The Albian Mauddud Formation is a prolific reservoir in Kuwait and nearby countries such as Iraq and Iran but has received far less attention than the under‐ and overlying units (the Aptian Shu'aiba and Cenomanian Mishrif Formations). Detailed reservoir characterization studies of the formation are required to support field development and improved / enhanced oil recovery (EOR) programmes. In this study, 26 wells penetrating the Mauddud Formation within the Greater Burgan area of Kuwait (Burgan and neighbouring fields) were investigated, integrating the logging of 910 ft of core with petrographic investigations of 113 stained and impregnated thin sections. In the Greater Burgan area, the Mauddud Formation can be divided into a lower Clastic Member and an upper Carbonate Member which is the main focus of this paper. The primary objective of the study was to present a new characterization of this thin, heterogeneous carbonate reservoir by integrating facies analysis and sequence stratigraphy with a detailed petrographic investigation. A second objective was to identify the relative importance of depositional characteristics and diagenesis on the distribution of reservoir properties.

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消除稀薄的（非地震）非均质碳酸盐岩储层的复杂性：对科威特更大的伯干地区阿尔班穆德组的综合研究

Albian Mauddud组是科威特和伊拉克和伊朗等附近国家的一个多产水库，但受到下级和上级单位（Aptian Shu'aiba和Cenomanian Mishrif组）的关注远远少于其他。需要对地层进行详细的储层表征研究，以支持油田开发和改进/提高采油率（EOR）计划。在这项研究中，调查了科威特大布尔根地区（布尔根及其邻近油田）内穿透莫德杜德组的26口井，将910英尺岩心的测井与对113个染色和浸渍薄层的岩相学研究相结合。在大布尔干地区，Mauddud组可分为下部碎屑岩层和上部碳酸盐岩层，这是本文的重点。该研究的主要目的是通过将相分析和层序地层学与详细的岩相学研究相结合，来提供这种稀薄的非均质碳酸盐岩储层的新特征。第二个目标是确定沉积特征和成岩作用对储层物性分布的相对重要性。