Integrated wireline log and seismic attribute analysis for the reservoir evaluation: A case study of the Mount Messenger Formation in Kaimiro Field, Taranaki Basin, New Zealand

The Early Miocene Mount Messenger Formation, which represents a sand turbidite system, is the primary reservoir of the Kaimiro Field in the Taranaki Basin of New Zealand. The present study integrates the available well log and seismic attribute analyses to identify the prospective horizons' pet...

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Main Authors: Haque, A.E., Qadri, S.M.T., Bhuiyan, M.A.H., Navid, M., Nabawy, B.S., Hakimi, M.H., Abd-El-Aal, A.K.
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spelling my.utp.eprints.286172022-03-07T08:15:14Z Integrated wireline log and seismic attribute analysis for the reservoir evaluation: A case study of the Mount Messenger Formation in Kaimiro Field, Taranaki Basin, New Zealand Haque, A.E. Qadri, S.M.T. Bhuiyan, M.A.H. Navid, M. Nabawy, B.S. Hakimi, M.H. Abd-El-Aal, A.K. The Early Miocene Mount Messenger Formation, which represents a sand turbidite system, is the primary reservoir of the Kaimiro Field in the Taranaki Basin of New Zealand. The present study integrates the available well log and seismic attribute analyses to identify the prospective horizons' petrophysical characteristics and map them to improve understanding the reservoir characteristics. The seismic volume and well log data were imported into the Petrel 2014 software. The subsurface stratigraphic subdivisions are interpreted till 1000 ms (two-way time travel data) with the available wireline log and 3D seismic data. The workflow characterized the reservoir formation with its lithofacies architecture and interpreting its depositional evolution. The findings from the well log analysis are based on a set of charts designed by cross-plotting the various well log data against each other. These charts indicate that the reservoir comprises sandstone with some shale intercalations and also defined the boundaries between the gas sand and shale zones. The petrophysical analysis revealed that Mount Messenger is characterized by fair to good effective porosity (up to 20.5), shale volume up to 21.4, and hydrocarbon content up to 61. The analyses of strata architecture and lithofacies distributions have provided the overall understanding of the subsurface reservoir sand bodies within the studied sequence. Four types of lithofacies, along with their depositional mechanisms, are identified in the study. Seismic attributes like RMS Amplitude, Half Energy and Mean Amplitude helped quantify the reservoir property of interest. The contour maps developed from the RMS, Half Energy and Mean amplitude showed the presence of significant reservoir zones i.e., 16.1, 15.8 and 4, within the Mount Messanger Formation. Furthermore, the identification of the Channel-Levee Complex is also established by using seismic geomorphology. The study can be extended to conduct detailed field-scale analysis can be further implied on a global scale. © 2022 Elsevier B.V. Elsevier B.V. 2022 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124320309&doi=10.1016%2fj.jngse.2022.104452&partnerID=40&md5=f2ec8d969d3e4ac5202ffe2b2caa095f Haque, A.E. and Qadri, S.M.T. and Bhuiyan, M.A.H. and Navid, M. and Nabawy, B.S. and Hakimi, M.H. and Abd-El-Aal, A.K. (2022) Integrated wireline log and seismic attribute analysis for the reservoir evaluation: A case study of the Mount Messenger Formation in Kaimiro Field, Taranaki Basin, New Zealand. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 99 . http://eprints.utp.edu.my/28617/
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description The Early Miocene Mount Messenger Formation, which represents a sand turbidite system, is the primary reservoir of the Kaimiro Field in the Taranaki Basin of New Zealand. The present study integrates the available well log and seismic attribute analyses to identify the prospective horizons' petrophysical characteristics and map them to improve understanding the reservoir characteristics. The seismic volume and well log data were imported into the Petrel 2014 software. The subsurface stratigraphic subdivisions are interpreted till 1000 ms (two-way time travel data) with the available wireline log and 3D seismic data. The workflow characterized the reservoir formation with its lithofacies architecture and interpreting its depositional evolution. The findings from the well log analysis are based on a set of charts designed by cross-plotting the various well log data against each other. These charts indicate that the reservoir comprises sandstone with some shale intercalations and also defined the boundaries between the gas sand and shale zones. The petrophysical analysis revealed that Mount Messenger is characterized by fair to good effective porosity (up to 20.5), shale volume up to 21.4, and hydrocarbon content up to 61. The analyses of strata architecture and lithofacies distributions have provided the overall understanding of the subsurface reservoir sand bodies within the studied sequence. Four types of lithofacies, along with their depositional mechanisms, are identified in the study. Seismic attributes like RMS Amplitude, Half Energy and Mean Amplitude helped quantify the reservoir property of interest. The contour maps developed from the RMS, Half Energy and Mean amplitude showed the presence of significant reservoir zones i.e., 16.1, 15.8 and 4, within the Mount Messanger Formation. Furthermore, the identification of the Channel-Levee Complex is also established by using seismic geomorphology. The study can be extended to conduct detailed field-scale analysis can be further implied on a global scale. © 2022 Elsevier B.V.
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author Haque, A.E.
Qadri, S.M.T.
Bhuiyan, M.A.H.
Navid, M.
Nabawy, B.S.
Hakimi, M.H.
Abd-El-Aal, A.K.
spellingShingle Haque, A.E.
Qadri, S.M.T.
Bhuiyan, M.A.H.
Navid, M.
Nabawy, B.S.
Hakimi, M.H.
Abd-El-Aal, A.K.
Integrated wireline log and seismic attribute analysis for the reservoir evaluation: A case study of the Mount Messenger Formation in Kaimiro Field, Taranaki Basin, New Zealand
author_facet Haque, A.E.
Qadri, S.M.T.
Bhuiyan, M.A.H.
Navid, M.
Nabawy, B.S.
Hakimi, M.H.
Abd-El-Aal, A.K.
author_sort Haque, A.E.
title Integrated wireline log and seismic attribute analysis for the reservoir evaluation: A case study of the Mount Messenger Formation in Kaimiro Field, Taranaki Basin, New Zealand
title_short Integrated wireline log and seismic attribute analysis for the reservoir evaluation: A case study of the Mount Messenger Formation in Kaimiro Field, Taranaki Basin, New Zealand
title_full Integrated wireline log and seismic attribute analysis for the reservoir evaluation: A case study of the Mount Messenger Formation in Kaimiro Field, Taranaki Basin, New Zealand
title_fullStr Integrated wireline log and seismic attribute analysis for the reservoir evaluation: A case study of the Mount Messenger Formation in Kaimiro Field, Taranaki Basin, New Zealand
title_full_unstemmed Integrated wireline log and seismic attribute analysis for the reservoir evaluation: A case study of the Mount Messenger Formation in Kaimiro Field, Taranaki Basin, New Zealand
title_sort integrated wireline log and seismic attribute analysis for the reservoir evaluation: a case study of the mount messenger formation in kaimiro field, taranaki basin, new zealand
publisher Elsevier B.V.
publishDate 2022
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