This book is intended for the use of geologist, geophysists, petrophysists,
and engineers interested in building geologic models that can be converted
into realistic reservoir flow models of carbonate reservoirs. The first edition
of this book was focused on methods and approaches for constructing
improved carbonate reservoir models. In this second edition these methods
are enlarged based on research results since the first edition was published.
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Each chapter contains new information, particularly in the area of
wireline logs and geostatistics. Importantly, several new field studies are
included that illustrate the application of these methods in building reservoir
models.
As in the first edition, the integration of geological and engineering
data is at the center of the approach described in this edition. The fundamental
link between geologic models and engineering fluid-flow models is
the relationship between petrophysical properties and rock fabrics. Pore
geometries control the flow properties and geologic history, as observed in
rock fabrics, controls the pore geometries. Therefore, it is the study of
rock fabrics that integrates geological and engineering data.
Not surprisingly, the approach is referred to as the “rock-fabric
method.” This method is an outgrowth of the published works of G.E.
Archie (Gus), and the reader is encouraged to read the few reference to his
work presented at the end of this Preface. The author is well acquainted
with his work because Gus hired the author into Shell Oil in 1954 and
work for him at Shell Development’s research laboratory in Houston for a
number of years. Gus pioneered the idea of relating petrophysical properties
to rock fabrics, an idea that was further developed by Ray Murray and
myself in carbonates, and Robert Sneider in clastics.
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