Open Journal of Geology, 2016, 6, 399-409
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How to cite this paper: Irajian, A.-A., Bazargani-Guilani, K., Mahari, R. and Solgi, A. (2016) Porosity and Rock-Typing in Hy-
drocarbon Reservoirs Case Study in Upper Member of Dalan Formation in Kish Gas Field, South of Zagros, Iran. Open Jour-
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Porosity and Rock-Typing in Hydrocarbon
Reservoirs Case Study in Upper Member of
Dalan Formation in Kish Gas Field, South of
Zagros, Iran
Ali-Akbar Irajian
1
, Kamaladdin Bazargani-Guilani
2*
, Rahim Mahari
3
, Ali Solgi
1
1
Department of Geology, College of Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2
School of geology, University College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3
Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
Received 17 May 2016; accepted 21 June 2016; published 24 June 2016
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Abstract
To estimate the volume of oil and gas in the hydrocarbon reservoirs, the rock-typing must be con-
sidered. The volume and type of available space in the reservoir rocks (porosity) and the ease of
hydrocarbons flow (permeability) are important in the classification of rock-types. In the field
study, touching-vug Porosities (intergranular, intercrystalline and brecciate) increase the total
porosity and form high quality rock-types, on the other side, separated-vug porosities (such as
moldic, intraparticle and vuggy) increase the total porosity but do not play a large role in the pro-
duction of hydrocarbon. In this paper, based on the SCAL data (Special Core Analysis) and accord-
ing to amount of irreducible water saturation (Swir) and capillary pressure, the reservoir rocks
are divided into 4 classes including Reservoir Rock-Types 1 to Reservoir Rock-Types 4 (RRTs-1 to
RRTs-4). By study of the prepared thin sections, we investigated the role of porosity in the
rock-typing. Among the rock-types, category 1 is the best type-reservoir and category 4 is non-re-
servoir. Probably, the latest diagenetic process determines the quality rocks, not sedimentary en-
vironments.
Keywords
Porosity, Rock-Typing, Hydrocarbon Reservoirs, Dalan Formation, Zagros
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