Structurally Complex Reservoirs - Special Publication no 292 (Geological Society Special Publication) - Hardcover

S. J. Jolley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1862392412 ISBN 13: 9781862392410

Publisher: Geological Society of London, 2008

Synopsis

Structurally complex reservoirs form a distinct class of reservoir in which fault arrays and fracture networks, in particular, exert an overriding control on petroleum trapping and production behaviour. With modern exploration and production portfolios now commonly held in geologically complex settings, there is an increasing technical challenge to find new prospects and to extract remaining hydrocarbons from these reservoirs. This volume reviews our current understanding and ability to model the complex distribution and behaviour of fault and fracture networks, highlighting their fluid compartmentalizing effects and storagetransmissivity characteristics, and outlining approaches for predicting the dynamic fluid flow and geomechanical behaviour of these reservoirs. This collection of 25 papers provides an overview of recent progress and outstanding issues in the areas of (i) structural complexity and fault geometry, (ii) detection and prediction of faults and fractures, (iii) compartmentalizing effects of fault systems and complex siliciclastic reservoirs and (iv) critical controls affecting fractured reservoirs.

Also available:

Tectonics of Strike-Slip Restraining and Releasing Bends - ISBN 1862392382
The Relationship between Damage and Localization - ISBN 1862392366
Fractured Reservoirs - ISBN 1862392137

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Review

The book has a full index and makes generous use of colour illustrations. It can be strongly recommended to industry professionals for whom it is splendid value, particularly at the discounted prices. Moreover several papers including the editorial introduction, the treatment of faults in production simulation models and the modelling of fractured reservoirs will be valuable supplementary reading for course work in petroleum geology. --David James - Review featured in The Journal of the Geological Magazine, vol 147/1 - 2010

Edition details

• Publisher: Geological Society of London
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1862392412
• ISBN 13: 9781862392410
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 496
• Editor: S. J. Jolley, D. Barr, J. J. Walsh, R. J. Knipe