Patent Publication Number: US-9835609-B2

Title: System and method for determining fluid viscosity of a fluid in a rock formation

Description:
FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a system and method for determining the viscosity of a fluid in a rock formation, using a Stoneley (ST) mobility and a wireline formation tester (WFT) mobility. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Reservoir fluid viscosity and permeability are two parameters that can be used for a) estimating technically recoverable and commercially developable oil and/or gas volumes, b) forecasting production, and/or c) managing oil and/or gas reservoirs. A relatively high permeability alone does not always facilitate a high flow rate from a reservoir, since fluid viscosity also has significant influence. In general, the combination of high permeability and low fluid viscosity ensure optimal flow rate. 
     The oil and gas industry has two main conventional methods for determining oil or gas viscosity. One method for determining oil or gas viscosity is the wireline formation tester (WFT) method. Another method for determining oil or gas viscosity is the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) logging method. The WFT method determines oil viscosity in the laboratory by pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) oil samples obtained by wireline formation tester, which provides a relatively accurate oil viscosity. However, the WFT method is expensive and time consuming The NMR logging method determines oil viscosity based on the NMR T2 value of oil and/or NMR porosity deficit, and provides a viscosity curve relatively soon after logging. However, the NMR method is less accurate than the WFT method, and requires that a calibration be performed based on viscosity measurements of oil samples from a wireline formation tester, i.e. using the WFT method. 
     The determination of reservoir fluid viscosity is often challenging even with oil samples from wireline formation tester (WFT) and NMR data. This is especially true in carbonate reservoirs. 
     In many cases, oil samples and/or NMR data are not available. However, at the present time, there are no methods or systems for determining a viscosity of a fluid (e.g., oil, gas, etc.) in a rock without WFT samples or NMR data. 
     SUMMARY 
     An aspect of the present invention is to provide a method of determining a viscosity of a fluid in a rock formation. The method includes determining a Stoneley mobility using a Stoneley wave measurement in a rock formation containing a fluid; determining a wireline formation tester (WFT) downhole fluid analysis (DFA) mobility by using a wireline formation tester in the rock formation; and determining a viscosity of the fluid based on the Stoneley mobility and the wireline formation tester (WFT) downhole fluid analysis (DFA) mobility. 
     Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a system of determining a viscosity of a fluid in a rock formation. The system includes a sonic logging tool configured to perform a Stoneley wave measurement to determine a Stoneley mobility in a rock formation containing a fluid; a wireline formation tester configured to measure varying pressure with time to determine a wireline formation tester (WFT) downhole fluid analysis (DFA) mobility in the rock formation; and a computer system configured to determine a viscosity of the fluid based on the Stoneley mobility and the wireline formation tester (WFT) downhole fluid analysis (DFA) mobility. 
     These and other objects, features, and characteristics of the present invention, as well as the methods of operation and functions of the related elements of structure and the combination of parts and economies of manufacture, will become more apparent upon consideration of the following description and the appended claims with reference to the accompanying drawings, all of which form a part of this specification, wherein like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in the various Figures. It is to be expressly understood, however, that the drawings are for the purpose of illustration and description only and are not intended as a definition of the limits of the invention. As used in the specification and in the claims, the singular form of “a”, “an”, and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. 
    
    
     
