Research on meandering river reservoir deposition architecture and 3D modeling of the Gudao Oil field in the Bohai Bay Basin

Abstract

Abstract The distribution of remaining oil is controlled by internal sand body heterogeneity in the middle and late stages of oil field development. Reservoir architecture analysis has been conducted in the third sand group in the Guantao Formation of the Gudao Oil field. Different scales of reservoir architecture units have been identified, including complex meandering river belt, single meandering river belt, single point bar and inner point bar. Four different single channel signatures have been found in the research area to identify the single channel belt. The single point bar has been distinguished based on point bar development characteristics. The architecture of the inner point bar has been analyzed based on subsurface well data and empirical formulas. The lateral accretion angle of the muddy layer ranges from 5° to 8°, the interspace between lateral accretion muddy layers ranges from 20 to 35 m, and the horizontal width of a single lateral accretion sand body is 55–120 m. Based on the above-mentioned reservoir architecture analysis, a reservoir architecture model has been established using the hierarchical modeling method. A three-dimensional porosity and permeability model has been developed within architecture model constraints and could provide a reliable geological template for oil field development and production.

Keywords

• Reservoir architecture
• Meandering river
• Reservoir modeling
• Enhanced oil recovery