Development Theories and Methods of Fracture-Vug Carbonate Reservoirs

Development Theories and Methods of Fracture-Vug Carbonate Reservoirs explores the theories and methods for successful development of a fracture-vug reservoir by presenting the developmental strategies used in the Tahe oilfield.

Some of the theories and methods of developing the Tahe fracture-vug reservoirs have been inspired by two China national research projects: The ‘Basic research on development of fracture-vug carbonate reservoirs’ (2006-2010), and the ‘Basic research on production mechanism and oil recovery enhancement of fracture-vugcarbonate reservoirs’ (2011-2015), with support by the National Basic Research Program of China.

These theories and methods have facilitated the successful development of the fracture-vug reservoir in the Tahe oilfield, providing effective technologies and inspirations to developing similar reservoirs everywhere.

Provides information on both theoretical developments and technological innovationsApplies the modern karst formation characterization and the fracture-vug hierarchical structure to geological investigations of fracture-vug carbonate reservoirsIntroduces the karst facies-controlling 3D geologic modeling of fracture-vug reservoir formationsProposes the coupled-processing and equivalent multi-medium numerical simulation methods of fracture-vug reservoirsPresents development methodologies and techniques of water/gas flooding

1. Fracture-vug carbonate reservoirs: origins and features
2. Geophysical description of fracture-vug carbonate reservoirs
3. Three-dimensional geology modelling of fracture-vug carbonate reservoirs
4. Fluid flow pattern of fracture-vug carbonate reservoirs
5. Numerical modelling of fracture-vug carbonate reservoirs
6. Development technology for fracture-vug carbonate reservoir