Research on a Dynamic–Static Integration Method for Flooded Layer Identification in Cased Holes
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Abstract
Accurate identification of flooded layers by cased-hole logging is a critical challenge for fine-scale development and enhanced oil recovery in water-flooded oil fields at medium to high water-cut stages. Conventional methods based on single-series logging or two-dimensional crossplot techniques are inadequate for the fine-scale interpretation of complex low-permeability reservoirs. This paper proposes a novel flooded layer identification method through the deep integration of dynamic and static data. The proposed approach organically couples static open-hole logging data (porosity, resistivity, etc.) with dynamic cased-hole logging data (pulsed neutron macroscopic capture cross-section Σ and carbon–oxygen ratio, C/O) within a three-dimensional (3D) crossplot framework. A multidimensional feature parameter space is constructed, and a spatial distance-ratio model is established to quantitatively calculate the flooding index Fw for continuous evaluation of flood level (non-flooded, weakly flooded, moderately flooded, and strongly flooded). Field application in Well X of a low-permeability oil field successfully identified two ambiguous apparent water layers as weakly flooded layers, previously indistinguishable using traditional 2D methods, with interpretation results highly consistent with subsequent production tests. The identification accuracy reached over 90.7%, providing a scalable technical framework for cased-hole flooded layer evaluation in medium-to-low-permeability complex reservoirs.
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OpenAlex topics: Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques · Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis · NMR spectroscopy and applications
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Affiliations
Research Institute of Exploration and Development, PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company, Xi’an 710018, China
National Engineering Laboratory for Exploration and Development of Low-Permeability Oil & Gas Fields, Xi’an 710018, China
China Petroleum Logging Co., Ltd., Xi’an 710000, China
Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Funding
Major National Science and Technology Project of New Oil and Gas
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