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IPE 2017
IPE (2017) 000–000

International Conference on Integrated Petroleum Engineering (IPE-2017)

Using Artificial Neural Network in conjunction with well log data

to assess the permeability distribution in fractured basement
reservoir, Bach Phuong oil field, Vietnam continental shelf
Xuan Tran Vana,*, Lan Tran Ducb, Kha Nguyen Xuana, Son Pham Xuanb, Tuan
Nguyena
a
Ho Chi Minh City, Bach Khoa University, Viet Nam
b
VSP Research & Engineering Institute, Viet Nam

Abstract

Unlike sedimentary rocks, the permeability of fractured basement rock in Bach Phuong oil field primary derives from dual
pore structure and the geometric arrangement of the fracture and vuggy networks. Due to the complication of basement
rock’s structure, the “conventional methods” used to assess and identify the permeability distribution of basement rocks are
encountered difficulties and remain uncertainties.
The permeability measurement from the core analysis is direct and trustful; however it is not throughout representative for
the fractured basement reservoir (FBR). Another reference is the average permeability encountered from production test, and
it is strongly based on the effective thickness of the interval-a parameter is still difficult to be determined. In order to
determine the permeability distribution, an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) system which 02 phases developed in
conjunction with well log curves building the relationships between permeability and well log data. Therefore, the ANN is
applied to reduce the uncertainty in identifying the permeability of Bach Phuong FBR. In addition, each well log curve just
expresses an aspect of the permeability; hence the permeability essence is fully described by the combination of multi well
log curves.
In the Bach Phuong FBR there are four permeability profile types and the permeability values vary by both area and depth in
the whole field with six specific areas. The variation trend decays from West to East and from top to bottom, significantly
occurring at Central block and trivially occurring at North East block.
According to the statistics, in Bach Phuong FBR the permeability has a log-normal distribution pattern, the decreasing orders
of average permeability in basement blocks are appropriately as: Central Block, North West Block, North Block, South
Block, minima at North East Block.
The study results by Permeability Profile Types allow to acquire more knowledge on FBR Structure, particularly in BP oil
field.

Keywords: permeability distribution, ANN, fractured basement reservoir, multi well log curves.

1. INTRODUCTION

The Bach Phuong (BP) oil field is produced since June 1986 from L. Miocene, U. Oligocene, L. Oligocene
and fractured basement reservoirs.
The basement is fully crystallized igneous magma and cut by porfyrit and diabaz andezit basalt dykes,
present the lithological heterogeneous. The basement are secondary alteration with different range with the age
varies between 245±7 Ma (later Triassic) to 89±3 Ma (Later Cretaceous). Granitoid basement rocks on Bach
Phuong oilfield characterized by highly fracture and vuggy. Almost recent data received confirmed the previous
model of basement distribution (fig. 01.a), at the depth of 4,900mMD (4,375mTVD) there are the replacement
from granitoid formation in to alkali formation. Based on re integrated the 3D seismic data and tied seismic and
well log data, the structure maps of seismic horizons SH-B, SH-11, SH-10, SH-8, SH-7 and SH-5 (fig. 1.b, 1.c)
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are precise and constructed [1].

The petrographic properties of wholly basement rocks (BR) are classified in to groups: granitoid,
granodiorit, diorit, quarzit monzonit. There are reducing trend of average porosity from granitoid to monzoid
and from Northern to Central blocks (table 01).

Fig 1.a. Top basement map of Fig 1. b. Synthetic seismic Fig 1.c. Synthetic seismic
Bach Phuong oil field section of Well BP-905 section of Well BP-8

Table 01. The petrographysic properties of wholly basement rocks [1]

To 01.01.2011
Variant ranges /Average values
Factors
Central block Northern block Southern block
(0.5-16) (0.33-20) (0.1-9)
Opened porosity, %
1.87 2.34 1.95
(2.56-2.88) (2.4-2.81) (2.61-2.88)
Matrix density, g/cm3
2.68 2.682 2.7
(0-5000) (0.1-5000) (0.01-1069)
Gas perm., mD
16.5 13.37 2.96
(14.3-91.8) (20-94) (30 -70)
Connate water saturation, %
52.6 47.05 54.9
Natural Gam ray, (0.7-5) (0.17-8.2) (1.4 -5.83)
10-12 eq Ra/g 2.2 2.23 2.5
14.7 - 2537 18-1136 135 - 213
Formation factor, Ro/Rw
489.6 230 174
1.86 – 88.7 1.1-49.2 4.14 -4.27
Resistivity index, Rt/Ro
10.98 10.85 4.2
*0.04 - 3.1
Compressibility, 10-4 MPa
0.8

