Case5 Usage of Spatial Plan (lateral variations in properties)

 

The data files for the project are in directory: SpatVar_001\Exercises\Case 5\Data. Look for ! TODO  text in the datafile and follow the instructions.

 

This tutorial exercise assumes that Case4 is previously completed. In this exercise the Grid from Case 1 will be used to initialize porosity. A spatial plan (Spatial_grid type Plan1) will be used to define a lateral change in facies by assigning a facies factor. Then spatial_table is going to be used to assign Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio as a function of facies. To perform this exercise modify the data as shown bellow. Grid and spatial table data can be copied from excel file "SpatVar_001_case5.xlsx" .

 

Include

Data File

 

 

* Include

! ---------------------------------

 Filename "porosity_SpatVar_001_case5.spat"          

 

1The included file name should point to the edited .spat file (ending with suffix _case4).

 

 

 

Spatial_grid

Data File

 

 

* Spatial_grid    NUM=1

! ----------------------------------------

 Name        "Porosity_Spatial"

 Type                   "Grid1"

 Num_cells_x                 10

 Num_cells_y                  4

 Num_cells_z                  8

 Cell_division_X            800              

 Cell_division_Y           1000

 Cell_division_Z            500

 Grid_origin    IDM=3

   0.0   0.0  0.0  

 Nodal_variables   IDM=2

   "Porosity"  

  "P_strnv""

 Point_values   IDM=2   JDM=495

   0.05      -0.553652881

   0.049     -0.554013553

     .

     .

     .

   0.390672  -0.159889195

 

1The grid definition is identical to case 1

 

 

Spatial_plan

Data File

 

 

* Spatial_grid    NUM=2

! ----------------------------------------

 Name             "Facies_Spatial"

 Type                      "Plan1"

 Num_division_x                  8

 Num_division_y                  4

 Plan_variables              IDM=1

   "Facies"

 Plan_points    IDM=2  JDM=45

   0     0

   1000  0

     .

     .

     .

   8000  4000

 Plan_values   IDM=1 JDM=45

   0.0

   0.125

     .

     .

     .

   1.0

 

1A second grid is defined in the file "porosity_SpatVar_001_case5.spat" in order to define the facies factor.

2The Type is set to Plan1

3Eight divisions are going to be considered in X direction and four divisions in Y direction (1000 m  long each).

4The plan variable is named as "Facies" (arbitrary name).

5Plan_points coordinates are defined with regular separation of 1000m in X and 1000m in Y.

6In Plan_values the facies factor is assigned. In this example for a given X the facies factor is constant in Y. The facies factor varies linearly from 0 in X=0 to 1 in X=8000.

 

 

Spatial_state_set

Data File

 

 

* Spatial_state_set         NUM=2

! ---------------------------------

 Spatial_grid   "Facies_Spatial"

 State_variables      IDM=1

   "Facies"        

 

1A second spatial_state_set is defined to assign the "Facies" variable (facies factor)

 

 

Spatial_table

Data File

 

 

* Spatial_table   NUM=1

! ---------------------------------

 Material_names        IDM=1

   "Shale_CF75"

 Variable_name

   "Young"

 Dependent_variables   IDM=1

   "Facies"

 Dependent_grids       IDM=1

 "Facies_Spatial"

 Table_size            IDM=1

   2

 Table_values          IDM=2   JDM=2

   20000  0.0  

   10000  1.0  

 

 

* Spatial_table   NUM=2

! ---------------------------------

 Material_names        IDM=1

   "Shale_CF75"

 Variable_name

   "Poiss"

 Dependent_variables   IDM=1

   "Facies"

 Dependent_grids       IDM=1

 "Facies_Spatial"

 Table_size            IDM=1

   2

 Table_values          IDM=2   JDM=2

   0.22  0.0  

   0.35  1.0        

 

1Two spatial_table data structures are defined, one to define Young's modulus as a function of facies and one to define Poisson's ratio as a function of facies.

2The only dependent variable in both tables is set to be "Facies" defined in the "Facies_spatial" spatial grid.

3In this example a facies factor of 1.0 corresponds to pure shale whereas a facies factor of 0.0  corresponds to pure sandstone. Properties for pure lithologies are provided as follows with assumed lineal variation for mixed lithologies:

 

 

Young's Modulus

Poisson's ratio

Sandstone

20000 MPa

0.22

Shale

10000 MPa

0.35

 

4The values specified above are input through tables with size 2 for each variable.

 

 

 

 

 

Results

The result files for the project are in directory: SpatVar_001\Case5\Results. It can be observed that both Young's Modulus and Poisson's Ratio contours show a linear distribution in X direction according to the defined facies distribution.

 

SpatVar_001_Case5_Results

 

Poisson's ratio (left) and Young's modulus (right) which are a function of the defined facies factor.