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Conference held april 29may 1, 1985, at the westin hotelgalleria in dallas. Seismic reservoir characterization central scotian slope study canada june 2016 pl. The full process can be described as reservoir characterization and modeling. Reservoir characterization training course petroskills rc. Uncertainty analysis and modeling to analyze uncertainty in reservoir characterization and modeling, it is convenient to put it under the framework of a scientific process. The use of forward modeling as an aid to reservoir characterization and modeling of deepmarine sedimentary systems. Presented at the geophysical society of oklahoma city. Reservoir characterization deals with the description of the reservoir in detail for rock and fluid properties within a zone of interest. Geologic and reservoir characterization and modeling scott m. Data analytics, geostatistics, reservoir characterization and modeling.
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Ma is a scientific advisor for geosciences at schlumberger, specialized in reservoir characterization, modeling and resource evaluation. In this video, i am gonna talk about reservoir modeling and characterization and. An obvious statement is that the more dataconsistent the models, the sounder the predictions. Highresolution reservoir characterization and modeling of. Tertiary recovery allows another 5% to 15% of the reservoir s oil to be recovered bentley et al. That is, uncertainty in the reservoir characterization and modeling is caused by theuncertainty inthe inputdataand uncertaintyinthe inference, as shown in figure 1. It is a central part of the reservoir characterization teams work. This article describes each of the basic elements involved in a reservoir characterization study. Upper jurassic smackover microbial carbonate and associated facies in little. Reservoir characterization and the history match process are intended to provide a working model of the reservoir and establish a level of confidence in the validity of a flow model. To better understand how models can and do represent the subsurface, and to train students for future endeavors, numerous projects explore subsurface systems using these tools. Reservoir characterization is the process of preparing a quantitative representation of a reservoir using data from a variety of sources and disciplines.
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