Brittleness index and seismic rock physics model for anisotropic tight-oil sandstone reservoirs
Huang Xin-Rui1, Huang Jian-Ping1, Li Zhen-Chun1, Yang Qin-Yong2, Sun Qi-Xing1, and Cui Wei1
1. School of Geoscience of China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China.
2. Sinopec Geophysical Research Institute, Nanjing 211103, China.
Abstract Brittleness analysis becomes important when looking for sweet spots in tight-oil sandstone reservoirs. Hence, appropriate indices are required as accurate brittleness evaluation criteria. We construct a seismic rock physics model for tight-oil sandstone reservoirs with vertical fractures. Because of the complexities in lithology and pore structure and the anisotropic characteristics of tight-oil sandstone reservoirs, the proposed model is based on the solid components, pore connectivity, pore type, and fractures to better describe the sandstone reservoir microstructure. Using the model, we analyze the brittleness sensitivity of the elastic parameters in an anisotropic medium and establish a new brittleness index. We show the applicability of the proposed brittleness index for tight-oil sandstone reservoirs by considering the brittleness sensitivity, the rock physics response characteristics, and cross-plots. Compared with conventional brittleness indexes, the new brittleness index has high brittleness sensitivity and it is the highest in oil-bearing brittle zones with relatively high porosity. The results also suggest that the new brittleness index is much more sensitive to elastic properties variations, and thus can presumably better predict the brittleness characteristics of sweet spots in tight-oil sandstone reservoirs.
This work is supported by the National 973 project (Nos. 2014CB239006 and 2011CB202402),the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 41104069 and 41274124), Sinopec project (No. KJWX2014-05) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. R1401005A).
Cite this article:
Huang Xin-Rui,Huang Jian-Ping,Li Zhen-Chun et al. Brittleness index and seismic rock physics model for anisotropic tight-oil sandstone reservoirs[J]. APPLIED GEOPHYSICS, 2015, 12(1): 11-22.
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