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This document discusses 3D reservoir modeling using geostatistical techniques for reservoir characterization and data integration. The study constructed a 3D reservoir model of a complex reservoir in Iran using seismic data and well logs to accurately represent the geological and geometrical properties. A corner point grid was used and a global scale-up method was combined with previous results for reservoir simulation. The final model characterized the reservoir heterogeneity and proved the advantage of combining these methods to construct accurate and efficient reservoir models. According to the model, the reservoir contains different productive zones in different members that were not clear in previous models.

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This document discusses 3D reservoir modeling using geostatistical techniques for reservoir characterization and data integration. The study constructed a 3D reservoir model of a complex reservoir in Iran using seismic data and well logs to accurately represent the geological and geometrical properties. A corner point grid was used and a global scale-up method was combined with previous results for reservoir simulation. The final model characterized the reservoir heterogeneity and proved the advantage of combining these methods to construct accurate and efficient reservoir models. According to the model, the reservoir contains different productive zones in different members that were not clear in previous models.

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Environ Earth Sci (2015) 74:1403–1414


DOI 10.1007/s12665-015-4130-3

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

3D static reservoir modeling by geostatistical techniques used


for reservoir characterization and data integration
Mehrdad Soleimani • Behshad Jodeiri Shokri

Received: 17 August 2014 / Accepted: 29 January 2015 / Published online: 15 February 2015
Ó Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

Abstract To remove some of the ambiguities in a 2012). Various technologies are used to understand a
heterogeneous oil reservoir, a three dimensional model of prospective reservoir and provide information at many
the reservoir would be constructed by application of newly different scales (Chen and Durlofsky 2006). Most often,
introduced methods. The aim of this study is to define an geologic interpretation based on seismic information is
accurate and efficient model of a complex reservoir in used to interpolate or extrapolate the measured data in
southwest of Iran and accurately derive the geological and sparse well locations in order to yield complete reservoir
geometrical properties of the reservoir for well location descriptions. Reservoir characterization and modeling ob-
proposal. Seismic data in addition to well logs were used tained by this information are keys to match the production
for that purpose. A corner point grid was used in this study, profile and well planning in oil fields (Aarnes 2004).
and a generic global scale-up method was combined with However, reservoir modeling has become a crucial step in
previous result for reservoir simulation. The final model field development, as it provides a venue to integrate and
pointed out the heterogeneous characterization of the reconcile all available data and geologic concepts (Branets
reservoir and proved the advantage of combining these et al. 2009).
methods in constructing accurate and efficient reservoir One of the key challenges in reservoir modeling is ac-
models. According to these models, it is concluded that the curate representation of reservoir geometry, including the
reservoir has different productive zones in different mem- structural framework and detailed stratigraphic layers
bers that was not cleared in the previous models. (Novak et al. 2014). The structural frameworks delineate
major compartments of a reservoir and often provide the
Keywords Reservoir modeling  Grid adaptation  Global first-order controls on in-place fluid volumes and fluid
scale-up  Reservoir zonation  Time–depth conversion  movement during production. Thus, it is important to
Depth map model the structural frameworks as accurate as possible.
To construct a model, it is necessary to use geostatistic
methods. These are considered as the study of phenomena
Introduction variation using collection of numerical techniques to de-
scribe the spatial continuity by a model in a petroleum
Understanding subsurface structure is an essential task in reservoir (Cornish and King 1988). A typical study in
any reservoir characterization study (Al Bulushi et al. reservoir modeling contains classification and zonation of
the reservoir, followed by structural construction and
petrophysical models. Finally, 3D geo-model grid, water
M. Soleimani (&)
Faculty of Mining, Petroleum and Geophysics, saturation, porosity, and permeability distributions map are
University of Shahrood, Shahrood, Iran made (Nikravesh and Aminzadeh 2001; Harris and Weber
e-mail: [email protected] 2006). However, despite decades of advances in grid
generation across many disciplines, grid generation for
B. Jodeiri Shokri
Department of Mining Engineering, Hamedan University practical reservoir modeling and simulation remains a
of Technology, Hamedan, Iran daunting task. Specific challenges in grid generation for

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