Summary

Although the term sheet-like is often used to describe the geometry of many turbidite systems, a considerable variability exists in the geometry and facies observed in such systems. These causes of heterogeneity obviously have an effect on the fluid flow properties of analogous reservoirs. Outcrop data has been collected from the sheet-like deep-water facies of the Annot Sandstone, south-east France in order to (a) quantitatively characterise the Annot Sandstone relative to depositional-process models, (b) model the effect that these depositional processes have on the effective flow properties of analogous reservoirs, (c) quantitatively compare and contrast architectural geometry with other deepwater clastic sheet-systems, and (d) use the quantitative outcrop data to generate geologically realistic stochastic reservoir models.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90937©1998 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, Salt Lake City, Utah