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Reservoir Homogeneity

Reservoir homogeneity refers to a formation with 1) a single mineralogy, 2) grains of similar shapes and sizes, and 3) no spatial patterns, which would lead to uniform porosity and permeability. Heterogeneity exists on a spectrum opposite homogeneity, with zero heterogeneity being completely homogeneous. Both completely homogeneous and heterogeneous formations can display characteristics like vertical rhythmicity or grain size distribution.

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Reservoir Homogeneity

Reservoir homogeneity refers to a formation with 1) a single mineralogy, 2) grains of similar shapes and sizes, and 3) no spatial patterns, which would lead to uniform porosity and permeability. Heterogeneity exists on a spectrum opposite homogeneity, with zero heterogeneity being completely homogeneous. Both completely homogeneous and heterogeneous formations can display characteristics like vertical rhythmicity or grain size distribution.

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Reservoir homogeneity

With regard to a reservoir rock, can be visualised in a formation


that consists of 
1. a single mineralogy with 
2. all grains of similar shapes and sizes with 
3. no spatial organization or patterns present; in this example,
similar grain shapes and sizes, together with lack of spatial patterns
would lead to a uniform distribution of porosity and permeability. 

Pure homogeneity, with regard to a reservoir rock, can be visualised in a


formation that consists of (1) a single mineralogy with (2) all grains of similar
shapes and sizes with (3) no spatial organization or patterns present; in this
example, similar grain shapes and sizes, together with lack of spatial patterns
would lead to a uniform distribution of porosity and permeability. Therefore,
ignoring the scalar component of heterogeneity for a moment, there are two
contrasting examples of heterogeneity in a reservoir rock.

Homogeneity and heterogeneity can be considered as end members of a


continuous spectrum, defining the minimum and maximum heterogeneity, with
zero heterogeneity equating to homogeneity. There are a number of
characteristics that occur in both end-member examples provided above (for
example vertical rhythmicity in terms of bedding or grain size distribution).
Neither end-member is obviously more heterogeneous than the other; there
may indeed be a relative scale difference between the two examples. Some
researchers may perceive a regularly structured system, for example a
laminated or bedded reservoir, as homogeneous because these structures are
spatially continuous and occur throughout the formation. The presence of
structures within a formation is, however, more commonly interpreted as a
type of heterogeneity, regardless of how regular their distribution. In this
scenario, the structures represent deviation from the homogeneous mono-
mineralic ‘norm’

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