Displacement pressure estimation
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Exploring for Oil and Gas Traps | |
Series | Treatise in Petroleum Geology |
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Part | Predicting the occurrence of oil and gas traps |
Chapter | Evaluating top and fault seal |
Author | Grant M. Skerlec |
Link | Web page |
Store | AAPG Store |
In practice, the displacement pressure (Pd) is estimated from laboratory measurements. In real rocks, the single pore-throat radius of the equations in Calculating maximum hydrocarbon column is replaced by a complex pore-throat size distribution.
Estimating techniques
The following table lists techniques commonly used to estimate the displacement pressure of a top seal.
Technique | Needed for the technique |
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Mercury injection measurements | Cores or cuttings |
Log analysis | Logs and database of laboratory measurements |
Sedimentary facies | Facies maps and database of laboratory measurements |
Pore-size distribution | Thin sections, cores, or cuttings |
See also
- Measuring Pd using mercury injection
- Estimating Pd from sedimentary facies and well logs
- Estimating Pd from pore size