Related to fractured and vuggy basement reservoir, the previous study proved in the case the effective
porosity approached to zero there is no fluid flow in porous media (figure 02). The cut-off value of porosity in
fractured rock is =0.3% [1].
Multi methods of well log research, applying applicable and data quality
The properties of reservoir rock in clastic and basement are determined by well log synthetic methods:
electrical log (LLD, MSFL, IL), porosity log (CNL, Sonic, LDT) and lithology log as well (GR, SGR).
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Móng, mỏ
Fractured basement rock,Bạch
BachHổ
Phuong oil field
6

Độ rỗng động Φ đ, %
4

y = 0.315x - 0.0958
R = 0.87

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Độ rỗng Φ , %

Fig 2. The relationship between effected porosity and opened porosity by coring analysis data in BR.
In basement rocks
The re-integrated well log data are carried out for 163 wells in basement rock by BASROC program ver. 3.0
(table 02) showed that the average secondary porosity (s) varies from 1.4 ÷ 4.9 %, by throughout field cross
section (included non-effective zone) varies from 0.44 ÷ 5.42 % [1].
Due to porous media structural characteristics, the lithological composition are complicated and restriction of
real coring capacity, the common porosity value determined by well log and core data are not appropriated,
therefor this research just compare the average porosity by well log and core methods (table 02). In general, the
well log porosity is higher than the porosity by core method (almost core sample just taken in non-fractured
intervals).
Table 02. The comparison of secondary porosity (s) by well log and core data in BR
Secondary porosity (S)
 by core data, %
by well log data, %
Zone
Variation range Variation range
Average Average
1.72 – 5.18 0.84 – 5.42
I
3.8 1.74
2.15 - 3.71 0.95-2.98
Ia
2.69 1.88
1.66 - 3.94 0.63 – 4.45
II
2.59 2.19
1.77 – 3.86 0.71 – 3.35
III
2.88 1.85
1.4 – 2.6 0.44-5.33
IV
1.79 2.97
1.97 – 3.33 0.8 – 2.36
V
2.67 1.59
2.04 – 3.38 0.7 – 2.39
VI
2.77 1.7
1.4 – 5.18 0.44-5.42
Average value
3.2 2.01

The uncertainties in permeability assessing for fractured basement reservoir (FBR)

Based on the data sources from seismic, well log, geology and oil field production, in field wide the special
characteristics of blocks are determined and divided by structure-tectonics, lithological composition, collection
properties, and range of hydraulic connectivity. Since then associated with present data, the FBR are divided in
to calculation zones as follow: I, Ia, II, III, IV_1, IV_2, IV_3, V and VI [1].
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Apparently, permeability is an important reservoir parameter for oil reserved estimation, planning production
and development strategy of an oil field, meanwhile after FBR are divided to separate calculation zones but
there are many problem in assessing the permeability distribution for this aspect:
- There are several research works on determination of permeability using rate of penetration (ROP),
mud loss data, core data, drilling stem formation test data (DST), built-up pressures analysis (BUP) and
production logging data (PLT) are conducted (by VSP).
- The results are promising and applicable to sedimentary rocks. However, these conventional methods
have some limitations when applied to fractured basement rock:
Due to the difficulty in taking core in fractured and faulted zones, the cores are normally taken in
fresh and rigid rock intervals, hence the core permeability are not representing for the permeability of a
target reservoir.
Using BUP and PLT data, permeability is determined for wide intervals from 4m to several
hundred meters.
- Determination of fractured basement permeability from well log data must applied another approach
such as artificial neural network method for zone permeability (Perm-PLT) as desired output in order to
get more detailed and reliable results (as compared with conventional methods).
The limitations of the permeability study in FBR
It is difficult to determine permeability by core analysis in FBR (the core samples are not presentative, cannot
take the plug, the plug in low permeability zone). Furthermore, event FBR, BP oilfield is first oil since 1988, but
up to now, the permeability of a target is only determine for a wide intervals from 4m to several hundred meters
(zone permeability).

