A Method for Correcting T2 Spectrum in Low-permeability Light Oil Sandstone Reservoirs to Improve the Accuray of NMR-derived Permeability

  • GUAN Yao
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  • CNOOC China Limited, Shenzhen Branch, Shenzhen 518000, China

Received date: 2025-08-12

  Revised date: 2025-10-01

  Accepted date: 2025-10-31

  Online published: 2025-10-31

Abstract

In the eastern oil fields of the South China Sea, when using nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) logging to calculate the permeability of low porosity, low-permeability light oil reservoirs, the measured permeability values tend to be overestimated. To enhance the computational accuracy of nuclear magnetic resonance permeability, it is necessary to conduct an in-depth analysis of the causes of overestimation and establish corresponding correction methods. This paper systematically conducted NMR transverse relaxation time (T2) spectroscopy experiments under different saturation states, including water-saturated, bound water, oil-saturated, and residual oil conditions. By comparing the T2 spectra of the same core sample in water-saturated and oil-containing states, it was found that light crude oil causes a significant rightward shift in the distribution of macropores within the T2 spectrum, while the distribution of micropores remains largely unchanged. This indicates that light oil is the primary cause of T2 spectrum anomalies and NMR permeability deviations. Based on this, T2 cutoff values for different reservoir types were determined through core classification, and a T2 spectrum correction method calibrated for macropore components was established. Results demonstrate that this method can effectively correct T2 spectra from light oil-bearing reservoirs to fully water-saturated conditions, significantly enhancing the accuracy of NMR permeability measurements. 

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GUAN Yao . A Method for Correcting T2 Spectrum in Low-permeability Light Oil Sandstone Reservoirs to Improve the Accuray of NMR-derived Permeability[J]. Chinese Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 0 : 0 . DOI: 10.11938/cjmr2025-3178

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