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The tight oil development in Western Siberia is mainly related to the Bazhenov formation with billions of tonnes of geological oil resources. During last five years all major oil companies in Russia are doing pilot projects for Bazhenov formation development including Previous HitfieldNext Hit development with vertical Previous HitwellsNext Hit, horizontal Previous HitwellsNext Hit, horizontal Previous HitwellsNext Hit with multistage fracturing, fireflooding and thermo-gas stimulation. All these pilot projects have similar problems related to the difficulties with Previous HitpetrophysicalNext Hit properties evaluation and producing interval identification.

The paper describes results of new method of complex Previous HitpetrophysicalNext Hit properties evaluation of tight oil formations with use of the well logs and core data. The main goal of new method is providing lithology identification and production potential allocation withing Bazhenov formation, defining its rock properties and developing Previous HitpetrophysicalNext Hit correlations. The research was done using actual data from sufficient number of Previous HitwellsNext Hit in Western Siberia that could confirm the confidence of the proposed methodology.

Integrated approach is suggested. This approach includes integrated data Previous HitanalysisNext Hit starting from seismic data Previous HitanalysisNext Hit, well log data Previous HitanalysisNext Hit, acoustic logging data simulation. Forward modeling of acoustic Previous HitfieldNext Hit around the well is used. Structure of the fractured formation is estimated using inversion and acoustic Previous HitfieldNext Hit modelling. The methodology includes the following steps: preliminary Previous HitanalysisNext Hit of the standard well logs, Previous HitanalysisNext Hit of cross-plots of the resistivity, gamma-ray and hydrogen index as well as distribution of these properties and analisys of the core data if available. The proposed method provides way to lithology definition of the tight oil formation and following Previous HitpetrophysicalNext Hit properties evaluation for localisation of the producing intervals and providing more success ratio not only for pilot projects but also for future full Previous HitfieldTop development.