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         FIG. 1  depicts schematically a reservoir traversed by a borehole and the interface between the borehole and the reservoir, according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  shows a plot of Stonely mobility (Moblity_ST) as a function of depth and measurement points of Mobility_WFT_DFA as a function of depth, according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  depicts a flow chart of the method of determining viscosity of a fluid, according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  depicts schematically a system of determining viscosity of a fluid in a rock formation, according to an embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic diagram representing a computer system for implementing the method, according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     In the following paragraphs, a method and system for determining oil viscosity without lab measurements of oil samples of wireline formation tester (WFT) and/or NMR data will be described in detail. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method uses the difference between Stoneley mobility and wireline formation tester (WFT) mobility to determine oil viscosity in a rock formation or a reservoir (e.g., carbonate reservoir). 
       FIG. 1  depicts schematically a rock formation traversed by a borehole and the interface between the borehole and the rock formation, according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 1 , borehole  10  is drilled through rock formation/reservoir  12 , and mud filtrate  14  is invaded into the rock formation/reservoir  12 . For example, the rock formation/reservoir  12  may contain the rock matrix  16 , moveable oil  18 , residual oil  20  and water  22 . During drilling, mud filtrate  14  is invaded into the rock formation  12 . As a result, two zones  24  and  26  are created in the rock formation  12 . A flushed zone  24  is the volume close to wall  10 A of the borehole  10  in which all of the moveable fluids, such as moveable oil  18 , are displaced by mud filtrate  14 . The flushed zone  24  contains mud filtrate  14  and residual fluids  20  within rock matrix  16 . The flushed zone  24  can be synonymous of an invaded zone. The virgin zone  26  on the other hand is the part of the rock formation  12  that has not been affected by the invasion of mud filtrate  14  into the rock formation  12 . The virgin zone  26  contains the moveable fluids (e.g., moveable oil)  18 , residual fluids (e.g., residual oil and irreducible water)  20  within rock matrix  16 . 
     Stoneley (ST) mobility (MOBILITY_ST) of a fluid in a rock formation or reservoir is determined from the Stoneley wave which is a relatively high-amplitude surface or interface wave that typically propagates along a solid-solid or solid-liquid interface. Stoneley waves are commonly generated during borehole sonic logging with a sonic logging tool and propagate along the wall of a fluid-filled borehole. The attenuation of a Stoneley wave is sensitive to fractures and rock formation permeability. A low frequency Stoneley wave propagates as a piston-like compression of the borehole fluid. As the Stoneley wave crosses permeable zones and/or fractures, fluid movement occurs between the borehole and the rock formation. This results in energy loss (attenuation) and slowing down of the Stoneley wave. 
     Stoneley mobility can be derived through inversion, using Stoneley complex phase velocity equations, along with measured Stoneley waveforms which contain both Stoneley velocity and Stoneley attenuation information. In general, water viscosity is about 1 centipoise (cP). In case of water based mud, Stoneley mobility of the rock is approximately equal to the permeability of the rock matrix  16 . 
     Stoneley mobility represents the mobility of the flowing phase of fluid in flushed zone  24  when the fluid flows through flushed zone  24 . Because the viscosity of mud filtrate  14  is known, the permeability of the flushed zone  24  can be determined by Stoneley mobility and mud filtrate viscosity. In water-based mud, mud filtrate or water viscosity is approximately equal to 1 cP. Therefore, the Stoneley mobility is approximately equal to the permeability of the rock matrix  16 . 
     Wireline formation tester (WFT) mobility (Mobility_WFT) is a function of integrated varying pressure with time. Since sending oil samples obtained from wireline formation tester (WFT) to a laboratory for analysis is expensive and time consuming, and in-situ downhole fluid sampling (DFS) is only available at a few points of a few key wells, operators often use a wireline formation tester to perform numerous pressure tests (pretests) and downhole fluid analyses (DFA). The wireline formation tester (WFT) records pressure variation with time during pretest or DFA. The wireline formation tester mobility (Mobility_WFT) is derived from the integration of varying pressure with time recorded from pretest or DFA. 
