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    1) Pore volume reduction in reservoirs occurs due to expansion of the rock matrix and reduction in pore volume from bulk deformation of grains as reservoir pressure declines. 2) Permeability generally exhibits a much greater percentage reduction than porosity when net overburden pressure increases. 3) Pore volume compressibility is related to the change in pore volume over change in pressure and can be measured in the lab under uniaxial or hydrostatic conditions.

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    1) Pore volume reduction in reservoirs occurs due to expansion of the rock matrix and reduction in pore volume from bulk deformation of grains as reservoir pressure declines. 2) Permeability generally exhibits a much greater percentage reduction than porosity when net overburden pressure increases. 3) Pore volume compressibility is related to the change in pore volume over change in pressure and can be measured in the lab under uniaxial or hydrostatic conditions.

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    1) Pore volume reduction in reservoirs occurs due to expansion of the rock matrix and reduction in pore volume from bulk deformation of grains as reservoir pressure declines. 2) Permeability generally exhibits a much greater percentage reduction than porosity when net overburden pressure increases. 3) Pore volume compressibility is related to the change in pore volume over change in pressure and can be measured in the lab under uniaxial or hydrostatic conditions.

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    1) Pore volume reduction in reservoirs occurs due to expansion of the rock matrix and reduction in pore volume from bulk deformation of grains as reservoir pressure declines. 2) Permeability generally exhibits a much greater percentage reduction than porosity when net overburden pressure increases. 3) Pore volume compressibility is related to the change in pore volume over change in pressure and can be measured in the lab under uniaxial or hydrostatic conditions.

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    Rock Properties

    Compressibility
    Compressibility

    Pore volume reduction occurs when reservoir


    pressure declines because of:

    1. Expansion of the rock matrix, and


    2. Reduction of pore volume due to bulk
    rock deformation (grain re-alignment)

    Permeability generally exhibits a much greater


    % reduction than porosity when net overburden
    pressure increases

    Reservoir Engineering
    Rock Properties 2.3.2
    Rock Stress Changes

    External Stress → Overburden Pressure


    (1 psi/foot)

    Internal Stress → Fluid Pressure


    Normal = 0.43 psi/ft
    Over Pressure = 0.5 - 1.0 psi/ft

    → Rock Grains support the Balance

    NOBP = Overburden - Fluid Pressure


    Reservoir Engineering
    Rock Properties 2.3.3
    Rock Stress Changes

    With: 10,000 foot deep reservoir


    4500 psi initial pressure

    The Initial NOBP = 10000 – 4500 = 5500 psi

    When the field is abandoned at 1000 psi

    The final NOBP = 10000-1000=9000 psi


    This change in rock bearing stress results in a loss
    of reservoir pore volume
    Reservoir Engineering
    Rock Properties 2.3.4
    Pore Volume Compressibility

    1 ΔPV 1 Δφ
    Cf = ≈
    PV ΔP φ ΔP
    Lab measured Uniaxial
    – No lateral deformation of sample
    – Results can be applied directly

    Or Hydrostatic
    – Most widely used in lab
    – Deformation on all sides
    – Must be corrected!
    Reservoir Engineering
    Rock Properties 2.3.5
    Overburden Pressure

    Reservoir Engineering
    Rock Properties 2.3.6
    Uniaxial Compaction

    1+ v
    ∈z = e
    3(1 − v )

    ∈ z : uniaxial compaction
    e : hydrostatic compaction
    v : Poisson’s ratio

    Assume: v = 0 . 30 ⇒ ∈ z = 0 . 62 e

    Reservoir Engineering
    Rock Properties 2.3.7
    Net Overburden Pressure

    Reservoir Engineering
    Rock Properties 2.3.8
    Pore Volume Compressibility
    100

    van der Knaap’s


    correlation

    Pore Volume Compressibility (psi-1 x 106)


    Hall’s
    correlation
    10

    laboratory
    measurements:
    consolidated
    friable
    unconsolidated
    1
    0 10 20 30 40
    Initial Porosity
    Reservoir Engineering
    Rock Properties 2.3.9
    Pore Volume Compressibility

    Pore volume
    compressibility
    vs. effective
    overburden
    pressure and
    porosity

    Reservoir Engineering
    Rock Properties 2.3.10
    Permeability Reduction

    Permeability
    reduction with
    overburden
    pressure

    Reservoir Engineering
    Rock Properties 2.3.11
    Permeability Reduction

    Pressure effects on permeability


    Reservoir Engineering
    Rock Properties 2.3.12

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