2. METHODOLOGY

The computing world has a lot to gain from neural network. Their ability to learn by example makes them
very flexible and powerful. A large number of claims have been made about the modeling capabilities of neutral
networks, some exaggerated and some justified [2]. Hence, to best utilized ANNs for different problem, it is
essential to understand the potential as well as limitations of neutral networks. Even through neutral networks
have a huge potential in determine the reservoir properties such as porosity and permeability, the best of
solution just got only when they are integrated with related subjects such as log data, core data and PLT data as
well.
Introduction to Artificial Neural Network (ANN): ANN is a mathematical model (figure 03). They are built
for study relationship with nonlinear and multi dimensions in form: Y(y1, y2…yn) = f(x1, x2…xn).
Where: Y is multi output values; f is linear or none linear function and xi are multi input.
Based components an ANN:
 n 
y ( x )  f   wi xi 
 i 1 
In which: x is a neural with input dendrites and one output axon y and where are weights determining how
much the inputs should be weighted, f is an activation function that weights how powerful the output.
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Fig 03. An artificial network

The main processes of an ANN: In general ANNs have two different phases: A training phase and an
execution phase (sometimes also referred as the learning phase and running phase), figure 04.

Fig 04. An example of ANN structure

In an ANN example with structure as figure above, each node in hidden and output layer should be calculated
by formula below (the weights should be fixed after training)
 N

yki ( x )  f  w( k 1)i   wi xi 
 i 1 
Problems in ANN model
Over-fit training: Based on the analysis point errors show that the errors at each point is always changed
while training process. The error value may be increase or decrease. But there are some points have errors
always decrease.
Statistical inverse problems: Discretization, model reduction and inverse crimes
The discretization of linear inverse problems: When an inverse problem is formulated in terms of infinite-
dimensional function spaces and then discretized for computational purposes, a discretization error appears.
Since inverse problems are typically ill-posed, neglecting this error may have serious consequences to the
quality of the reconstruction [3].
In order to determinate the permeability distribution of fractured basement, an ANN System developed in
conjunction building the relationships between permeability and well log data.
Priority to Low Permeability Range (PLPR)
Based on statistics of permeability in fractured basement rocks of Bach Phuong oil filed, the cross plot
between calculated permeability and desired permeability before applying PLPR in whole network and in range
of permeability zone which less than 500mD are applied in order to compare with cross plot, developing the
relationship between calculated permeability and desired permeability after applying PLPR one. The results
analysis show out that after applying PLPR the relationship coefficient quite confidential. The zone permeability
are used as desired input data.
To prepare in put data by applying the zone permeability, the training data set divided in to two groups which
apparently by color, particularly one is Blue and the remain is Red, in the article after using statistical analysis
based on the majority of samples (SMS) of ANN totally there are 11 output values.
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From well log data and zone permeability the training data set is determined, next both training and ruining
procedure and zone value conservation are scoped, only after the results are controlled with coefficient
relationships (Rcr) are checked (figure 05).

Fig 05. Checking training, ruining procedure and zone value conservation
The zone permeability getting from BUP-PLT data are determined for wide intervals from 4m to several
hundred meters. Hence it is necessary to make the desired data suitable for input data – A (well log data).
After training and running with several looping, the output permeability are distributed by Statistic Majority
of Samples rule, and the final result is B (called well permeability profile), figure 06.

Permeability, mD
Measured Measured
Depth, m Depth, m

Fig 06. Permeability distribution by Statistic Majority of Samples rule

The technique is demonstrated with an application to the well data in fractured basement reservoir of White
Tiger oil field.
Two phases applied for building an ANN system to estimate the fractured basement permeability using zone
permeability as desired data
Phase 1. Determination of permeability profile in fractured basement reservoir at wells that have well log
and zone permeability data (Using statistical analysis based on the majority of samples of ANN).
Phase 2. Determination of fractured basement reservoir Permeability at the wells that have well log data
only (Building an ANN system): determinate permeability from well log data using zone permeability as desired
data for fractured basement reservoir (figure 07).
Three software are used for building an ANN system to estimate the basement fractured permeability using
zone permeability as desired data, particularly they are: single Ann, PLTAnn and MultiAnn 2.0, in which:
Single ANN for study ANN models, PLTAnn for Conservation of zone values (phase-1), MultiAnn for ANN
System development (phase-2), figure 08 [4].
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Fig 07. The work flow to determine the permeability based on log data only.