     In a pretest, the duration of the pretest is relatively short, and can range from a few minutes to a few tens of minutes. During pretest, most of the fluid movement relates to a small volume immediately surrounding a probe for measuring pressure, for example. The mobility derived from pretest (Mobility_WFT_PRETEST) mainly represents the mobility of the flowing phase of fluid in flushed zone  24  or the mobility of mixture of the flowing phase of fluid from both flushed zone  24  and virgin zone  26  when it flows through the flushed zone  24 . In water-based mud, mud filtrate or water viscosity is approximately equal to 1 cP. Therefore, pretest mobility is approximately equal to the permeability of the rock matrix  16 . However, pretest mobility may represent the mobility of the mixture of flowing phase of fluids from both flushed zone  24  and virgin zone  26 . 
     For downhole fluid analysis (DFA), the wireline formation tester keeps pumping the fluid present in the flushed zone  24  out into the borehole  10  until the targeted formation fluid (e.g., oil)  20  from the virgin zone  26  is monitored by downhole fluid analyzers, such as electrical and/or optical sensors. The duration of a DFA is relatively long, and it usually ranges from a few minutes to a few hours. During DFA, most of the fluid movement relates to a relatively larger volume surrounding the probe. 
     The mobility derived from DFA (Mobility_WFT_DFA) represents the mobility of the flowing phase of fluid in virgin zone  26  (e.g., movable oil) when it flows through a completely flushed zone  24  and a small part of virgin zone  26 . Therefore, the Mobility_WFT_DFA is approximately equal to the mobility of flowing phase of fluid in the virgin zone  26  (e.g., movable oil) when it flows through a completely flushed zone  24  and a small part of virgin zone  26 . 
     As stated above, the duration of a pretest (pressure test) is relatively short. The duration of the pretest usually ranges from a few minutes to a few tens of minutes. During pretest, most of the fluid movement relates to a small volume immediately surrounding the probe. The mobility derived from pretest (Mobility_WFT_PRETEST) represents mainly the mobility of the flowing phase of fluid (e.g., oil)  18  in the flushed zone  24  or the mobility of mixture of the flowing phase of fluid (e.g., oil)  18  from both flushed zone  24  and virgin zone  26  when it flows through flushed zone  24 . 
     In water-based mud, the viscosity of mud filtrate  14  or water is about 1 cP. Therefore, in most cases, pretest mobility (Mobility_WFT_PRETEST) is approximately equal to permeability. However, pretest mobility (Mobility_WFT_PRETEST) can also be equal to the mobility of the mixture of flowing phase of fluids (e.g., oil)  18  from both flushed zone  24  and virgin zone  26 . 
     In the case of downhole fluid analysis (DFA), the wireline formation tester (WFA) keeps pumping fluid (e.g., water, water-based mud, etc.) in the flushed zone  24  out into borehole  10  until the targeted formation fluid (e.g., oil)  18  from the virgin zone  26  is detected and monitored by down fluid analyzers, such as electrical and/or optical sensors. The duration of a DFA is relatively long, and it usually ranges from a few minutes to a few hours. During DFA, most of the fluid movement relates to a relatively larger volume surrounding the probe. The mobility derived from DFA (Mobility_WFT_DFA) represents the mobility of the flowing phase of fluid in virgin zone (e.g., movable oil)  18  when it flows through the whole flushed zone  24  and a small part of virgin zone  26 . Therefore, the mobility derived from DFA (Mobility_WFT_DFA) is approximately equal to the mobility of flowing phase of fluid (e.g, movable oil)  18  in virgin zone  26 , when it flows through whole flushed zone  24  and a small part of virgin zone  26 . 
     Therefore, wireline formation tester DFA mobility (Mobility_WFT_DFA) represents mobility of flowing phase of fluid (e.g., oil)  18  in the virgin zone  26 . DFA in pay zone represents wireline formation tester DFA mobility (Mobility_WFT_DFA) of movable oil. DFA in wet zone represents wireline formation tester DFA mobility of movable water when the water flows through the flushed zone  24  mainly. A pay zone is a reservoir interval which contains oil or gas and little movable water. A wet zone is a reservoir interval which contains water and substantially no oil or gas. 
     The viscosity of flowing phase of fluid (e.g., oil)  18  in virgin zone  26  (Viscosity_FFVZ_DFAST, in cP units for example) is determined by the difference or ratio between DFA mobility (Mobility_WFT_DFA, in mD/cP units for example) and Stoneley mobility (Mobility_ST, in mD/cP units for example) as expressed in equation (1), for example. Although expressed herein in terms of a ratio, the term “difference” is used herein to mean either a difference between two variables or a ratio between the two variables. In the present case, the Viscosity_FFVZ_DFAST is determined using the difference (or ratio) between variables or parameters Mobility_ST and Mobility_WFT_DFA. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Viscosity_FFVZ 
                     ⁢ 
                     _DFAST 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       Mobility_ST 
                       * 
                       Viscosity_MF 
                     
