eprintid: 10719 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/01/07/19 datestamp: 2023-11-09 16:37:20 lastmod: 2023-11-09 16:37:20 status_changed: 2023-11-09 16:32:03 type: conference_item metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Habibur Rahman, M. creators_name: Pierson, B.J. creators_name: Yusoff, W.I.W. title: A new approach to classify microporosity in Miocene carbonate reservoirs of offshore Sarawak, Malaysia ispublished: pub keywords: Carbonation; Deposits; Micrometers; Offshore oil well production; Petroleum reservoir engineering; Petroleum reservoirs, Carbonate reservoir; Classification scheme; Crystal morphologies; Diagenetics; Different class; Micro texture; New approaches; Pore diameters, Microporosity note: cited By 0; Conference of SPE/DGS Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition 2011 ; Conference Date: 15 May 2011 Through 18 May 2011; Conference Code:138916 abstract: Microporosity can occur in grain, cement or matrix and it is related to the depositional and diagenetic history of the carbonate reservoir. Depending on the crystallometry and morphometry of micrite particles, microporosity can vary both in amount and in nature. Different kinds of micrite microtextures may produce different kinds of microporosity. This study proposes a classification of micropores and micrite microtextures. We propose a classification that includes four micrite microtextures in Miocene Carbonate reservoirs, offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. Rounded, subrounded, microrhombic and polyhedral, and compact anhedral micrites have their distinct crystal morphology and crystal contacts. This microtexture classification of micrite particles can explain the occurrence, distribution and abundance of microporosity in Miocene carbonates. Based on the crystallometry, morphometry and textural arrangements of micrites a classification scheme is proposed that includes four different classes of micropores such as very fine, fine, medium and coarse micropores with a maximum pore diameter of 0.1 to 2 micrometer, 2 to 4 micrometer, 4 to 6 micrometer and 6 to 10 micrometer respectively. Microporosity affects the empirical porosity-permeability relationship in carbonate reservoirs and influences the assessment of ultimate recovery of hydrocarbon. The application of microtextural classification of microporosity can explain the scattering of data points in porosity-permeability crossplot. © Copyright 2011, Society of Petroleum Engineers date: 2018 publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85058796047&partnerID=40&md5=5884def033f0107163ad19adf534b274 full_text_status: none publication: Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE/DGS Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition 2011 pagerange: 720-729 refereed: TRUE isbn: 9781613991398 citation: Habibur Rahman, M. and Pierson, B.J. and Yusoff, W.I.W. (2018) A new approach to classify microporosity in Miocene carbonate reservoirs of offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. In: UNSPECIFIED.