters estimated from visual description of carbonate rocks: a field classification of carbonate pore space. J Pet Technol March: 626-637

Lucia FJ (1995) Rock Fabric/petrophysical classification of carbonate pore space for reservoir characterization. AAPG Bull. 79,9: 1275-1300

Lucia FJ, Conti RD (1987) Rock fabric, permeability, and log relationships in an upward-shoaling, vuggy carbonate sequence. The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Geological Circular 87-5,22 pp

Lucia, F.J., 1999, Carbonate Reservoir Characterization: Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 226 p.

Major RP, Vander Stoep GW, Holtz MH (1990) Delineation of unrecovered mobile oil in a mature dolomite reservoir: East Penwell San Andres Unit, University Lands, West Texas. The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Report of Investigations No 194,52pp

Pittman ED (1971) Microporosity in carbonate rocks. AAPG Bull 55,10:1873-1881

Additional Reading

Archie GE (1952) Classification of carbonate reservoir rocks and petrophysical considerations. AAPG Bull 36,2:278-298
Bebout DG, Lucia FJ, Hocott, CF, Fogg, GE.Vander Stoep GW (1987) Characterization of the Grayburg reservoir, University Lands Dune field, Crane County, Texas. The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Report of Investigations No 168,98 pp
Choquette PW, Pray LC (1970) Geologic nomenclature and classification of porosity in sedimentary carbonates. AAPG Bull 54,2:207-250
Choquette PW.Steiner RP (1985) Mississippian oolite and non-supratidal dolomite reservoirs in the Ste. Genevieve Formation, North Bridgeport Field, Illinois Basin. In: Roehl PO, Choquette PW (eds) Carbonate petroleum reservoirs. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, pp 209-238
Jennings, J.W., Jr., and Lucia, F.J., 2001, "Predicting Permeability from Well Logs in Carbonates with a Link to Geology for Interwell Permeability Mapping," paper SPE 71336 presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Sep. 30-Oct. 3.
Jennings, J.W., Jr., Lucia, F.J., and Ruppel, S.C., 2002, 3D Modeling of Stratigraphically Controlled Petrophysical Variability in the South Wasson Clear Fork Reservoir: paper SPE 77592 presented at the 2002 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Sep. 29-Oct. 2.
Jennings, J.W., Ruppel, S.C., and Ward, W.B., 2000, Geostatistical Analysis of Permeability Data and Modeling of Fluid-Flow Effect in Carbonate Outcrops: SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering, 3 (4) 292-303.
Keith BD, Pittman ED (1983) Bimodal porosity in oolitic reservoir-effect on productivity and log response, Rodessa Limestone (Lower Cretaceous), East Texas Basin. AAPG Bull 67,9: 1391-1399
Kerans C, Lucia FJ, Senger RK (1994) Integrated characterization of carbonate ramp reservoirs using Permian San Andres Formation outcrop analogs. AAPG Bull 78,2: 181-216
Kerans, C, and Tinker, S. W., 1997, Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphy and Reservoir Characterization," SEPM Short Course No. 40 , SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) Publication, Tulsa. 129 p.
Lucia FJ, Kerans C, Senger RK (1992a) Defining flow units in dolomitized carbonate-ramp reservoirs. Society of Petroleum Engineers Techn Conf, Washington D.C., SPE 24702, pp 399-406
Lucia, F.J., Jennings, J.W., Jr., Rahnis, M., and Meyer, F.O., 2001, Permeability and Rock Fabric from Wireline Logs, Arab-D Reservoir, Ghawar Field, Saudi Arabia: GeoArabia, 6 (4) 619-646.