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Geological Insights from Porosity Analysis for Sustainable Development of Santos Basin’s Pre-Salt Carbonate Reservoir

Version 1 : Received: 12 June 2024 / Approved: 12 June 2024 / Online: 13 June 2024 (11:26:33 CEST)

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Vásconez Garcia, R.G.; Mohammadizadeh, S.; Avansi, M.C.K.; Basilici, G.; Bomfim, L.S.; Cunha, O.R.; Soares, M.V.T.; Mesquita, Á.F.; Mahjour, S.K.; Vidal, A.C. Geological Insights from Porosity Analysis for Sustainable Development of Santos Basin’s Presalt Carbonate Reservoir. Sustainability 2024, 16, 5730. Vásconez Garcia, R.G.; Mohammadizadeh, S.; Avansi, M.C.K.; Basilici, G.; Bomfim, L.S.; Cunha, O.R.; Soares, M.V.T.; Mesquita, Á.F.; Mahjour, S.K.; Vidal, A.C. Geological Insights from Porosity Analysis for Sustainable Development of Santos Basin’s Presalt Carbonate Reservoir. Sustainability 2024, 16, 5730.

Abstract

Carbonate reservoirs, influenced by depositional and diagenetic processes and characterized by features like faults and vugs that impact storage capacity, require more than traditional Borehole Imaging logs (BHI) for accurate porosity data. This data is essential for geological assessments, production forecasting, and reservoir simulations. This work aims to address this limitation by developing methods to measure and monitor the sustainability of carbonate reservoirs and exploring the application of sustainability principles to their management. The study integrates BHI and conventional logs from two wells to classify porosity-based facies within the Barra Velha Formation (BVF) in the Santos Basin. The methodology involves four steps: (i) analyzing conventional logs; (ii) segmenting BHI logs; (iii) integrating conventional and segmented BHI logs using Self-Organizing Maps (SOM); and (iv) interpreting the resulting classes. Matrix porosity values and non-matrix pore sizes categorize the porosity into four facies (A to D). Facies A has high non-matrix porosity with 14,560 small megapores, 5,419 large megapores, and 271 gigapores (71.9%, 26.76%, and 1.34% of the 20,250 pores, respectively). Facies B shows moderate non-matrix porosity with 8,669 small megapores, 2,642 large megapores, and 33 gigapores (76.42%, 23.29%, and 0.29% of the 11,344 pores, respectively) and medium matrix porosity. Facies C exhibits low non-matrix porosity with 7,749 small megapores, 2,132 large megapores, and 20 gigapores (78.27%, 21.53%, and 0.20% of the 9,901 pores, respectively) and medium matrix porosity. Facies D has low non-matrix porosity with 9,355 small megapores, 2,346 large megapores, and 19 gigapores (79.82%, 20.02%, and 0.16% of the 11,720 pores, respectively) and low matrix porosity. The novelty of this work lies in integrating data from two sources to classify porosity across the Pre-Salt reservoir interval, serving as a proxy for preliminary litho-facies identification without core data. This study advances our understanding of carbonate reservoir sustainability and heterogeneity, offering valuable insights for robust, sustainable reservoir characterization and management in the context of global environmental and geological changes.

Keywords

porosity-based facies; borehole image logs; machine learning; sustainability; dataset integration; pre-salt carbonate reservoir; carbonate petrophysics; carbon capture storage; sustainable geological resources

Subject

Engineering, Other

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