International Journal of Modern Science and Technology

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ISSN 2456-0235

​​​​​​​June 2019, Vol. 4, No. 6, pp 161-167. 

​​​Radiant Exposure Fractal Dimension for Characterizing Shajara Reservoirs of the Permo-Carboniferous Shajara Formation

Khalid Elyas Mohamed Elameen Alkhidir
Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

​​​*Corresponding author’s e-mail: kalkhidir@ksu.edu.sa

​Abstract

​The quality and assessment of a reservoir can be documented in details by the application of radiant exposure. This research aims to calculate fractal dimension from the relationship among radiant exposure, maximum Radiant exposure and wetting phase saturation and to approve it by the fractal dimension derived from the relationship among capillary pressure and wetting phase saturation. Two equations for calculating the fractal dimensions have been employed. The first one describes the functional relationship between wetting phase saturation, Radiant exposure, maximum Radiant exposure and fractal dimension. The second equation implies to the wetting phase saturation as a function of capillary pressure and the fractal dimension. Two procedures for obtaining the fractal dimension have been utilized. The first procedure was done by plotting the logarithm of the ratio between Radiant exposure and maximum Radiant exposure versus logarithm wetting phase saturation. The slope of the first procedure = 3- Df (fractal dimension). The second procedure for obtaining the fractal dimension was determined by plotting the logarithm of capillary pressure versus the logarithm of wetting phase saturation. The slope of the second procedure = Df -3. On the basis of the obtained results of the fabricated stratigraphic column and the attained values of the fractal dimension, the sandstones of the Shajara reservoirs of the Shajara Formation were divided here into three units.

Keywords: Shajara Reservoirs; Shajara Formation; Radiant exposure fractal dimension; Capillary pressure fractal dimension.

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