Estimation of Multiple Petrophysical Parameters for Hydrocarbon Reservoirs with the Ensemble―Based .docVIP

Estimation of Multiple Petrophysical Parameters for Hydrocarbon Reservoirs with the Ensemble―Based 　　Abstract 　　The ensemble-based history matching technique has been successfully applied to simultaneously estimate multiple petrophysical parameters for hydrocarbon reservoirs. The tuning petrophysical properties include horizontal and vertical permeability， porosity and three-phase relative permeability curves. Four scenarios with different combination of the tuning parameters have been evaluated. The ensemble-based history matching technique is found to be capable of estimating multiple petrophysical parameters by conditioning the reservoir geological models to production history. The uncertainty range of production data generated from the updated models is reduced compared to that of initial models. However， the history-matched models may not always provide good production prediction results， especially when absolute permeability and relative permeability are tuned simultaneously. This further illustrates the non-uniqueness of the history matching solutions. In addition， three-phase relative permeability curves are found to be estimated with good accuracy when absolute permeability fields are known. 　　Key words： Petrophysical parameters； Assisted history matching； Ensemble kalman filter （EnKF）； PUNQ-S3 model 　　Li， H.， Yang， D.Y. （2012）. Estimation of Multiple Petrophysical Parameters for Hydrocarbon Reservoirs with the Ensemble-Based Technique. Advances in Petroleum Exploration and Development， 4（2）， -0. Available from： http：///index.php/aped/article/view/j.aped.1925543820120402.812 　　DOI： http：///10.3968/j.aped.1925543820120402.812 　　INTRODUCTION 　　History matching is a process aims to find a model such that the difference between the performance of the model and the production history of a reservoir is minimized （Tavassoli， 2004）. It is a typical inverse problem where input parameters （e.g.， permeability and porosity） of the flow system are estimated