AttributeStudio Unconventional from Geomodeling is a comprehensive suite of advanced tools for reservoir characterization of unconventional, fractured shale and carbonate plays. AttributeStudio Unconventional enables you to correlate seismic, microseismic, well log, and engineering data from hydraulic fractures into an integrated interpretation of fractured formations. MICROSEISMIC DATA INTERPRETATION Using AttributeStudio Unconventional,...
Estimation of Reservoir Heterogeneity from the Depositional Environment in Reservoir Characterization of a CHOPS Field
The major challenge in reservoir characterization is to estimate the effective porosity and the permeability of the reservoir due to reservoir heterogeneity. Often the vertical and the horizontal permeability are not considered separately in 3D geo-cellular models and in the reservoir simulations. Conventional reservoir modeling extrapolates all of the small-scale data to full-field scale...
SBED Biogenic Structure Modeling
SBED™ Biogenic Structure Modeling accurately simulates the activities of burrowing organisms on reservoir facies at the lamina scale and estimates their effects on petrophysical properties using flow-based upscaling. Bioturbation within a substrate can add to sedimentary heterogeneity and alter horizontal and vertical permeability. Understanding the subtle changes in permeability that...
Interactive Seismic Attribute Analysis for Reservoir Characterization
Being “interactive” is not only important for traditional seismic interpretation, which maps subsurface structural and stratigraphic features; it should also be an essential feature in the seismic attribute analysis for reservoir characterization and prediction. In this paper we present interactive workflows that integrate major steps in seismic attribute analysis, namely...
Bioturbation and Its Effects on Permeability in Wave-Dominated Shoreface Rocks of the Spring Canyon Member, Blackhawk Formation, Utah, USA
Burrowing organisms displace and mix sedimentary grains by burrowing, feeding and relocating. Their activity within the substrate can add to sedimentary heterogeneity, but more importantly alters horizontal and vertical permeability. Understanding the subtle changes in permeability that result from biogenic structures within sediments is an important concern for operators working...
Estimation of geocell permeability based on small-scale sedimentary structures in the Brent Group on the Gullfaks and Oseberg fields
Permeability is very difficult to estimate, mainly because it is very scale- and direction dependent. For instance, from permeability measured in core plugs to permeability estimated from well tests, there is a big difference in scale. How to compare these correct and apply  further in reservoir computer models, is a...
Estimation of geocell water saturation based on small-scale structures in the Brent Group on the Oseberg and Gullfaks fields
Water saturation in reservoir rocks is highly dependent on petrophysical parameters as permeability, porosity and the amount of clay and shale in the sandstone. Saturations are important for static hydrocarbon volumes and for saturation-dependent flow parameters, such as relative permeabilities. Methods used today to estimate water saturation are usually based...
Statoil Piloting SBED™ Software from Geomodeling, Aiming for a Corporate Standard for Their Multi-Scale Model Workflow
Increases in Oil and Gas Recovery Rate in Norwegian Sea Reservoirs Drives Decision CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Geomodeling Technology Corp., a leading provider of innovative software for the upstream oil and gas industry, today announced that Statoil is currently piloting the SBED modeling system with the aim of implementing this technology as...
Validating Workflows with Pore-Scale Modelling and Fine-Scale Geology for Water Saturation Interpretation
Future workflows for water saturation interpretation in heterogeneous intervals, should take the heterogeneity into account in a robust manner. We want fine-scale geology to be modelled realistically, down towards mm-scale when appropriate, and populate these models with properties from pore-scale modelling. The geologically realistic models can then be upscaled for...
Increasing Geological Accuracy in Reservoir Models through Process-Oriented Modeling
An important task in constructing digital reservoir models is the capture of geological detail with sufficient resolution to reduce the uncertainty inherent in interpolation between discrete data points. Even the most sophisticated mathematical or statistical reservoir modeling algorithm, however; remains ignorant of the processes by which reservoir strata are deposited....
