Volcanic Gas Reservoir Characterization

Volcanic gas reservoirs are the new natural gas frontier. Once thought too complex, too harsh on the drilling bit, and too difficult to characterize, reservoir engineers and petroleum geologists alike now manage more advanced seismic and logging tools, making these “impossible” field developments possible. Bridging meaningful information about these complicated provinces and linking various unconventional methods and techniques, Volcanic Gas Reservoir Characterization:

Describes a set of leading-edge integrated volcanic gas reservoir characterization techniques, helping to ensure the effective development of the field
Reveals the grade and relationship of volcanic stratigraphic sequence
Presents field identification and prediction methods, and interpretation technology of reservoir parameters, relating these to similar complex fields such as shale

These innovative approaches and creative methods have been successfully applied to actual development of volcanic gas reservoirs. By sharing the methods and techniques used in this region with reservoir engineers and petroleum geologists all over the world, those with better understanding of these unconventional basins will begin to consider volcanic rock like any other reservoir.

Author Biography

Dr. Ran Qiquan, director of the oil & gas development & strategy planning department at RIPED, a professorship senior engineer, doctoral supervisor and senior technical expert of CNPC. He has significant experience in oil & gas field development technology research, especially in volcanic gas reservoirs and unconventional oil & gas reservoirs. The research subjects covered oil & gas field development geology, development program, reservoir engineering, simulation software R&D, and strategic planning. He has won 24 awards for scientific and technological achievements, published 94 papers, 7 monographs, and owns 34 software copyrights. Yongjun, Senior Well Logging Engineer at PetroChina Yuanhui, Senior Geologist at PetroChina Lin, Senior Geologist at PetroChina Min, Senior Reservoir Engineer at PetroChina