2018 Volume 9 Issue 2 Special Issue
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Fracture Analysis by Using Fractal in Nar Gas Reservoir Bushehr – Iran


Houshang Rastegari, Kouros Yazdjerdi*, Abdolmajid Asadi, Vahid Ahmadi
Abstract

One of the fundamental problems in the Structural Geology is fractured  layers and fracture analysis by using fractal geometry is a good method . High gas production from the Dehram group (Kangan and Dalan formation) of Nar hydrocarbon field in Bushehr province, Iran, indicates the presence of natural fractured reservoir whose production potential is dominated by the structural fractures. The connectivity of fractured media depends upon the power–law exponent and the fracture density. Fracture pattern traces obtained from the outcrops of producing formations of nine different stations in Nar hydrocarbon field. 2D fracture network maps of Nar hydrocarbon field have been analyzed from their scaling properties. The fractal analysis of fracture intensity showed heterogeneous fractal structure characterized by generalized dimensions. Fracture distribution model and reservoir productivity can be estimated, which are of great interest in decision making to optimize gas production Fractal behavior has been observed in natural fracture patterns and fractal geometry provides a quantification of size scaling or scale dependency of the complex fracture systems. The fractal exponent could be attributed to the entire hydrocarbon reservoir. The management of data on a GIS could help to a better optimization of fault and big fracture prospecting of this region.


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