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JESUS S. PORRAS , CARLOS E. FERRO , CARLA CASTILLO , VANESSA MACHADO ,
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LUIS OCHOA , NELSON CHIRINOS & FERNAN PEREZ
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Petrobras Energía Venezuela, Petrowayuu Filial de PDVSA
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As a result, additional opportunities could be obtained, Productive wells are located within the up-lifted Width of zones with calcite–filled fractures is variable across the field.
and as a consequence, hydrocarbons reserves would Production of Cretaceous reservoirs is attributed to
Reservoir structures and are related to secondary minor faults
linked to the major bordering faults. Fractures develop
Presence of massive limestones within basement have been detected
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be increased. massive fracturing and fissuring that increase close to faults. in various wells.They may be interpreted as part of faulted blocks.
Characterisation around the faults. The fractures provide both storage Conclusions
Basement producing wells are located in Cuttings Petrographically, is a
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structural highs (pop-up structures), on
central and southern areas of the field and
Banded–gneissic-structures due to
A holocrystalline igneous
plutonic rock, with granular
Cores In December 2006, well C325 was drilled on North Cretaceous structure.
This well is located in the northern tip of the reservoir and it is structurally
basement reservoir.
moderate metamorphism have Three old wells, all located in the Production rate of wells 1 Although basement reservoir from La Concepcion field has most of the
are related to secondary minor faults linked been recognized in sample hypidiomorphic texture.Is lower than the rest of wells of the area. It penetrated approximately 630 is dependent on the characteristics of other basement reservoirs of the world, including neighbor
Oil
to major bordering faults. cuttings. composed by policrystalline southern structure, have been cored feet into basement, produced gas and oil, and showed an important
3 in basement. number of intersected oilfields of Mara-La Paz, it is not well known the production and trapping
B quartz- less monocrystalline, entrance of water that defined a possible oil-water contact. The rest of wells,
with strong wavy extinction, fractures. Coloured mechanism.
Regional Geology crystals of moderate to a) Cored & recovered intervals
According to the production Although production
structurally higher, presented a low water cut. areas indicate where
intense altered plagioclase basement is in 2 Basement production strictly depends on fractures (Secondary porosity/
history of the wells, evidence mechanism has not been fair f a u l t - a n d
A) Structure LA CONCEPCION
BASEMENT FACTS
and potassic feldspars,
moderately kaolinized with
of interference between
them has not been
determined, by analogy with
North Cretaceous reservoir,
Formation Cumulative Oil
Production (MMBls)
# Wells Average Production/well
(MMBls) direct-contact with
Type 1 reservoir). HydrPDBSCPOTEPOPUøPXUIrough another porosity type
like cavities or vugs. Neither intergranular or vesicular porosity have been
The wells have encountered oil in
t 5Iree main en echelon transpresional wavy extinction, represented observed. GOR values have basement production Basement 4,73 3 1,58 Cretaceous section. observed.
Among 40 deep wells drilled in the by orthose, and scarce basement at different depths. All of
step-overs, striking NE-SW, constitute field, 29 wells reached basement. stayed stable from their mechanisms could be solution them show in their top a zone,
microcline. beginnings, between 500 HBT ESJWF
BOE øVJE BOE rock 3 A productive well from basement is obtained when most of the key
the field. All the structures are Policrystalline Quartz (Q) and plagioclase (P). To December 2006, production from basement was 2856 bfpd, 2226 bopd, acting as a seal composed by
affected by reverse, strike-slip and
Scale 0.74 mm, crossed nicols. A.- Scale: 1.48 mm. Parallel Nicols. and 1200 scf/bbl. All wells expansion. 620 scf/bbl, and 16% water cut. All completed wells are located in the factors simultaneously occur in the reservoir.
Penetration of wells into basement B.- Scale: 0.37 mm. Crossed Nicols. calcite-filled fractures.
minor extensional faulting as a result varies between 50 and 1440 ft. MD. are actually producing by According to the behavior of Northern Cretaceous structure.
of transpresional tectonics. The basement igneous metamorphic (granite, granodiorite) has been described as mottled white The total cored length is 69 feet with artificial gas lifting system. production and pressure, a 4 In La Concepcion field, basement reservoir is basically conformed by
and black, light gray and pink, coarsely crystalline, with clear and milky quartz, white and pink-or water-driven mechanism has Crude oil from basement average 36° API (light oil) and seems to be the igneous-metamorphic-rocks of acid composition.
