Abstract
Field and simulation studies indicate that channel architecture and the presence of channel-base drapes (CBDs) can have a significant impact on oil recovery and represent key uncertainties in the understanding of a turbidite channel reservoir. Accordingly, understanding the frequency and distribution of CBDs provides valuable insights into reservoir performance. Core and dipmeter data contain information that can be used to recognize channel-base disconformities and associated CBDs. By comparing the observed number of channel-base disconformities to the observed number of disconformities overlain by mudstone, a statistical assessment of their frequency and distribution can be made. In a spatial sense, the fraction observed in the wells represents the average percentage of the channel elements within the reservoir that are overlain by a drape.
Citation
M. Barton et al. (2010). Turbidite channel architecture: Recognizing and quantifying the distribution of channel-base drapes using core and dipmeter data. AAPG Memoir 92, p. 195-210.
@article{barton2010_turbidite,
author = {M. Barton and C. O'Byrne and C. Pirmez and B. Prather and F. Van der Vlugt and F. O. Alpak and Z. Sylvester},
year = {2010},
title = {Turbidite channel architecture: Recognizing and quantifying the distribution of channel-base drapes using core and dipmeter data},
journal = {AAPG Memoir 92},
url = {}}