Major structural elements and petrophysical properties of the miocene section, “XYZ Fieldâ€, western shallow Offshore Depobelt, Niger Delta

  • Authors

    • Ajibade M.A Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa.
    • Ajibade Adekola Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife.
    • M.T. Olowokere Obafemi Awolowo University,Ile Ife
    2019-05-27
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijag.v7i1.23213
  • Hydrocarbon-Bearing Reservoirs, Lithology, Reservoir Property, Sand Unit and Prospect.

  • Abstract

    R1, R2, R3, and F. reservoir units were identified in the XYZ Field. The reservoirs are within the Oil proven fault block and F reservoir is located on the footwall structure of the second synthetic fault with similar structural characteristics. The faulting in the XYZ field resulted in a downward movement of the XYZ Discovery relative to the XYZ prospects. The structural development process of the field was a syn-sedimentary. This explains why the XYZ-1 penetration in the footwall of the synthetic found oil-in F sand. However, petrophysical results show that the reservoirs of interests have good petrophysical properties with minimum porosity of 0.1 and maximum water saturation of 0.7. The discoveries by the XYZ-1 well prove the existence of a working hydrocarbon source and charge system. However the distribution pattern of the discovered hydrocarbons is not yet understood.

     

     


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    M.A, A., Adekola, A., & Olowokere, M. (2019). Major structural elements and petrophysical properties of the miocene section, “XYZ Field”, western shallow Offshore Depobelt, Niger Delta. International Journal of Advanced Geosciences, 8(2), 115-125. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijag.v7i1.23213

    Received date: 2018-12-05

    Accepted date: 2019-04-18

    Published date: 2019-05-27