GEUS has an experienced staff covering these various aspects and can offer evaluation on specific topics or integrated into a geological model.
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Topics for chalk characterization
A thorough reservoir characterization involves evaluation of measurements at scales from pores to sedimentary basin.
Sedimentology
An important aspect in chalk characterization is the sedimentological description. GEUS has highly experienced experts in measuring and describing chalk from outcrops and cores from exploration and production wells. The core description is integrated with the log stratigraphy and GR/DT lithology in order to describe the facies distribution and overall depositional environment. The facies types seen in the cores are illustrated by GR/DT-lithology and correlated to seismic features.
The reservoir properties of the chalk are determined by standard analysis on porosity, permeability, insoluble residue and supplemented with SEM characterization of texture and evaluation of the diagenesis in the rock.
Textural characteristics are correlated to petrophysical (and optionally also to geomechanical) properties.
Petrophysics
Interpretation of petrophysical well logs plays a major role in analysis of the chalk reservoirs. The interpretation encompasses determination of lithology, porosity, permeability and hydrocarbon saturation of the drilled section.
Prediction of reservoir quality may be optimized by combining log interpretation with core analysis, petrography and diagenesis data of reservoir sections.
Determination of lithology and reservoir properties in the vast majority of wells rely on interpreting the data stored in a wide range of petrophysical well logs. Detailed lithological information and precise determination of reservoir properties are obtained from evaluation of the cuttings, cores and side wall cores.
Seismic interpretation
In order to illustrate the reservoir in 3D, interpretation of seismic data is an important aspect in the reservoir characterization. The seismic interpretation includes horizon mapping and generation of structure maps and isochore maps. Synthetic seismograms are used to tie well data to the seismic.
The facies types identified from cores and interpreted from well logs are illustrated by GR/DT-lithology and correlated to seismic features. Attribute maps are used to visualise the facies distribution.
Seismic inversion is used for porosity prediction in areas with appropriate data.
Biostratigraphy
Reservoir properties in a chalk section are often stratigraphically controlled and biostratigraphic analysis is therefore routineously part of the reservoir characterization and combined with other geological disciplines, e.g. log-correlation, seismic interpretation, sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy, isotope stratigraphy and organic and inorganic geochemistry.
GEUS provides a large variation of biostratigraphic analyses on individual well basis or as multidisciplinary regional studies.