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Introduction
Definition
Compressibility is the fractional change in pore
volume of per unit bulk volume with a unit change in pressure.
1/MPa
reciprocal megapascal
The depletion of fluids from the pore space of a reservoir rock results in a
change in the internal stress in the rock, thus causing the rock to be
subjected to a different resultant stress. This change in stress results in
changes in the grain, pore, and bulk volume of the rock.
Pf
A substance is initially
with P pressure, V Pf
volume. When the
pressure increases to
P2, the volume
decreased is V. Psi
Rock-bulk compressibility, Cb
Pore-volume compressibility, Cp
Types of Compressibility
1 v p
cs =
Vs P
Rock-bulk compressibility:
1 vb
cb =
Vb P
Types of Compressibility
Pore-volume compressibility
1 v p
cp =
V p P
Total compressibility
1 v0
ct =
Vb P v0 = v p vL
The application of total reservoir compressibility, denoted by Ct, is
expressed as:
Ct=Cf + (SoCo+SwCw+SgCg)
Where Sg, So, and Sw are the gas, oil, and water saturations, respectively;
Cg, Co, and Cw the gas, oil and water compressibility, in Psi-1
Compressibility for Reservoir Rocks Saturated
with Fluids
..(1)
.(2)
Compressibility for Reservoir Rocks Saturated
with Fluids
.(3)
Compressibility for Reservoir Rocks Saturated
with Fluids
.(4)
i.e.,
..(5)
Compressibility for Reservoir Rocks Saturated
with Fluids
..(6)
..(7)
Effect of Compressibility on Reservoir Rock
Properties
1 V p
Vp p p
Experimental equipment used for measuring pore
volume compaction and compressibility
Effective reservoir rock compressibility
Compressibility Correlations
= porosity, %
13.392
0.438
cf
1,000,000
Compressibility Correlations
2 1 ecf p 2 p1
2 = porosity at pressure p2
1 = porosity at pressure p1
or 2 1 1 cf p 2 p1 cf = formation compressibility, 1/psi
Newmans Correlations