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Geological Description

Geological Description
This le gives a geological description of the heterogeneities that occur
based on knowledge of the regional geology (such as paleoslope, paleo
water depth, gross environments of deposition, size and shape of
sedimentary bodies, structural trends and style) which is normally known
from adjacent elds and wildcat wells. In the geological interpretation, the
layer thicknesses, which are all in the order of 5 meter, played an important
role.

The sediments were deposited in a deltaic, coastal plain environment.

Layers 1, 3, and 5 consist of uvial channel lls encased in oodplain
mudstone. Layer 2 represents marine or lagoonal clay with some distal
mouthbar deposits; and layer 4 represents a mouthbar or lagoonal delta
encased in lagoonal clays.

• Layers 1, 3, and 5 have linear streaks of high-porous sands (phi > 20 %),
with an azimuth somewhere between 110 and 170 degrees SE. These sand
streaks of about 800 m wide are embedded in a low porous shale matrix
(phi < 5 %). The width and the spacing of the streaks vary somewhat
between the layers. A summary is given in Table 3.

• In layer 2 marine or lagoonal shales occur , in which distal mouthbar or

distal lagoonal delta occur. They translate into a low-porous (phi < 5%),
shaly sediment, with some irregular patches of somewhat higher porosity
(phi > 5%).

• Layer 4 contains mouthbars or lagoonal deltas within lagoonal clays, so a

ow unit is expected which consists of an intermediate porosity region (phi
~ 15%) with an approximate lobate shape embedded in a low-porosity
matrix (phi < 5%). The lobate shape is usually expressed as an ellipse (ratio
of the axes= 3:2) with the longest axis perpendicular to the paleocurrent
(which is between 110 and 170 degrees SE).

Table 3. Expected sedimentary facies with estimates for width and spacing
for major ow units for each layer

Layer Facies W Spacing

 1 Channel Fill 800 m 2-5 km

2 Lagoonal Shale — —

3 Channel Fill 1000 m 2-5 km

4 Mouthbar 500-5000 m 10 km

5 Channel Fill 2000 m 4-10 km

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