Method of determining net reservoir thickness

Details Method of determining net reservoir thickness Method of determining net reservoir thickness

1999-09-10

2001-06-05

McElheny, Jr., Donald E. (Department: 2862)

Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing

Measurement system in a specific environment

Earth science

Reexamination Certificate

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06243650

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to beds, or reservoir layers, and in particular to methods for determining the net and gross thickness of a bed. Hydrocarbon reservoirs in general are not perfect blocky beds, but rather have internal structure in the form of embedded layers of non-reservoir or poor reservoir quality material. However, existing methods for determining gross or net reservoir thickness of these reservoirs ignore or do not accurately consider the internal structure. Thus, those methods have neglected to include effects associated with the internal structure of beds, in the determination of the net and gross thickness of beds.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The method of the present invention, for the determination of the net and gross thickness of reservoir beds, solves the difficulties of other existing methods, by providing a method that takes into account the internal structure of reservoir beds.


REFERENCES:
patent: 5136552 (1992-08-01), Kelly et al.
patent: 5136553 (1992-08-01), Kelly et al.

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