Techniques integration for defining nature of uranium in Cuban carbonate reservoirs
Keywords:
carbonates, fractures, reservoirs , porosity, radioactivity, uraniumAbstract
Presence of uranium in carbonated petroleum reservoirs has been linked to areas of good permeability, due to the existence of open fractures through which uranium-rich salt waters have circulated. Moreover, uranium is related to organic matter in reducing environments. This paper aims to shed light on nature of uranium in carbonated reservoirs that appear in Cuban gas-controlled formations. For this purpose, wells containing these reservoirs possessing geophysical well logs with electrical images of well wall, natural radioactivity of samples measured in low bottom chamber and total organic carbon content by interpretation of well logs were selected in the North Cuban Petroleum Gas Province. There is evidence that the presence of uranium cannot be considered a direct index of permeability when it appears associated with open fractures as well as closed. It was also showed its association with organic matter in areas where there is no fracturing; hence, in the resulting model, the presence of uranium cannot be considered as index of fracturing and permeability in Cuban carbonates. Integrating data from conventional geophysical well logs, the FMI well wall-imaging tool alongside laboratory work, forms the key to defining the nature of uranium in carbonates.Downloads
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