A reaction-transport-mechanical approach to modeling the interrelationships among gas generation, overpressuring, and fracturing: Implications for the Upper Cretaceous natural gas reservoirs of the Piceance basin, Colorado

Payne D., Tuncay K., Park A., Comer J., Ortoleva P.

AAPG BULLETIN-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS, cilt.84, sa.4, ss.545-565, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 84 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2000
  • Dergi Adı: AAPG BULLETIN-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.545-565
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Predicting reservoir characteristics in tight-gas sandstone reservoirs, such as those of the Upper Cretaceous units of the Piceance basin, is difficult due to the interactions of multiple processes acting on sediments during basin development. To better understand the dynamics of these systems, a forward numerical model, which accounts for compaction, fracturing, hydrocarbon generation, and multiphase flow (BasinRTM) is used in a one-dimensional simulation of the U.S. Department of Energy's Multiwell Experiment (MWX) site in the Piceance basin. Of particular interest is the effect of gas generation on the dynamics of the system.