Fig 08. The software used for building an ANN system

3. CASED STUDY: DETERMINE THE WELL

PERMEABILITY PROFILE TYPES OF THE FRACTURED
BASEMENT RESERVOIR, BACH PHUONG OIL FIELD

Phase 1 Determination of permeability profile in fractured

basement reservoir at wells that have well log data and zone
permeability. In order to developing the model of permeability
distribution, there are sixteen wells belong Bach Phuong fractured
basement reservoir that had both well log data and zone
permeability were chosen to predict well permeability profiles,
figure 09.

Fig 09. 16 wells in fractured basement

reservoir were chosen for developing
model
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Result of determination permeability profile at the wells having well log data and zone permeability (phase 1)
and importance of input are illustrated in figure 10.

Fig 10. The results of permeability profile determination in fractured basement reservoir at wells that have well
log and zone permeability data.

The comparison of Perm-ANN and Zone Perm: After compared the results of permeability determination in
FBR by Perm-ANN and Zone Perm, there are several intervals are quite appropriate, especially in the depth
from 3,700m to 4,300m deep (figure 11).
The relationship between Permeability by ANN and by -PLT in linear and log graph are illustrated in figure
12. There are 16 wells and 84 points used to determine the relationship which have high correlation coefficient
(R= 0.986 and = 0.9269 in linear and log graph respectively).

Độ thấm, mDmd Độ thấm, mD Độ thấm, mD

Permeability, Permeability, md Permeability, md Độ thấm, mD
Permeability, md
0 4000 8000 12000 0 20 40 60 80 0 500 1000 0 3000 6000 9000
3450 3700 3800 3700

3500
3750
3750
3550 3900
3800
3600 3800
3850 4000
3650
3850
Độ sâu,mm

3700 3900
m
Độ sâu,m

4100
Độ sâu, mm

3750 3900
Depth,

Depth,

3950
Depth,
Độ sâu, m

Depth,

3800
4000 4200 3950
3850
4050 4000
3900 4300
3950 4100
4050
4000 4150 4400

4050 4100
4200
4100 4500
4150
4250
4150

4300 4600 4200

4200
Perm ANN Perm ANN Perm ANN Perm-ANN
Perm PLT Perm PLT Perm PLT Perm-PLT

GK. 415 GK. 8 GK - 80 GK.407

Fig 11. The comparison of Perm-ANN and Zone Perm

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6000 10000

Zone Permebility by ANN, mD

Zone Permebility by ANN, mD
5000 y = 0.8574x - 21.356
1000 y = 0.4083x1.0862
R2 = 0.986
R2 = 0.9269
4000
100
3000
10
2000

1
1000

0 0.1
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000

Zone Permebility by PLT, mD Zone Permebility by PLT, mD

Fig 12. The relationship between Permeability by ANN and by -PLT in linear and log graph
Phase 2
Determination of permeability in fractured basement reservoir at the wells have only log data: The
calculated permeability profiles getting from phase 1 (at 16 wells) will be applied to build training data set
(figure 13). The training data set with big size will be divided in to the training data set with smaller size. As
result, an ANN System is build including 44 ANN and served to calculate the permeability profiles in 85 wells
from well log data.
Dividing the data set with big size to the training data set with smaller size: Since amount of samples is too
big for the training process of an ANN (about 3,000 samples or more than), in order to optimize the training and
re-training processes, based on other studies for defining the divided models to divide training date set into some
group with smaller size (Table 03).
Table 03. Dividing Models Table 04. Dividing of model M1
Models Log curves Criteria
Log curve Sub group Minimum Maximum
M1 GR, DT, PNHI
GR, API GR0 30 70
M2 GR, DT, RHOB
GR1 70 110
M3 GR, RHOB, NPHI GR2 110 300
DT, µs/m DT0 150 180
M4 GR, DT, RHOB, NPHI DT1 180 220
DT2 220 600
M5 GR, DCAL, ROP
NPHI NPHI0 0 0.05
NPHI1 0.05 0.08
NPHI2 0.08 1

