Parum Field Strat Trap Heruyono and Villaroel Stanvac 1989 - 1
Parum Field Strat Trap Heruyono and Villaroel Stanvac 1989 - 1
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1, Kelesa Formation (pre-24 MYBP) - graben fill com- Parum 4,it became quite evident how small the accumu-
prising continental sandstones and conglomerates and lation in the first well actually was. The later drilling of
tuffaceous shales. In places the unit may contain a high wells 8 and 9 in this southern end of the field also
organic content lacustrine shale facies which is thought contained no Lakat Formation sediments and again tested
to be a potential source unit. wet in the Tualang sand. In hindsight it was extremely
2, Lakat Formation (24 - 22 MYBP) - unconformably lucky to have encountered the original 5 ft. of oil sand
overlies the Kelesa Formation. It consists of sandstones which led to the discovery of the field. The current
derived from Cambro-Ordovician quartzites of the stratigraphic correlation recognizes that two different
Sunda craton to the NE. This formation is thickest in sequences exist between the reservoirs in the northern and
graben areas and in the Parum area thins rapidly southern areas of the field (Fig.4C). Variations in strati-
against the existing topography of the Kelesa For- graphy and a stratigraphic trapping mechanism are the
mation. It is the principal reservoir unit. prevalent controls to the north where simple structural
3. Tualang Formation (pre-22.5 - 16.5 MYBP) - coastal closure is the main control in the south. This model,
plain and tidal deposits, overlain by lower delta plain which wilJ be discussed in more detail in the following
deposits. One sandstone in this unit contains oil at section on geology of this paper, has been used in the
Parum. development of the field as well as in the calculation of
reserves.
4. Telisa Formation (pre-22.5-14 MYBP) - calcareous
marine shales and siltstones, deposited as a series of
deepening upward sequences. GEOLOGY OF THE PARUM FIELD AREA
5 . Binio Formation (15.5 - 9.8 MYBP) - lowstand fan and Parum is a northwest-southeast oriented anticlinal
delta deposits overlain by highstand marine shales. In feature located on the highside of a major NW-SE
some parts of the Central Sumatra Basin this unit trending reverse fault. It is on trend with the prominent
contains a considerable amount of immature dry gas. Japura structure which is located approximately 11 km
None is present at Parum. to the northwest (Fig. 5). It is separated from the Japura
6 . Korinci and Nil0 Formation (9.8 MYBP - Recent) - high by a small saddle and a minor fault that offsets the
regressive sands, coals, shales and tuffs. crestal axes of the two structures. The Pekan field
(E.U.R. 8 MMBO) is also on the upthrown block of this
fault and is located 20 kms. to the northwest of Parum.
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY OF THE PARUM FIELD
The first well in the field, Parum-I, was drilled in
The Parum field (Fig. 4A) was discovered in March March 1987 to explore a simple structural closure. The
of 1987 when the discovery well, Parum-1, flowed oil at wildcat well encountered only five (5) feet of net oil sand
a rate of 155 BOPD with 0% water. The test was overlying the red beds of the Kelesa Formation (Fig. 6).
interpreted as a simple structural closure flanked by a The thin interval was correctly interpreted from cuttings
major reverse fault, similar to many of the other features and sidewall cores to be oil bearing. Also, the LDL log
in the area. It was, however, alarming that the initial well (run on the fast count rate) indicated that there was
only contained a 5 ft. net oil sand interval. It was decided sufficient porosity to expect the well to flow at a commer-
to drill the second well in a more downdip position. This cial rate. As it turned out, the well flowed 155 BOPD,
well proved to be a much more successful test, proving 0% water from the 5 ft. of sand. It was decided to
up 35 ft. of net oil sand in six (6) separate reservoirs. To continue to assess the field's potential by drilling on the
continue to assess the field's potential a third well was flanks of the structure anticipating the development of
drilled once again in a n even deeper structural position. thicker potential reservoir sands. This drilling has proven
This well encountered an even thicker oil leg with 50 ft. that oil exists in eight (8) separate reservoirs, one (1) in
of net oil sand (Fig. 4B). the Tualang Formation and seven (7) in the Lakat
Successful drilling at this point gave the clear im- Formation. T o date fourteen (14) wells have been drilled
pression that the stratigraphy of the field was a simple and the field is in its later stages of development (Fig.7).
