To appraise hydrocarbon and its properties of a low permeability formation within deep Baram delta reservoirs. Formation X is low permeability silty sandstone. It forms along other formations stacked sandy shale reservoirs. The stacked formations are interpreted as Hydrocabon bearing formations based on the openhole and pressure data. However, the reservoir in question, showed features different from the adjacent reservoirs. This manuscript appraises the reservoir and illustrates the workflow followed to identify its fluid type and the best method to produce the hydrocarbon. Triple combo logs identified formation X as hydrocarbon bearing with low permeability and low porosity. Formation pressures gradients indicated the formation to be oil; however, the bottom hole sample, when pumped out, indicated alternating of oil and gas despite the low differential pressure. During the PVT measurement the sample was first re-pressurised until a single phase was achieved and it was then subjected to Differential Liberation and Constant Composition Experiments (CCE). These experiments showed the Bubble Point pressure of the sample to be higher than the reservoir pressure, thereby indicating two mobile phases in the reservoir and the probability of a Gas-Oil Contact (GOC). The Experiments were also successfully simulated and matched using the Peng Robinson Equation of State. The Laboratory experiments directly contradicted the interpretation of Wireline Logs and pressure gradient both of which, indicated single phase light oil. The collected bottom hole sample indicated that both oil and gas are mobile at reservoir level, this finding is supported by PVT laboratory experiments. The Differential Liberation, CCE experiments and EOS fitting demonstrated the fluid to be two Phases at Reservoir Condition where both phases are likely to be mobile. Therefore, it is suspected that the fluid will go from being Gas to Oil with increasing depth without going through GOC, i.e. with continuous compositional grading as is possible for fluids near their critical temperature. This phenomenon could not be captured using open hole conventional logs and therefore the is team is currently investigating the best practice to identify such reservoirs.
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