18483736. PROCESSES FOR DETERMINING FORMATION SALINITY AND SATURATION (Saudi Arabian Oil Company)
PROCESSES FOR DETERMINING FORMATION SALINITY AND SATURATION
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Simone Di Santo of Al Khobar SA
Ali Jasim A Al Solial of Dhahran SA
PROCESSES FOR DETERMINING FORMATION SALINITY AND SATURATION
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18483736 titled 'PROCESSES FOR DETERMINING FORMATION SALINITY AND SATURATION
Original Abstract Submitted
Processes for characterizing reservoir formation parameters such as water salinity and water saturation. In some embodiments, the process can include directing a heat impulse into a formation sample that can include a matrix component and a fluid component at an input location. The heat impulse can be allowed to pass through the formation sample such that a matrix impulse forms through the matrix component and a fluid impulse forms through the fluid component. The matrix and fluid impulses can convolve at a measurement location to provide a convolved impulse. A derivative analysis of the convolved impulse can be performed to derive thermal transient measurements. A fluid thermal model can be developed using the thermal transient measurements. The fluid thermal model can be integrated with one or more downhole logs and/or input parameters to create an integrated model. One or more reservoir parameters can be determined from the integrated model.