SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING HYDROCARBON PROPERTIES AND FRACTURE DRAINAGE HEIGHT FROM SOLID CORE SAMPLES
Methods of determining an oil formation volume factor based on solid core sample data; and determining a gas/oil ratio based on the oil formation volume factor. Also, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to: determine an oil formation volume factor based on solid core sample data; and determine a gas/oil ratio based on the oil formation volume factor
1 . A method, comprising:
determining an oil formation volume factor based on solid core sample data; and
determining a gas/oil ratio based on the oil formation volume factor.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a condensate/gas ratio based on the gas/oil ratio.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the condensate/gas ratio comprises multiplying the reciprocal of the gas/oil ratio by 1 , 000 , 000 .
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the oil formation volume factor based on the solid core sample data comprises:
receiving a water saturation value based on the solid core sample data;
receiving an oil saturation value based on the solid core sample data; and
determining the oil formation volume factor based on the water saturation value and the oil saturation value.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting a fluid type based on the oil formation volume factor.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the fluid type comprises black oil, volatile oil, or gas condensate.
7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein:
a) the oil formation volume factor is less than 1.5 and the fluid type is black oil;
b) the oil formation volume factor is from 1.5 to 3.0 and the fluid type is volatile oil; or
c) the oil formation volume factor is greater than 3.0 and the fluid type is gas condensate.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the gas/oil ratio based on the oil formation volume factor comprises:
determining a parameter based on the oil formation volume factor; and
determining the gas/oil ratio based on the parameter, a temperature, a gas specific gravity, and an oil specific gravity.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the solid core sample data comprises GRI test data, MRP test data, or any combination thereof.
10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
obtaining a solid core sample from a hydrocarbon reservoir; and
generating the solid core sample data based on the core sample.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the hydrocarbon reservoir comprises an unconventional reservoir.
12 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:
determine an oil formation volume factor based on solid core sample data; and
determine a gas/oil ratio based on the oil formation volume factor.
13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , further comprising determining a condensate/gas ratio based on the gas/oil ratio.
14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein determining the condensate/gas ratio comprises multiplying the reciprocal of the gas/oil ratio by 1,000,000.
15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein determining the oil formation volume factor based on the solid core sample data comprises:
receiving a water saturation value based on the solid core sample data;
receiving an oil saturation value based on the solid core sample data; and
determining the oil formation volume factor based on the water saturation value and the oil saturation value.
16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , further comprising selecting a fluid type based on the oil formation volume factor.
17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the fluid type comprises black oil, volatile oil, or gas condensate.
18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein:
a) the oil formation volume factor is less than 1.5 and the fluid type is black oil;
b) the oil formation volume factor is from 1.5 to 3.0 and the fluid type is volatile oil; or
c) the oil formation volume factor is greater than 3.0 and the fluid type is gas condensate.
19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein generating the gas/oil ratio based on the oil formation volume factor comprises:
determining a parameter based on the oil formation volume factor; and
determining the gas/oil ratio based on the parameter, a temperature, a gas specific gravity, and an oil specific gravity.
20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the solid core sample data comprises GRI test data, MRP test data, or any combination thereof.