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Introduction
The water saturation can be described as function of capillary
pressure and fractal dimension [1]. A model to calculate relative
permeability by choosing a suitable capillary pressure technique,
especially in drainage processes was developed by Li et al. [2]. A model
which has been derived theoretically to correlate capillary pressure and
resistivity index based on the fractal scaling theory was demonstrated
by Li et al. [3]. A fractal dimension value was successfully applied in
a model of permeability prediction that is based on formation factor
and specific surface area (Spor) was investigated by Zhang et al. [4]. A
high fractal dimension value which be used to represent the degree of
heterogeneity of pore structure, and the presence of dissolution pores
and large intergranular pores donates to a heterogeneous pore throat
distribution was studied by Wang et al. [5]. A segmentation method
which is more suitable for low permeability samples was adopted by
Guo et al. [6] to obtain fractal dimension.
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Citation: Alkhidir KEME (2018) Electric Potential Energy Fractal Dimension for Characterizing Permo-carboniferous Shajara Formation. Expert Opin
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Figure 2: Log (energy/energymax) & log pc versus log Sw for sample SJ1. Figure 5: Log (energy/energymax) & log pc versus log Sw for sample SJ4.
Figure 3: Log (energy/energymax) & log pc versus log Sw for sample SJ2. Figure 6: Log (energy/energymax) & log pc versus log Sw for sample SJ7.
Figure 4: Log (energy/energymax) & log pc versus log Sw for sample SJ3. Figure 7: Log (energy/energymax) & log pc versus log Sw for sample SJ8.
in Figures 6-8. Their electric potential energy and capillary pressure and negative slopes of the second technique are delineated in Figures
fractal dimensions show similarities as explained in Table 1. Their 9-11. Moreover, their electric potential energy fractal dimension and
fractal dimensions are higher than those of samples SJ3 and SJ4 due capillary pressure fractal dimension are also higher than those of
to an increase in their permeability as explained in Table 1. sample SJ3 and SJ4 due to an increase in their permeability as clarified
in Table 1.
On the other hand, the Upper Shajara reservoir is separated from
the Middle Shajara reservoir by yellow green mudstone as revealed in Overall a plot of electric potential energy fractal dimension versus
Figure 1. It is defined by three samples so called SJ11, SJ12, and SJ13 capillary pressure fractal dimension as shown in Figure 12 reveals
as explained in Table 1. Their positive slopes of the first technique three zones of varying Petro physical characteristics.
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Table 1: Petrophysical model showing the three Shajara Reservoir Units with their corresponding values of electric potential energy fractal dimension and capillary
pressure fractal dimension.
Sample Porosity % Permeability Electric potential energy fractal Capillary pressure fractal
Reservoir
(millidarcy) dimension dimension
SJ13 25 973 2.7872 2.7872
Upper Shajara SJ12 28 1440 2.7859 2.7859
Reservoir
SJ11 36 1197 2.7586 2.7586
Figure 8: Log (energy/energymax) & log pc versus log Sw for sample SJ9. Figure 10: Log (energy/energymax) & log pc versus log Sw for sample SJ12.
Figure 9: Log (energy/energymax) & log pc versus log Sw for sample SJ11. Figure 11: Log (energy/energymax) & log Pc versus log Sw for sample SJ13.
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