It is necessary to build a general ANN for determination reservoir parameters (permeability or porosity) at
wells have only log data by using preventive over-fitting method. If using divided model M1, we should divided
a samples group with big size (over 50 thousands of sample) into 44 sub-groups with smaller size to build ANN
system (table 04). It is necessary to build a general ANN for each sub-group (Table 05).
Table 05. Development an ANN System (Phase 2)
Log Sub Line values Log Sub Line values
N N
curves Groups Min. Max curves Groups Min. Max
GR0 30 70 NPHI0 0.01 0.04
GR NPHI
1 GR1 70 110 4 NPHI1 0.04 0.07
(API) (%)
GR2 110 180 NPHI2 0.07 0.326
DT0 170 190 LLD0 20 1,000
DT LLD
2 DT1 190 220 5 LLD1 1,000 3,000
(ms/m) (W m)
DT2 220 485 LLD2 3,000 9,000
RHOB0 1.85 2.4 MSFL0 30 80
RHOB MSFL
3 RHOB1 2.4 2.55 6 MSFL1 80 150
(kg/cm3) (W m)
RHOB2 2.55 2.8 MSFL2 150 4,000
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Building training and testing data set

Train net
name

Train net
maximum
Get sample for
cross check
Train net
count

Train net
minimum

Train net
number cross
check

Fig 13. Windows of building training and testing data set

The results of dividing training set is successfully set-up a data set for ANN system development, includes:
44 ANN2; 57,636 samples; 1,571 sample for testing; N10201 is max. size with 5,174 samples; N1002 is min.
size with 201 ones. List of zones were selected for testing data set and the result cross-validation on testing data
of ANN System are presented in figure 14.

1000
900
800
K-AN2z. md

y = 0,8285x + 8,2588
700
R2 = 0,9964
600
500
400
300 16 Points (zones)
200 16 wells
100
0
0 200 400 600 800 1000
K-TV. md

Fig 14. K-TV vs. K-AN2z on testing data

Permeability profile were calculated by Multi-ANN at wells have only well log data for fractured reservoir in
Bach Phuong (White Tiger) oil field (85 wells), figure 15.
The final results showed that, there are four permeability profile types of fractured basement reservoir in
Bach Phuong oil field (type-1 to type-4) with log-normal distribution pattern (figure 16).

Permeability, mD Perm eability, m D

Permeability, mD
0 5000 10000
0 200 400 0 500 1000
3700
3700 4520

4540
3800
3800

4560

3900
Measure Depth, m

3900 4580
Measure Depth, m

Measure Depth, m

4600

4000 4000

4620

4100 4100 4640

4660

4200 4200
4680

4700
4300 4300
Well : 94 Well : 423 Well :1102

Fig 15. Permeability profile calculated by Multi-ANN

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Fig 16. Permeability profile types of fractured basement reservoir in BP oil field
The wells with PPT-1 (Permeability Profile 10

Types-1) located in the west banks – uplifted area

4354
90 120
3774
1364051
100

of the Central Blocks, where the reverse faults with 3772

101
3777
121
4138
137
4071
76
110

large movement (overthrust fault) developing. The 140

3734
80
3761
3970
602
M SP6
3796
3889 3743

62
75
3742 371614
605
M SP7
701
3740
3880
704

4225

94 715

wells with PPT-2 located in North-western block 821

3700
81 84
35823629
372883
93 693608
3745361185
613657
3594 102 3903
3542
145
4154
700

