Reservoir Connectivity: Definitions, Examples, and Strategies

Reservoir connectivity, and its inverse, compartmentalization,<br>is a critical area of petroleum industry research and business<br>application. However, significant differences in how it is<br>defined, measured, and modeled exist among companies. For<br>some, connectivity is defined relative to an entity such as a<br>well or set of perforations in a reservoir. Others prefer<br>reservoir connectivity indexes, using a set of often<br>subjectively defined criteria to gauge how problematic a field<br>will be to develop or exploit.