Advanced Reservoir Characterization and Hydrocarbon Potential Assessment of the Chanda Oilfield, Kohat Basin, Pakistan Using Wireline Logs

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1 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited

2 Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

3 Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

4 he University of Tulsa, USA

Abstract


This research paper aims to provide with the analysis of wireline logs for reservoir characterization of
the Chanda oil field, which is located in Shak:ardara, Kohat basin, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Kohat sub-basin is considered the most prolific area in the Upper Indus Basin. Kohat sub-basin is a structurally complex area characterized by a series of complex structures. The Chanda oil field is located at Chanda structure which is characterized by an imbricate thrust structure. Producing reservoirs in the Chnada oil field include Datta Formation of Jurassic age and Kingriali Formation from Triassic age. Petrophysical investigations has depicted that the Chanda oilfield has multiple 
reservoirs from Jurassic to Paleocene & has greater potential to serve the future energy requirements of Pakistan. Determination of porosity,water saturation and clay volume has been done through petrophysical analysis of wireline well logs. The petrophysical analyses of well logs has revealed that by the use of advance logging tools, advance interpretation techniques and unconventional exploitation methods there could be a better productivity that led to better results regarding improved hydrocarbon production.

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  • Receive Date: 30 July 2024
  • Revise Date: 02 September 2024
  • Accept Date: 28 September 2024

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