4085
703

7024076
M SP4 104
3454SP3 107 708 4009 4069

the western bank of the Western block and in the 3 819

3659
88
3460
60
3603
91
3512 67
349568
M 65
3489 3481 108

3504 73
M SP5
3813
3744

109
3970
503
509

4010
504
M SP8
3567 116 3995
3938

Southern block, where the reverse faults with small 2 4

818

3645
809
3505
810 805
3372
8113462
3351 908
3635
66
3623 3899
502
114
3885
3939

505
507

3877
506
804 822 3897

movement developing. The wells with PPT-3 801

3447
802
3338 803
3385
3442
193
3547
813 1001
3902
508
38261011
510
3919
9
4373

3640 3815 3810

located in the Eastern block, where the normal 919

918
3297

907
3939
1004
3881
1005
3784

3531 3353 1013

faults developing. The wells with PPT-4 located in 924

3308
911
902
3572
6
3497 909
3757
1007

3802
1010
1008 1017
3766M SP1 0
3605
4305

1003
3431

the northern area of Central block and Southern 910

3346
921

3461
M905
SP9
3648
3727
903
3550
1002
3502

4255
4248
1016 1014
4235

923
901

one, where the normal faults completing by reverse 407

3266
914
3328 3560
920 904
3439 477
1009
4140
450 3349 3448 1112

fault developing (figure 17). 3595

410
3267 412
3314
1113

3231
3382
474
4085
1106
4090

Results discussions 413

411
3225
405
BK3
3067
1111

3186
3397
446
3388 1108
M SP1 1

3212 4028

Although in fractured basement the relationship M SP1

1
3069
401 430
30593082
404
3074
445
3347 1107

4281
491

between porosity and permeability are dime but the 6 3185

403 464
406
3170 1102

permeability distribution could be determined 1 485

428
421
3145
435
3141 BK1
433
408 3190
3054
3160 556 432
3
3314
4248

3223 3162
409
442 3195 3168 3354
3427 3181 416
420

based on critical value, zone and interval of 479

3576 414
484 3221

3237
M2SP2
3191
426
3589

417 427 3421

porosity distribution, apparently in fractured 436

3420
3254 422
3213
3388
455
3378425
3267

3346 BK5
440 431
BK6 402

basement reservoir of Bach Phuong oil field. 3297 3227 456

443 452 3433 478
3549 418 3427
437 3406 3377

The conjunction application of seismic, well, 439

3557

438
Legend
423
3398 429
3424

3431 457
3534
3444
447

core, well log data supported zoning the BK4 3406

415
3476 3432
9001
9003
3695

permeability distribution. The results are 3932

BK9

18 6
424
3681

Block boundary 448

419
3605
462 459

3633 3876

confidence due to quite appropriation with reality 3860 3718

476

1 – Central Block
3757

of oil and gas exploration and production in Bach

449

3512
465

2 – Northwest Block
8

Phuong fractured basement reservoir. 3858

BK8
3568

460

In the research frame work, the paper just focus 3 – Northern Block
467

3632
458
3529

3685

on basement target, hence another ones such as

4 – Northeast block
clastic and carbonate reservoir need to concerned 441

5 – Southern block
3851

in next studies.
5 6 – Eastern block
17 16

3743 3842

Fig 17. The distribution of 1201

3767 BK7
M SP1 2
7
PPT-1 PPT-3
permeability profile types of 3854

PPT-2 PPT-4
fractured basement reservoir in BP
oil field

CONCLUSIONS

Multi dimension none linear relationships are main popular in natural, special in establish relationship of
permeability or porosity versus log data. The success in using zone permeability as desired input for statistical
analysis in an ANN to determine permeability from well log data has opened a new trend in application of
ANN. Instead of input data is set separately for a single sample, the desired averaged number for 44 sub-group
of samples is applied. This averaging method is highly practical, especially in the case the desired outputs for
each particular input data are could not be chosen.
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Whenever applied the approach for building a general ANN by dividing input data into smaller groups,
then a huge amount of input data for training processes can managed favorability. An ANN is designed for one
specific group of input samples, depends on the number of groups, an appropriate system of ANN will be
scoped. The system is not only flexible but also easy to add new input data to save running time in re-training
processes.
The study results by Permeability Profile Types allow to acquire more knowledge on permeability
distribution in Fractured Basement Reservoir, particularly in BP oil field.
The nonlinear multidimensional relationship between logging curves and the permeability obtained from
well log data is defined by ANN system has high correlation coefficient (R2 > 0.99) which has proven that the
combination of multi well log curves are adequately used to determine the characteristics of permeability of
fractured basement rocks. Furthermore the results of study have shown out there are four permeability profile
types and the permeability values of granitic basement rock in Bach Phuong oil field vary by both area and
depth in the whole field with six specific areas (structural blocks, productivity zones). The variation trend
decays from West to East and from top to bottom, significantly occurring at Central block and trivially
occurring at Northeast block.
According to the statistics, in fractured basement reservoir of Bach Phuong oil field, the permeability has
a log-normal distribution pattern, the decreasing orders of average permeability in basement blocks are
appropriately as: Central block, Northwest block, Northern block, Southern block, minima at Northeast block.

Acknowledgements:
We gratefully acknowledge authors B2015-20-06 VNU HCM project for supporting us to carry out this
research and VietSov Petro for providing the data for our paper.
This research is funded by Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) under grant number
B2015-20-06.
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