thickening of the sediments from a local highland into Initial tests indicate that the productivity index and flow
a basinward direction. However the drilling of Parum 4, efficiencies are very good. The crude is low sulfur, high
located between the number 1 and number 2 wells, wax and has a gravity of 36" API. Full daily field
complicated this simple model when it proved to be devoid production of about 2500 BOPD has been flowing since
of Lakat Formation sediments. At this time it was also 1988.
realized that the accumulation which existed in the Quality of the 1984 - 1985 vintage seismic in the Parum
discovery well belonged to the overlying Tualang For- area is good to excellent down to the 24 MYBP sequence.
mation sands and not the Lakat sands tested in downdip Below this, the data are fair to poor and reflections
Parum 2 and 3. When this Tualang sand tested wet in discontinuous. All the data was migrated due to the
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presence of faulting and ste'eply dipping beds. Figure 12 consists of four west to east diagrammatic
As previously stated, a major NW-SE trending reverse sections which help to summarize the structural and
fault controls the structure on the east flank. As can be stratigraphic evolution of the Parum Field area:
seen on SW-NE oriented dip line 2266-85 (Fig. 8), this 1. Kelesa Formation sediments (26 MYBP) formed the
reverse fault at &he24 MYBP horizon (Lakat Formation) irregular pre-existing topography of the area.
is at S.P. 2190, approximately 200 meters to the northeast 2. The overlying 24 and 22.5 MYBP sediments, which
of the Parum-1 well location. Rollover into the fault is form the principal reservoir horizons, were not
very clearly observed on this section. The fault trace on deposited on the crest of the topographic feature.
{he downthrown block is interpreted at shot point 2208 Incised valleys were cut into the 24 MYBP sediments
for the 18 MYBP sequence. along the flanks of the high. These help to produce
Correlation across the major reverse fault is believed variations in sand thickness around the field.
t o be reasonable and is based on previous correlations 3. Sediments of the 18 MYBP sequence covered the high
into the area from the north. Indications are that the 24 and were deposited throughout the entire area.
and 22.5 MYBP sequences are absent on the downthrown
4. The present day structure is the result of strong NE-SW
fault block (Fig. 5). Here the 18 MYBP sequence sits
Plio-Pleistocene compression. The major reverse fault
directly on Kelesa Formation sediments or basement.
to the east of Parum is most probably due to faulting
The Lakat Formation sands (oil producing horizon along a zone of weakness associated with a pre-existing
in the northern portion of the field) onlap against the hinge line. It is also possible that the fault is due to
topography of the pre-existing Kelesa Formation This reactivation and reversal of a smaller pre-existing
thinning on the crest of the structure can be clearly normal fault which may have bounded the graben in
observed on dip lines 2266 and 2265, both of which are which the Kelesa Formation was deposited.
oriented SW-NE across the structure (Figs. 8, 9).
The Lakat Formation interval, as indicated earlier and RESERVOIR ROCKS
shown more clearly on the isopach map (Fig. lo), is not
present in the crestal wells (Parum 1, 4 and 8) but thickens The sandstones of the Lakat Formation are the oil
considerably to 265 feet in the downdip Parum-3 well producing horizon in the area of the field to the north
located to the northwest. of the Parum-4 well. In the southern part of the field the
only existing oil sand belongs to the Tualang Formation
A stratigraphic cross section trending NW - SE across The reservoir sands occur at a depth of about 3500 feet
the field (Fig. 11) helps to illustrate the onlapping of the
subsea and have an average oil column height of 200 feet.
lower and and upper Lakat Formation intervals, as well The recorded net thickness of each individual reservoir
as the lower section of the Tualang Formation against
sand ranges from 5 to 22 feet.
the pre-existing high.
The rock classification (after Folk, 1968) of the Lakat
Also indicated on this cross section are the observed
Formation interval for samples from the cored Parum-3
variations in lithologic character in the underlying Kelesa
well is shown as Fig.13. The points have a wide linear
Formation. In the Parum-2 and -6 wells the 26 MYBP
distribution along the right hand side of the triangular
Kelesa Fm is characterized by an oxidized blueish gray
plot and show a variation from sublithic arenites to lithic
shale facies. In Parum-3 and -5, it is an oxidized conglo-
arenites with high percentages of lithic fragments.
meratic sandstone facies.