22 wells drilled more than 100 ft in orange- feldspar, biotite and dark minerals (hornblend). only 24% of recovery (16’8”), not been observed. Water
basement. demonstrating the high grade of same type that is in overlying Cretaceous reservoir. Fingerprint analyses Hydrocarbon shows Nearness to a source rock or production zone
t %FWFMPQNFOU PG QPTJUJWF øPXFS production in completed wells from both reservoirs show similar characteristics between crude oil. These
fracturing. 5 Pressure levels at initial conditions differ significantly from Cogollo Group
structures and pop ups. in basement is relatively low. results support both the hypothesis that oil found in basement comes from to basement reservoir. Nevertheless, current conditions indicate similar
Production Testing
t4USVDUVres bordered by major reverse
Depth of basement reservoir is in the
range of 11000 to 13250 ft. Outcrops b) Recovery (%) (Dec 2006) Cretaceous reservoir through fractures, and also, the fact of have been pressure levels for both reservoirs, which could be interpreted as a possible
generated by the same source rock (La Luna formation). communication between these hydrocarbon accumulations.
faults. Outcrops of basement occur north of La
Average temperature: 250°F. Concepcion Field in the Isla de Toas area. In Cretaceous South
Cretaceous C0152
this area, basement is very sheared and Both Cretaceous and Basement 6 Improvements in geological, seismic and reservoir characterization, have Cretaceous North
Initial pressure averaged 4550 psi fractured and is intruded by basalt and reservoirs can be characterized by allowed identify basement as a new target in this mature field.
B) Stratigraphy (@ -11500 ft. TVDSS).
rhyolite dikes and sills. high decline rates in short periods of
time. Production levels become
BASEMENT STRUCTURAL MAP Fracturing is the result stabilized in values, which in some of
The stratigraphic column encompasses of intense Isla de Toas
Cores shows frequent steeply dipping fractures in
passive margin carbonate sediments (Cretaceous) and a thick foredeep mixed
outcrop
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30 miles
due to right lateral
igneous-metamorphic basement, object of this study. strike-slip motion of Fairly general staining of fracture faces with brown oil or asphaltic material.
Acknowledgements References
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La Concepcion
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La Concepcion Basement is composed by igneous (granitic) to metamorphic rocks Drilling
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faulting. The authors wish to thank Petrobras Energía
(gneiss) and is mainly composed by crystalline or milky quartz, pink or orange
feldspar, biotite and secondary mafic minerals. Oil is stored in fractures. The granite of Isla de Rhyolite
Granite
Basalt
Formation Water The basement is drilled near-
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VANESSA Strategies Applied to the Development of a Naturally Fractured Carbonate Reservoir: The
t Oil analysis and fingerprint from 22 wells. fragments of cores were used for petrographical and visual description excellent analog for reservoir description
and fracturing modeling. solids and salinities are very similar for both Basement Two pressure measurements (wells C310 and C313) were taken 4
C-314
Petrowayuu Filial de PDVSA, Maracaibo. Cretaceous Cogollo Group in La Concepcion Field, Maracaibo Basin, Venezuela, 2005 SPE
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of rocks. Standard analyses were performed to these samples. A visit and Cretaceous waters, there is not a defined pattern; once the reservoir was discovered. These values are considered machadovs@petrowayuu.pdvsa.com Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20
t 376 Km2 of processed 3D seismic to the Isla de Toas outcrop was done for a better understanding of the hence to characterize formation water all chemical representative of basement initial conditions. A third and last Drilling results show that 75% of GOOD POOR GOOD POOR GOOD POOR –23 June 2005, SPE Paper # 97384.
(pre and post stacked time migrated). parameters must be considered.
fracturing mechanisms. Literature from nearby- and around the world- pressure measurement was done in July 2005 in well C314. deep wells reached more than
• High structural dips
•Faulting Both
• Fault contact
between Cogollo
Group and Basement
• Reached > 1400 ft
• Fault contact
• Low dips
• No calcite-filled
• High structural dips
• Faulting both secondary &
primary • Not evident
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t 16’8” of cores from 3 wells. oilfields was used in order to have a wide picture of reservoirs in one hundred feet into basement.
secondary & primary
• Oil shows (residual) • Fault off-set
• No calcite-filled
between Cogollo
Group and Basement
fractures
• No faulting
• Oil & gas shows
• Reached > 1000 ft Petrowayuu Filial de PDVSA, Maracaibo. Characteristics of the Fractured Reservoirs of the La Paz Field, Maracaibo Basin, Venezuela”,
• Reached > 500 ft • Fault off-set
fractured basement rocks. When comparing initial pressure of basement as to the Ten wells have penetrated 500 to
fractures
• No HC shows • Fault contact between
Cogollo Group and Basement
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Stiff Diagrams for Cretaceous
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t Drilling and UBD information from 22 wells. overlying Cretaceous reservoir of Cogollo Group, or drainage The productive section of
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due to the brittle nature of not been observed in cases) and South Cretaceous diagrams represent C302 where a PLT indicates a significant contribution from difficulty of run image and/or
The chart was used to select and identify the most significant variables basement shows intense the outcrop. mixed Basement-Cretaceous formation waters. than 1400 ft into basement. The well is located in the middle of the South favorable conditions for oil production from basement. Petrowayuu Filial de PDVSA, Maracaibo.
t Petrographical description & outcrop studies. basement. production logs.
for basement reservoir characterisation and for defining the key factors fracturing and fissuring. Cretaceous C-0152 diagram represents typical perezfg@petrowayuu.pdvsa.com
for oil production. Cretaceous structure and do not cross any fault.
Cretaceous formation water pattern.