Assessing Lateral Continuity within the Yammama Reservoir in the Foroozan Oilfield, Offshore Iran: An Integrated Study
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This work was financially supported by the Exploration Directorate of the National Iranian Oil Company. The authors would like to further thank the Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC) and Mr. A. Yahyaei, for providing access to the samples and for his assistance, respectively. Furthermore, the Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Petroleum and Coal, RWTH Aachen University, and GEO-data and Hydroisotop Companies are greatly appreciated for their analysis of the samples.

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    Located in Iranian sector of the Persian Gulf, Foroozan Oilfield has been producing hydrocarbons via seven different reservoirs since the 1970s. However, understanding fluid interactions and horizontal continuity within each reservoir has proved complicated in this field. This study aims to determine the degree of intra-reservoir compartmentalization using gas geochemistry, light hydrocarbon components, and petroleum bulk properties, comparing the results with those obtained from reservoir engineering indicators. For this purpose, a total of 11 samples of oil and associated gas taken from different producing wells in from the Yammama Reservoir were selected. Clear distinctions, in terms of gas isotopic signature and composition, between the wells located in northern and southern parts of the reservoir (i.e. lighter δ13C1, lower methane concentration, and negative sulfur isotope in the southern part) and light hydrocarbon ratios (e.g. nC7/toluene, 2,6-dmC7/1,1,3-tmcyC5 and m-xylene/4-mC8) in different oil samples indicated two separate compartments. Gradual variations in a number of petroleum bulk properties (API gravity, V/Ni ratios and asphaltene concentration) provided additional evidence on the reservoir-filling direction, signifying that a horizontal equilibrium between reservoir fluids across the Yammama Reservoir is yet to be achieved. Finally, differences in water-oil contacts and reservoir types further confirmed the compartmentalization of the reservoir into two separate compartments.

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Payam HASSANZADEH, Ahmad Reza RABBANI, Ardeshir HEZARKHANI, Saeed KHAJOOIE.2018. Assessing Lateral Continuity within the Yammama Reservoir in the Foroozan Oilfield, Offshore Iran: An Integrated Study[J]. Acta Geologica Sinica(),92(6):2405-2415

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  • Received:April 04,2018
  • Revised:June 05,2018
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  • Online: December 19,2018
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