Oil Content Prediction Method Based on the TOC and Porosity of Organic-Rich Shales from Wireline Logs: A Case Study of Lacustrine Intersalt Shale Plays in Qianjiang Sag, Jianghan Basin, China

Organic-rich shales in between salt rock layers distribute widely in Qianjiang Sag, Jianghan Basin, central China. Due to the complexity of matrix mineral components and their distribution and tight pore structure, Archie’s law cannot be used directly to calculate oil saturation in those shale oil reservoirs. A new oil content model for shale oil reservoirs was introduced. By analyzing the logging and core experimental data from Qianjiang Sag, Jianghan Oilfield, we built the relationship between kerogen and the different well logging porosities including nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) porosity, neutron porosity, and density porosity. And we used the dual-Vsh method to calculate the total organic carbon (TOC). After calculating the volume fraction of the solid organic matters and separating it from the TOC, we acquired the hydrocarbon fluid content in the formations. The calculated oil content results are coherent with the core experimental data, which indicates the efficiency of this model. This model is simple and can be quickly applied. However, this method also shows its weakness in calculation precision when the TOC is not calculated precisely or the quality of the porosity logs is low.