Reservoir properties and petrophysical modelling of carbonate sand ...

Geological Society, London, Special Publications published online June 27, 2012 as doi: 10.1144/SP370.6
D. PALERMO ET AL.
Authors
induced by slight differential subsidence of
inherited structural grains. In particular,
palaeo-highs are important for the presence
of reservoir facies.
Denis Palermo studied geology at the University of
Tübingen and completed his MSc thesis in 2004 on
carbonate reservoir sedimentology at the Nederlandse
Aardolje Matschapij (NAM) in the Netherlands.
He then joined the Sedimentary Geology
Group at the University of Tübingen to do a Ph.D.
on outcrop analogue modelling and reservoir characterization
in cooperation with Eni E&P. In
2007 he joined Eni E&P as sedimentologist and
member of the Eni E&P carbonate research team.
Thomas Aigner studied geology at the universities
of Stuttgart, Tübingen, Reading and Miami.
After working for 6 years with Shell Research, he
has been a professor and head of the sedimentary
geology group at the University of Tübingen since
1991. His research group focuses on reservoir
geology, carbonate reservoir characterization and
3D modelling. He was an AAPG European Distinguished
Lecturer in 1996. In 2007–2008 he spent
a sabbatical with Petroleum Development Oman
and Qatar Shell.
Björn Seyfang studied geology at the University
of Tübingen and finished his M.Sc. on outcrop analogue
studies for carbonate shoal reservoirs in 2006.
In 2009, he completed his Ph.D. on facies and reservoir
modelling at the Sedimentary Geology Group
of Tübingen University, initiated by GDF-SUEZ
and conducted in cooperation with ExxonMobil,
Wintershall and RWE-Dea. In September 2009, he
joined Total as an operations geologist.
Sergio Nardon graduated in geology at the University
of Trieste, Italy, in 1982 and joined Eni
(former Agip) in 1984 as clastic sedimentologist.
His experience spans from fractured reservoir
characterization to carbonate sedimentology and
he has worked on several projects in Middle East,
Europe and North Africa. His main interests are
the integration of carbonate architecture, outcrop
data and geological concepts into the 3D environment.
He is currently technical leader of the research
and development team at the geology department of
Eni E&P.
This work is part of an integrated research and development
project funded by Eni E&P. We want to express our
thanks to Eni Management for their support and the permission
to publish. We are grateful for discussions with
many colleagues working on the German Muschelkalk,
notably H. Hagdorn, T. Simon, M. Urlichs and
R. Borkhataria. Assistance was provided by members
of the Sedimentary Geology group at the University of
Tübingen (A. Allgöwer, E. Dmitrieva, M. Looser, A.
Schmid-Röhl, C. Schneider, M. Zeller) and A. Satterley,
B. White and K. Mair from Eni E&P. P. Jeiseke produced
the thin sections. Several quarry companies, for
example Schön & Hippelein, Hohenloher Schotterwerke,
Schotterwerk Schuhmann, J. Heumann and SHB Schotterwerke
Hohenlohe generously allowed access to their quarries.
The Geological Survey of Baden-Württemberg and
Bayern supplied us with borehole cores and well data.
We wish to thank A. Glocke and Schlumberger for
the access to Petrel (TM of Schlumberger) and to
A. Henriette (ALT) for access to WellCAD.
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