In the wells which are situated in the highest structural The conglomeratic samples (3986ft.-3987ft.-4047ft.) are,
position (Parum-7 and Parum-1), the Kelesa Formation in general very poorly sorted and have the lowest core
comprises a mixed oxidized conglomerate and clay facies. derived total porosity values (13-18%) of all samples
This unit however is very shale prone. The base seal for analyzed. Conversely, the quartzose sandstone samples
the Lakat Formation pinchout traps in the Parum field at 1970ft. and 4083ft. are well sorted and have porosity
is provided by the impermeable Kelesa Formation values of 25% and 26070, respectively.
sediments found in the upstructure wells. Reservoirs in the Lakat Formation within the field
A large variation exists in the degree of oxidation of have been divided into two groups based on lithologic
the sediments long this weathering surface. This may be description and log criteria; the upper interval contains
partly controlled be rapid variations in the mineralogy the L-1 to L-4 sands and the the lower interval contains
of the sediments. Rapid changes within such a small area the L-5 and below. The following criteria support this
could also be produced by high angles of dip in the subdivision a:id can be clearly observed in the logs of all
sediments below the unconformity. Unfortunately the the wells in the field. Shown here as examples are the
dipmeter data in this zone are erratic and does not provide Parum-3 and -4 wells (Figs. 14 and 15):
reliable data. Seismic data are not good enough to address - Dipmeter data give a distinctly lower dip with a less
this question. scattered tadpole plot pattern in the upper interval.
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Conversely an erratic, high dip pattern is observed over part of this interval at 4067 ft. A fine grained sandstone
the lower sequence. This difference is believed to which contains scattered large rock fragments (up to 5
reflect a transition from low to high energy deposi- mm) overlies a dark grey-brown breciated clay interval
tional environments. and slickensides are quite evident at the contact. Imme-
The resistivity of the shale zones within the lower diately below this zone is a dark brown very carbonaceous
sequence typically ranges from 4 to 7 ohms. Within shale zone which, as will be discussed later in the source
the upper shales the resistivity is consistently lower and rock section, although immature is strongly oil prone and
varies between 1 to 4 ohms. This difference is attri- has excellent source potential.
buted t o a variation in salinity of pore space waters The 24 MYBP unconformity can be clearly observed
and not to any variation in clay type. in the core at a depth of 4047.5ft. Immediately above
- Porosity values in the upper sands are generally higher the unconformity are poorly sorted, angular conglome-
than in the lower sandstones. This may indicate a ratic sandstones of coarse to very coarse size. below the
higher degree of compaction and consolidation below sequence boundary there is a zone which shows an
the unconformity which subdivides the two zones, or abundance of carbonaceous material. This coal-swamp
be a diagenetic phenomenon related t o differing brackish water environmet is closely associated with a
connate water composition. nearby shoreline. Churning and abundant fossil plant
- The sonic log transit time values (delta t) change roots are present in the silty clays of this soil horizon.
The interval below the unconformity is composed of very
abruptly from one zone to the next. Delta T values
fine - fine grained sands and silts.
range from 95-100 microseconds per foot in the upper
sands, to 75-80 microseconds per foot in the lower
group. Parasequence 111 (4047-4036 ft.)
- The presence or absence of glauconite is also a diffe- This interval consists of a medium-very coarse grained
rentiating factor. Lithology descriptions indicate that fluvial channel sand with very thin layers of carbonaceous
glauconite is present in the upper marine sequence, material between the cross-laminae.
whereas it is absent from the lower non-marine
sandstones. Parasequence IV (4036-4024 ft.)
These lithologic and log criteria have proved to be Overlying and truncating the previous unit is a 6 f t .
useful in establishing correlations in the upper Lakat distributary channel sand of coarse-very coarse grain
Formation where section was missing due to normal size. Clay drapes commonly present between the cross
faulting as in the Parum-7 well. beddings are a feature which differentiates this sand from
the underlying fluvial channel. The upper 6 ft. consist
a. Facies Analysis of the Parum-3 Core of tidal flat slightly glauconitic sandstones of fine-
medium grain size containing horizontal burrows in the
The cored section of the Parum-3 well (Fig.16)
upper part and thin clay drapes throughout the interval.
contains rocks of the 22.5 and 24 MYBP sequences. The
entire cored interval contains lowstand and transgressive
Parasequence V (4024-3999.5 ft.)
