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Speaker: Philippe Gaillot, ExxonMobil

Vertical heterogeneity can be characterized at different scales such as, seismic, log, and core scale. Commonly, the petrophysical and geomechanical models used as input for rock physics and hydraulic fractures modeling are built at log scale, more precisely at the vertical resolution of the compressional sonic log. However, the integrated analysis of log and core data reveals that certain thin beds are not resolved at log scale, and therefore mechanical contrasts are attenuated. To solve this, a combination of standard scalar logs, borehole images and core data is used, to develop a centimeter-scale petrophysical and geomechanical models. Beyond providing appropriate inputs to rock physics and hydraulic fracture modeling, this high vertical resolution well framework enables (i) detailed well-scale calibration and recognition of facies and stacking patterns; (ii) accurate and core-calibrated geochemical, petrophysical and geomechanical characterization of individual beds, and (iii) identification and characterization of discontinuities, in general, and interfaces between beds, in particular. Once up-scaled, outputs of this workflow enable a more realistic borehole-view of reservoir quality, fluid flow units and geomechanical stratigraphy – all key information to a more optimal asset development.

Speaker Biography: Philippe Gaillot, ExxonMobil
Philippe Gaillot is a specialist in petrophysics with ExxonMobil (Houston, Texas, USA). Before joining ExxonMobil in 2008, Philippe Gaillot worked eight years (2000-2008) for various implementing organizations of the Ocean Drilling Program and Integrated Ocean Drilling Program in Europe, USA and Japan. Philippe Gaillot has a background in physics and signal processing. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in geosciences from the University of Toulouse (France) while working for the French National Seismic Monitoring Network (ReNass, EOST, Strasbourg). His main interests are in rock physics/geophysics, multi-physics / multi-scale core – log – seismic integration, uncertainty analysis, high-resolution (cm-scale) petrophysics relying on borehole images and/or data reduction of X-ray computed tomography of core, and more generally scientific computing.

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