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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:red">INTEGRATING THOMAS-STIEBER WITH A STAGED DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTIVE MEDIUM MODEL FOR SATURATION INTERPRETATION OF THIN-BEDDED SHALY SANDS<o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">Andres Villarroel Centineo</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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Michael Myers, Ph.D.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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Lori Hathon, Ph.D. | George Wong, Ph.D. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#C8102E">Abstract</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#C8102E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">A Staged Differential Effective Medium (SDEM) model based on the Hanai-Bruggeman equation is applied to interpret water saturation in shaly sands.
</span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">In this model, the conductivity of the formation changes when different volumes of clays, oil, and quartz (inclusions) are successively distributed in the host. The host continuously varies as the inclusions
are added. </span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The resulting equations require the conductivity and distribution parameters, which are assumed constant.
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<span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">A Thomas-Stieber analysis allows the separation of clay types that are distributed at different length scales. It allows estimating the fractional bulk volumes of clay laminations
and dispersed clays using only the density and gamma ray log data. The three endpoints of the Thomas-Stieber triangle (clean sand, 100 percent clay-filled sand, and shale) are determined from log data, thin sections, and SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope)
observations. Dispersed clay and shale laminae porosity were estimated using SEM imaging</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The dispersed clays were observed to have substantially higher porosity than the laminar clays. For this reason, clay laminae, and pore-filling dispersed clays are allowed to have
differing properties. This is a generalization of the conventional Thomas-Stieber model. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to cluster the data, allowing the impact of clays and their occurrence to be assessed. The density, resistivity, acoustic,
and gamma ray logs are employed for this analysis.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The model is used to iteratively extract the clays, oil, and quartz properties according to their differing length scales. The initial regression determines the distribution parameter
and resistivity of the shale laminae. Next, the properties of the clay-filled sand are determined.
</span><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The clay-filled sand conductivity increases linearly with the amount of dispersed clay.
</span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The pore fluid salinity is then estimated and agrees well with produced water analyses.
</span><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Finally, the water saturation in the shaly sand is estimated</span><span style="color:#00B050">.</span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> Saturation estimations
using the SDEM model differ from those obtained using conventional shaly sand resistivity models. The water saturation estimations using the SDEM model are in agreement
</span><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">with</span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> the resistivity model and capillary pressure estimate, unlike the conventional shaly sand
models. This is consistent with the current understanding of column heights and free water levels in the formation.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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