Review Article

Overview of Lower Cretaceous Achimov Formation: Physical Properties and Their Distribution Pattern in West Siberian Basin, Russia

Table 1

Geological and physical characteristics of the Achimov Formation reservoirs in the West Siberian petroleum basin (modified based on [12]).

ParametersUnitValue

Average depth of reservoirsm2900
Average effective thickness of reservoirsm18.9
Porosity%18
Average initial oil saturation%52
PermeabilitymD3
Average permeability in the vertical directionmD0.1
Content of sandstone%27
Density of water under standard conditionskg/m31016
Viscosity of water under reservoir conditionsmPa·s0.34
Initial stratum temperature°С95
Saturated pressure of stratumMPa9
Density of the oil under reservoir conditionskg/m3758
Density of crude oil under standard conditionskg/m3844
Initial gas content in oilm3/t74.3
Volumetric coefficient of petroleumm3/m31.26