New Techniques for Auto-regionalisation of Reservoirs

Autor: David Wooff, J. G. Hamman, R. G. Parish, D. H. Caldwell
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: 72nd EAGE Conference and Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2010.
DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.201400950
Popis: History matching and appraisal of reservoirs usually include a partitioning of the reservoir for each physical property that is to be sensitised. Different engineers or geo-scientists often regionalise the reservoir differently. However, the choice of regionalisation can significantly affect critical results such as reserves estimates. Two auto-regionalisation methods were developed. The first method utilises small scale dimensional models to generate new property arrays compatible with those from the original geo-modelling. This approach also provides the option to regionalise using statistical fitting algorithms and the method of Principal Variables. The second method employs user-tailored distance measures to generate regions automatically. In trials the results were superior to the results obtained by conventional methods. Fewer runs were required to obtain a history match, with the second method performing the best.
Databáze: OpenAIRE