Recognizing
Reservoir Compartments on Geologic and Production Timescales Through
the Integration of Stratigraphic, Structure and Fluid
Data in Deep-Water Reservoirs: An Example from Genesis Field,
Sweet, Michael
L.1, Larry T.
Sumpter2 (1) ExxonMobil Upstream Research
Co, Houston, TX (2) ExxonMobil Upstream Research
Company, Houston, TX
A key objective of reservoir description
is the early identification of reservoir compartments. Early recognition of
compartmentalization requires the integration of structural and stratigraphic data with observations of pressure and fluid
contacts. At the exploration and appraisal stage of field life static
compartments (i.e., differences in fluid contacts across structural and/or stratigraphic discontinuities) may be recognized. As the
field is depleted, other barriers and baffles may become apparent through
observation of pressure depletion and aquifer movement.
The Genesis oil field is located in Green
Canyon Blocks 205, 160 and 161,
AAPG Search and Discover Article #90063©2007 AAPG Annual Convention, Long Beach, California