Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Determining continuous capillary pressure curves for subsurface earth formations using saturation and NMR log data
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Application No.: US13790619Application Date: 2013-03-08
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Publication No.: US09671525B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Mustafa Al-Ibrahim , Mokhles Mustapha Mezghani , Johannes Jacobus Buiting
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Bracewell LLP
- Agent Constance G. Rhebergen; Albert B. Kimball, Jr.
- Main IPC: G01V9/02
- IPC: G01V9/02 ; G01V11/00 ; G01V3/14 ; G01V3/32

Abstract:
Continuous capillary pressure (Pc) curves of subsurface rock formations adjacent wells are determined based on translation relaxation time (T2) data from nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and from wireline well logs, such as resistivity logs, to obtain water saturation (Sw) of the rock in the formations. The T2 data and the hydrocarbon density, water density, free water level, and paleo-water level of the formation are processed to obtain parameters of Thomeer hyperbolas that closely conform to water saturation values obtained from the other well logs. The Thomeer hyperbolas so determined are converted to capillary pressure curves.
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