Most of us appreciate the potential value (from increased production and a better field development plan) which you could get from better monitoring of reservoirs while they are in production.
With technologies such as permanent seabed seismic, 4D seismic, seabed seismic nodes, borehole seismic measurements, time lapse magnetics, time lapse gravity, time lapse geodesy (small changes in the earth’s shape), and better data integration with production data.
Yet the technologies are not finding their way into the oilfield as fast as this added value suggests that they should be.
Why is this?
Is it because reservoirs in production are largely managed by drilling and production engineers, who don't like to talk too much to the geophysicists, who could understand what the seismic data is telling them?
Or is it because the technologies are too expensive and the value they can add to a reservoir already in production too marginal?
If so, can the costs be better managed or reduced?
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David Bamford is 63. He is a non-executive director at Tullow Oil plc and has various roles with Parkmead Group plc, PARAS Ltd and New Eyes Exploration Ltd, and runs his own consultancy. He writes regular articles for OilVoice and ROGTEC and is a co-founder of Finding Petroleum.
He retired from BP in 2003, after a 23 year career spent initially in research & technology, then the geophysics function, business unit leadership, and finally BP's global exploration programme.
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Talk Description.
The argument for the use of 4D seismic for monitoring a reservoir over time is widely accepted. Not every reservoir will benefit from the technique but, in many instances, it can give great insight into changes and fluid movement over the life of a field and indicate the consequences of the current drilling and injection regime. It is the most valuable tool for providing accurate history matching with the predictive simulation model. This talk will look at the collaborative use of 4D seismic and simulation data to improve reservoir planning. This will include the generation of petroelastic properties in the simulation model and their role in generating synthetic seismic to accurately and quantifiably compare with the observed seismic for improved history matching. |
Dynamic Graphics, Inc. partners with clients to solve spatial analysis problems in the petroleum, environmental, and earth-related sciences. Over the past four decades, we have been the premier provider of geospatial solutions with our innovative, easy-to-use software and outstanding support services.
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