Xinjiang Petroleum Geology ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (2): 245-251.doi: 10.7657/XJPG20230216

• APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY • Previous Articles    

Formation Pressure Estimation Method Based on Dynamic Effective Stress Coefficient

ZHOU Yunqiu1(), HE Xilei1(), LIN Kai1, QIN Siping1, ZHANG Chenqiang1, LIU Zongjie2   

  1. 1. MOE Key Laboratory of Earth Exploration & Information Techniques,Chengdu University of Technology,Chengdu,Sichuan 610000,China
    2. No.7 Geological Brigade,Shandong Geological and Mineral Exploration & Development Bureau,Linyi,Shandong 276400,China
  • Received:2022-03-12 Revised:2022-09-07 Online:2023-04-01 Published:2023-03-31

Abstract:

Formation pressure which can reflect porosity,compaction,and fluid occurrence of underground rock formation is very important for discovering effective reservoirs. Regarding the status that the effective stress coefficient is set as 1 for simplification when calculating formation pressure,the dynamic effective stress coefficient considering pore structure parameters is calculated based on a unified rock skeleton model and the Gassmann equation,formation pressure and pressure coefficient are estimated by using the conventional Eaton method,and the accuracy of formation pressure estimation is improved. Taking carbonate and sandstone reservoirs as examples,the estimated formation pressures show anomalies in water layers,dry layers,and gas layers. Compared with the results obtained from the conventional Eaton method,the proposed method provides a more accurate estimate of formation pressure,thus facilitating a more reliable discovery of effective reservoirs.

Key words: effective stress coefficient, pore structure parameter, formation pressure, Eaton method, Gassmann equation, unified rock skeleton model, reservoir

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