Hydraulic flow unit and rock types of the Asmari Formation, an application of flow zone index and fuzzy C-means clustering methods

SH Eftekhari, M Memariani, Z Maleki, M Aleali… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Rock types are the reservoir's most essential properties for special facies modeling in a
defined range of porosity and permeability. This study used clustering techniques to identify …

Using data-driven models to simulate the performance of surfactants in reducing heavy oil viscosity

E Hajibolouri, R Najafi-Silab, A Daryasafar… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
There is a substantial body of literature exploring the challenges associated with exploring
and exploiting these underground resources. Unconventional resources, particularly heavy …

Development of a new hydraulic electric index for rock typing in carbonate reservoirs

M Mohammadi, M Emami Niri, A Bahroudi… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Rock typing techniques have relied on either electrical or hydraulic properties. The study
introduces a novel approach for reservoir rock typing, the hydraulic-electric index (HEI) …

Classification of carbonate reservoir rocks using combination of electrical-elastic properties: a new rock typing approach

R Najafi-Silab, A Soleymanzadeh, S Kord… - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2023 - Springer
The information provided by electrical and elastic properties of porous media has
highlighted the need for investigating the methods of their evaluation to optimize both …

New insights into estimating the cementation exponent of the tight and deep carbonate pore systems via rigorous numerical strategies

A Rostami, A Helalizadeh, MB Moghaddam… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2024 - Springer
One of the main constituents of any reservoir characterization is an accurate forecast of
water saturation, which is highly dependent upon the cementation exponent. Even though …

Enhancing permeability prediction in tight and deep carbonate formations: new insights from pore description and electrical property using gene expression …

A Rostami, A Helalizadeh, MB Moghaddam… - Arabian Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The estimation of permeability in carbonate formations remains one of the main challenges
in reservoir engineering. Existing literature predominantly utilizes total porosity as the sole …

Experimental investigation and prediction of saturation exponent in carbonate rocks: the significance of rock-fluid properties

K Saadat, H Rahimpour-Bonab, V Tavakoli… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2024 - Springer
Hydrocarbon reserves are commonly estimated from electrical logs based on the Archie's
law. Therefore, understanding the concepts and precise determination of Archie's …