                     
                       Mobility_WFT 
                       ⁢ 
                       _DFA 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   ( 
                   1 
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where Viscosity_MF is the mud filtrate viscosity. 
     In pay zone, equation (1) can be used to determine movable oil viscosity. In wet zone, equation (1) can be used to determine water viscosity. 
     In water-based mud, equation (1) can be transformed into equation (2), as follows. Equations (1) or (2) can be used to determine movable oil viscosity of carbonate reservoir in a pay zone (i.e., a zone or a reservoir interval which contains oil or gas and little movable water). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Viscosity_OIL 
                     ⁢ 
                     _DFAST 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       Mobility_ST 
                       * 
                       1.0 
                     
                     
                       Mobility_WFT 
                       ⁢ 
                       _DFA 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   ( 
                   2 
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     In summary, the Stoneley measurement reflects an amount of mobility mainly within the flushed zone  24 . During the Stoneley measurement, the dominating single phase fluid in the flushed zone  24  is mud filtrate  14 . Therefore, the Stoneley measurement reflects the mobility of the mud filtrate  14  within the flushed zone  24 . The wireline formation tester DFA measurement reflects the mobility within the flushed zone  24  and a small portion of the mobility of virgin zone  26 . During the wireline formation tester DFA measurement, the dominating single phase fluid in the flushed zone  24  and a small portion of virgin zone  26  is the flowing phase of virgin zone oil  18  (if testing pay zone) or virgin zone water  22  (if testing wet zone). 
     As the Stoneley measurement and the wireline formation tester DFA measurement are both associated with a single phase fluid  18  and the flushed zone  24  of the rock formation  12 , it can be considered that the flushed zone  24  includes two parts. The first part corresponds to the “effective rock matrix” which comprises the rock matrix-irreducible water  22 , and the residual oil  20 . The second part corresponds to the single phase fluid (mud filtrate  14  or oil  18  or rock matrix-irreducible water  22 ). 
     The Stoneley mobility measures the mobility of mud filtrate  14  flowing through the “effective rock matrix” and is related to single fluid phase flowing through the “effective rock matrix” of permeability Keff. This can be expressed mathematically by the following equation (3). The Stoneley mobility (Mobility_ST) is equal to the permeability of the effective rock matrix Keff divided by the viscosity of the mud filtrate (Viscosity_MF). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   Mobility_ST 
                   = 
                   
                     
                       K 
                       eff 
                     
                     Viscosity_MF 
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   ( 
                   3 
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     The DFA mobility measures the mobility of the flowing phase of oil (e.g., movable oil) or flowing phase of water (e.g., movable water) in the virgin zone  26  flowing through mainly the “effective rock matrix” and is also related to single fluid phase flowing through the “effective rock matrix” of permeability Keff. This can be expressed mathematically by the following equation (4). The DFA mobility (Mobility_WFT_DFA) is equal to the permeability of the effective rock matrix Keff divided by the viscosity of flowing phase of fluid in the virgin zone  26  (Viscosity_FFVZ). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Mobility_WFT 
                     ⁢ 
                     _DFA 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       K 
                       eff 
                     
                     Viscosity_FFVZ 
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   ( 
                   4 
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     By dividing Mobility_ST of equation (3) by Mobility WFT DFA of equation (4), the following equation (5) can be obtained. By dividing the two equations (3) and (4), the term Keff is “eliminated” from the resulting equation (5) and thus may not be needed for the determination of the Viscosity of the flowing phase of fluid in the virgin zone  26 . 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   Viscosity_FFVZ 
                   = 
                   
                     
                       Mobility_ST 
                       * 
                       Viscosity_MF 
                     
                     
                       Mobility_WFT 
                       ⁢ 
                       _DFA 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   ( 
                   5 
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     Equation (5) is similar to the equation (1). This shows how equation (1) can be derived from equations (3) and (4). 
       FIG. 2  shows a plot of the Stoneley mobility (Moblity_ST) as a function of depth, and measurements points of Mobility_WFT_DFA as a function of depth, according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 2 , the Stoneley mobility Mobility_ST is represented by a continuous line  30  and the DFA mobility Mobility_WFT_DFA is represented by dots  32 . In wet zones, at depths greater than 200 feet in this example, Mobility_ST and Mobility_WFT_DFA overlay each other. On the other hand, in pay zones, Mobility_WFT_DFA is less than Mobility_ST. This is due to the fact that oil is more viscous than water and the Mobility_WFT_DFA takes into account oil mobility whereas Mobility_ST takes into account water mobility. The difference between these two mobility measurements can be used to calculate the oil viscosity. Table 1 shows a comparison between the oil viscosity of oil samples analyzed at laboratory and the oil viscosity determined or calculated using the equation (1), i.e., by multiplying the Stoneley mobility by the mud filtrate viscosity (which can be approximated to 1) and dividing by the modular dynamic formation tester (MDT) DFA mobility. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Oil 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Viscosity 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 MDT Oil 
                   
                 Permeability 
                 from MDT 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Viscosity 
                   
                 from 
                 DFA and 
               
               
                   
                   
                 MDT DFA 
                 (cP) 
                 Stoneley 
                 Stonely 
                 Stoneley 
                 Water 
               
               
                   
                 MDT 
                 Mobility 
                 (By 
                 Mobility 
                 Mobility 
                 Mobility 
                 Viscosity 
               
