Carbonates reservoirs corresponds on about 50% of the hydrocarbon reservoir in the planet . This type of lithology presents different forms of heterogeneity, which are the main causes of errors in its characterization. This misunderstanding, can induces erroneous estimative elastic modules of rocks in saturated state. The main goal of this work is to perform a comparative analysis of fluid substitution models in unconventional carbonate reservoir. Specifically, fluid substitution processes analyzed in outcrops from Brazilian Northeast, under controlled laboratory conditions (temperature, pressure and degree of saturation) and under perspectives of the petrophysical and ultrasonic features by conventional theories (Gassmann, Biot) and unconventional (Brown and Korringa, Muller and Sahay). In this research, we analyzed six samples of carbonate rock and one sample of sandstone rock. The input data our analysis were: permeability, porosity, rock and grain density, elastic measures of compressional (Vp) and shear (Vs1 and Vs2) velocities. The measure of velocities was performed in cases of 100% gas (dry rock) and then replaced by water (100 % saturated by water). Our results show, that predictions performed by conventional fluid substitution models best fit in experimental measurements of sample considered homogenous. However, predictions performed by unconventional models (e. g., Muller and Sahay) shown best fit with most carbonates types, including tufa and limestanes.
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