Device and method for determining the hydrocarbon-water contact position in hydro-carbon reservoir
US11959902B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/2823
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a method (100) for determining a hydrocarbon-water contact position in a hydrocarbon reservoir, said method comprising the steps of:—Providing (110) at least two reservoir fluid samples collected, from connected hydrocarbon reservoir(s), at different known sampling depth values, —Measuring (120) abundance of at least one isotope of noble gas from each of the at least two reservoir fluid samples, and—Calculating (130) the hydrocarbon-water contact position in the hydrocarbon reservoir from the measured abundances and the known sampling depth values of the at least two reservoir fluid samples.
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