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Description
Geophysics for Petroleum Engineers focuses on the applications of geophysics in addressing petroleum engineering problems. It explores the complementary features of geophysical techniques in better understanding, characterizing, producing and monitoring reservoirs.
This book introduces engineers to geophysical methods so that they can communicate with geophysicist colleagues and appreciate the benefits of their work. These chapters describe fundamentals of geophysical techniques, their physical bases, their applications and limitations, as well as possible pitfalls in their misuse. Case study examples illustrate the integration of geophysical data with various other data types for predicting and describing reservoir rocks and fluid properties. The examples come from all over the world, with several case histories from the fields in the Middle East.
Key Features
- Introduces geophysical methods to engineers
- Helps understanding, characterizing, producing and monitoring of geophysical techniques
- Updates the changing needs of reservoir engineering
Readership
Geophysicists, geophysical engineers and petroleum engineers
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Series Editor's Preface
Summary
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Petroleum Geology
Chapter 3 Petroleum geophysics
Chapter 4 Petrophysics
Chapter 5 Geostatistics
Chapter 6 Reservoir Characterization
Chapter 7 Reservoir Monitoring
Chapter 8 Geophysics in Drilling
Chapter 9 Geophysics for Unconventional Resources
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose of the Book
1.2 Geoscience Disciplines
1.3 Geoengineering Concept
1.4 Integration of Disciplines
1.5 Continuous Measurements in Intelligent Field
1.6 Petroleum Geology
1.7 Formation Evaluation—Petrophysics
1.8 Geostatistics
1.9 Reservoir Characterization
1.10 Reservoir Monitoring
1.11 Geophysics in Drilling
1.12 Geophysics for Unconventional Resources
References
Chapter 2. Fundamentals of Petroleum Geology
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Formation of Organic Matter
2.3 Origin of Petroleum
2.4 Occurrence of Petroleum Systems
2.5 Sedimentation and Deformation Process
2.6 Geologic Times
2.7 Petroleum Reservoirs
2.8 Hydrocarbon Reservoirs
2.9 Petroleum Traps
2.10 Traps Associated with Fracture Networks
2.11 Reservoir Rocks
2.12 The Role of a Geologist
2.13 The Role of Geophysics
2.14 Exploration and Appraisal Wells
References
Chapter 3. Fundamentals of Petroleum Geophysics
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Geophysical Techniques
3.3 Inversion of Geophysical Data
3.4 Seismic Reflection Technique
3.5 Seismic Wave Propagation and Attenuation
3.6 Seismic Data Acquisition
3.7 Seismic Data Processing
3.8 Seismic Resolution
3.9 Seismic Modeling
3.10 Seismic Attributes
3.11 S
Details
- No. of pages:
- 344
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © 2013
- Published:
- 13th December 2013
- Imprint:
- Elsevier Science
- eBook ISBN:
- 9780080929613
- Print ISBN:
- 9780444506627
About the authors
Fred Aminzadeh
Affiliations and Expertise
Professor of Petroleum and Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Shivaji Dasgupta
Affiliations and Expertise
Saudi ARAMCO, Dahran, Saudi Arabia