               
                 Depth (ft) 
                 Sample 
                 (mD/cP) 
                 Laboratory) 
                 (mD/cP) 
                 (mD) 
                 (cP) 
                 (cP) 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 580 
                 Oil 
                 1.7 
                 259 
                 309 
                 309 
                 181.8 
                 1 
               
               
                 952 
                 Oil 
                 3 
                 51.5 
                 1300 
                 1300 
                 433.3 
                 1 
               
               
                 117 
                 Oil 
                 7.5 
                 45.2 
                 251 
                 251 
                 33.5 
                 1 
               
               
                 180 
                 Oil 
                 3.5 
                 242.2 
                 882 
                 882 
                 252.0 
                 1 
               
               
                 245 
                 Water 
                 85 
                 1 
                 135 
                 135 
                 1.6 
                 1 
               
               
                 302 
                 Water 
                 140 
                 1 
                 312 
                 312 
                 2.2 
                 1 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     As shown in Table 1, the oil viscosity calculated using the method described herein approximates well the viscosity obtained in laboratory measurements. The only data point that exhibits a discrepancy between the viscosity laboratory measurement and the calculated viscosity may be due to abnormal Stoneley measurement at that point. This shows that the method of determining a viscosity of a fluid using the Stoneley mobility and the Wireline formation tester DFA mobility is a powerful tool that can be used by engineers in the field to quickly determine oil viscosity without sending the fluid sample (e.g., oil sample) to a laboratory to perform viscosity measurement which can be a lengthy process. 
     As can be appreciated from the above paragraphs, there is provided a method of determining the viscosity of a fluid in a rock formation, according to an embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 3  depicts a flow chart of the method of determining the viscosity of the fluid, according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method includes determining a Stoneley mobility using a Stoneley wave measurement in a rock formation containing a fluid, at S 10 . In one embodiment, determining the Stoneley mobility using the Stoneley wave measurement includes performing the Stoneley wave measurement in the rock formation containing the fluid using a sonic logging tool. The method also includes determining a wireline formation tester (WFT) downhole fluid analysis (DFA) mobility by using a wireline formation tester in the rock formation, at S 12 . In one embodiment, determining the wireline formation tester (WFT) downhole fluid analysis (DFA) mobility includes deriving the wireline formation tester (WFT) downhole fluid analysis (DFA) mobility from integration of varying pressure with time recorded from the wireline formation tester (WFT). The method further includes determining the viscosity of the fluid based on the Stoneley mobility and the wireline formation tester (WFT) downhole fluid analysis (DFA) mobility, at S 14 . 
     In one embodiment, the determining of the viscosity of the fluid includes multiplying the obtained Stoneley mobility by a viscosity of mud-filtrate within the rock formation and dividing by the obtained wireline formation tester downhole fluid analysis mobility. In one embodiment, the rock formation comprises a carbonate rock formation. In one embodiment, determining the viscosity of the fluid in the rock formation comprises determining the viscosity of oil in a virgin zone (i.e., a zone essentially not having mud filtrate). 
     In one embodiment, the method further includes comparing between the Stoneley mobility and the wireline formation tester downhole formation analysis mobility, at S 16 . The method further includes differentiating pay zone (e.g., oil) from wet zone in a carbonate rock formation if there is a difference between the Stoneley mobility and the wireline formation tester downhole formation analysis mobility. Therefore, the greater the difference between the Stoneley mobility and the WFT DFA mobility, the more likely the pay zone and the wet zone are distinct. Alternatively, the smaller the difference between the Stoneley mobility and the WFT DFA mobility, the less likely (or the lesser the probability) that the pay zone can be distinguished from the wet zone. 
     As it can be appreciate from the above paragraphs, there is also provided a system of determining a viscosity of a fluid in a rock formation, according to an embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 4  depicts schematically a system  90  for determining a viscosity of a fluid  20  in a rock formation  12 . The system includes a sonic logging tool  92  configured to perform a Stoneley wave measurement to determine a Stoneley mobility in the rock formation  12  containing the fluid  20 . The system further includes a wireline formation tester  94  configured to measure varying pressure with time to determine a wireline formation tester (WFT) downhole fluid analysis (DFA) mobility in the rock formation  12 . The system also includes a computer system  100  configured to determine a viscosity of the fluid based on the Stoneley mobility and the wireline formation tester (WFT) downhole fluid analysis (DFA) mobility. In one embodiment, the rock formation  12  is a carbonate rock formation. 