system tracts, interrupted by short periods of regression
reflecting minor fluctuations in relative sea level. The The lowermost section (4017-4024ft.) consists of a
fluvial-tidal dominated shoreline systems consist of medium-dark gray non-calcareous shale. Overlying this
sandstones and mudstones inter-bedded with shales and unit is a tidal sand bar of very fine-fine grain size charac-
minor amounts of carbonaceous shales. terized by common bidirectional current ripples with thin
clay drapes. The 4002-4011.5ft. interval is a tidally
Following is a facies analysis of the core from bottom influenced distributary channel sequence with a general
to top:
defining upward character. The coarse basal lag of
Parasequence I (4086-4070 ft.) the channel contains coal fragments, clay drapes and
abundant burrowing, A sand flat of very-fine grain size
The basal part of the core is a fluvial channel sand, constitutes the uppermost zone. Clay drapes and abun-
medium-very coarse grain size at its base and gradually dant horizontal burrows are characteristic.
fining upward character. Abundant trough cross bedding
can be seen throughout this interval. An intensively Parasequence VI (3999.5-3979 ft.)
fractured non-calcareous brecciated clay interval overlies
the channel sands. The base of this interval consists of delta front muds.
Fluvial channel deposits make up the remainder of the
Parasequence I1 (4070-4047 ft.) sequence; they are poorly sorted, angular, gravel sands
of coarse to very coarse grain size containing fragments
A small fault zone appears t o be present in the lower of 6-10 mm size.
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Few sedimentary structures are present, and only ventional retort method on the preserved core material
minor amounts of trough cross bedding can be seen in adjacent to the core plug samples. The average residual
some intervals. There are no fine sand sequences present saturations percent pore space are 10.6% oil and 50%
above the coarse channel lag deposits. In most cases there water for the Ll-L4 zone and 10.5% oil and 52% water
appears to be a superpositioning or stacking of channels, for the L5-L6 zone respectively. A composite graphical
in which the upper finer sediments have been eroded display of the core analysis results is presented as Fig.] 7 .
away. The conglomeratic sandstone present at 3988.5 -
3989.5 ft. is underlain and overlain by shales and appears
to have been deposited under storm conditions.
b. Biostratigraphy
Micropaleontological analysis was carried out on
sidewall samples and conventional core chips from the
2484-4242 ft. interval of the Parum-3 well. The section
from 2484 - 3650 ft. contained planktonic foraminifera
which allowed the application of Blow's zonation. This
interval is of middle - early Miocene age (upper- N-7 to
N-9). The lower section of the well (3650-4242ft.), in
which the hydrocarbon reservoirs are located showed a
complete lack of foraminifera in the 21 samples analyzed.
However, based on preliminary palynology data, the
Oligocene-Meyeripollis naharkotensis subzone has been
picked at 4078 ft.
c. Core Analysis
Porosity and permeability data have been measured
from the conventional core taken at Parum-3. One-inch
diameter horizontal core plugs were drilled every foot. Depth Mean T.O.C. Sl S1 T max Pot. HYDROGEN
(ft) '70Ro '70 OC Yield lndex
Vertical core plugs were also drilled from each sand. For
the upper reservoir sands (L-1 to L-4) the median values 4068.8 3.20 .71 14.00 433 14.71 43s
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0.48
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of permeability, porosity (at confining pressure of
800 psig) and grain density are 223 md, 19.2% and
2.66 gm/c.c., respectively. For the lower interval (L-5 to exinite vitrinite inertinite oil prone T.A.I.
L-6) they are 202 md, 19.4% and 2.65 gm/c.c, 70 20 tr. SO 2-
Residual fluid saturations were determined by con- - - - - -
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Of most importance is the fact that Lakat Formation We also would like to express our appreciation to the
sediments, stratigraphically equivalent to these Parum-3 IPA Lecture Committee and our colleagues at PT Stanvac
organic rich shales, are interpreted to be mature in the for helping us in preparing and reviewing this paper.
Shell Belilas 1 well, located 10 kms. west of Parum field
(Fig. 5 ) . Alternating zones of moderate to good to REFERENCES
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and depositional pinchout of the Lakat Formation is Basement Rock Composition, Parum-1 well. A pro-
the prevalent control in the northern part of the field. prietary study for PT Stanvac Indonesia.
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PTSI Management and thank them for permission to Core, Central Sumatra. A proprietary report for PT
present and publish this paper. Stanvac Indonesia.
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