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Calibrating fault seal using a hydrocarbon migration model of the Oseberg Syd area,Viking Graben
Authors:C Childs  Ø Sylta  S Moriya  N Morewood  T Manzocchi  JJ Walsh  D Hermanssen
Institution:1. Fault Analysis Group, School of Geological Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland;2. SINTEF Petroleumsforskning AS, Trondheim, Norway;3. Migris AS, Trondheim, Norway;4. JAPEX, Tokyo, Japan;5. Norsk Hydro, Bergen, Norway
Abstract:It is widely acknowledged that fault rock capillary properties are important in controlling the distribution of hydrocarbons in sedimentary basins, and methods exist for predicting the capillary seal capacity of prospect bounding faults. However, fault seal capacity is rarely incorporated into models of hydrocarbon migration. This paper presents the results of migration modelling of the Oseberg Syd area of the Viking Graben incorporating fault rock capillary properties. Seal capacity is calculated in the model as a function of Shale Gouge Ratio (SGR), i.e. the percentage shale in the sequence moved past a point on a fault. Over 3000 model realisations were run for different SGR to fault seal capacity relationships and the calculated hydrocarbon distributions were compared with known distributions. Realisations were ranked according to the closeness of fit between model and actual oil–water contacts for 7 traps. The best-fit to all 7 traps was provided by realisations with significant seal capacity at SGR values greater than ca. 0.2; a value which is in agreement with an independently derived fault-by-fault calibration between SGR and seal capacity. The level of fill calculated for an individual trap is extremely sensitive to minor changes in the seal capacity relationship because it is controlled not only by the seal capacities of the faults that bound the trap, but also by the pattern of fill–spill of upstream traps. This sensitivity to minor changes in seal capacity introduces large uncertainties when fault seal capacity relationships are used in a predictive mode and emphasises the requirement for migration modelling in fault seal prospect evaluation.
Keywords:Hydrocarbon migration  Fault seal  Capillary pressure  Migration modelling  SGR calibration
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