     In one embodiment, the method or methods described above with respect to flowchart of  FIG. 3  can be implemented as a series of instructions which can be executed by a computer, the computer having one or more processors or computer processor units (CPUs). As it can be appreciated, the term “computer” is used herein to encompass any type of computing system or device including a personal computer (e.g. a desktop computer, a laptop computer, or any other handheld computing device), or a mainframe computer (e.g. an IBM mainframe), or a supercomputer (e.g., a CRAY computer), or a plurality of networked computers in a distributed computing environment. 
     For example, the method(s) may be implemented as a software program application which can be stored in a computer readable medium such as hard disks, CDROMs, optical disks, DVDs, magnetic optical disks, RAMs, EPROMs, EEPROMs, magnetic or optical cards, flash cards (e.g. a USB flash card), PCMCIA memory cards, smart cards, or other media. 
     Alternatively, a portion or the whole software program product can be downloaded from a remote computer or server via a network such as the internet, an ATM network, a wide area network (WAN) or a local area network. 
     Alternatively, instead or in addition to implementing the method as computer program products) (e.g., as software products) embodied in a computer, the method can be implemented as hardware in which for example an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) can be designed to implement the method. 
     Various databases can be used which may be, include, or interface to, for example, an Oracle™ relational database sold commercially by Oracle Corporation. Other databases, such as Informix™, DB2 (Database 2) or other data storage, including file-based, or query formats, platforms, or resources such as OLAP (On Line Analytical Processing), SQL (Standard Query Language), a SAN (storage area network), Microsoft Access™ or others may also be used, incorporated, or accessed. The database may comprise one or more such databases that reside in one or more physical devices and in one or more physical locations. The database may store a plurality of types of data and/or files and associated data or file descriptions, administrative information, or any other data. 
       FIG. 5  is a schematic diagram representing a computer system  100  for implementing the methods, according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 5 , computer system  100  comprises a computer processor unit (e.g., one or more computer processor units)  102  and a memory  104  in communication with the processor  102 . The computer system  100  may further include an input device  106  for inputting data (such as keyboard, a mouse or the like) and an output device  108  such as a display device for displaying results of the computation. The computer system  100  may further include or be in communication with a storage device  110  for storing data such as, but not limited to, a hard-drive, a network attached storage (NAS) device, a storage area network (SAN), etc. It must be appreciated that the term computer processor unit or processor is used herein to encompass one or more computer processor units. Where reference is made to a processor or computer processor unit that term should be understood to encompass any of these computing arrangements. 
     As it can be appreciated from the above paragraphs, the computer system  100  is configured to determine a viscosity of the fluid based on the Stoneley mobility and the wireline formation tester (WFT) downhole fluid analysis (DFA) mobility. In one embodiment, the computer system  100  includes one or more computer processor units (CPUs)  102  configured to determine the viscosity of the fluid by multiplying the obtained Stoneley mobility by a viscosity of mud-filtrate within the rock formation and dividing by the obtained wireline formation tester downhole fluid analysis mobility. In one embodiment, the one or more CPUs  102  are further configured to determine the viscosity of oil in a virgin zone. In one embodiment, the one or more CPUs  102  can also be configured to compare between the Stoneley mobility and the wireline formation tester downhole formation analysis mobility and to differentiate a pay zone from a wet zone in the rock formation  12  if there is a difference between the Stoneley mobility and the wireline formation tester downhole formation analysis mobility. In one embodiment, a greater the difference between the Stoneley mobility and the wireline formation tester downhole formation analysis mobility, the more likely the pay zone and the wet zone are distinct and a smaller the difference between the Stoneley mobility and the wireline formation tester downhole formation analysis mobility, the less likely that the pay zone is distinguished from the wet zone. 
     In one embodiment, the one or more CPUs  102  are configured to compare the viscosity of the fluid (e.g., oil) obtained using the Stoneley mobility and the wireline formation tester downhole fluid analysis mobility to a viscosity of the fluid (e.g., oil) obtained from a laboratory measurement. 
     Although the invention has been described in detail for the purpose of illustration based on what is currently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that such detail is solely for that purpose and that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover modifications and equivalent arrangements that are within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. For example, it is to be understood that the present invention contemplates that, to the extent possible, one or more features of any embodiment can be combined with one or more features of any other embodiment. 
     Furthermore, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those of skill in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation described herein. Accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents should be considered as falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.