Reservoir model design : a practitioner's guide /: a practitioner's guide. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Philip Ringrose, Mark Bentley.
• Authors: Ringrose, Philip; Bentley, Mark
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Prologue: Model Design; Successful Reservoir Modelling; Design in General; References; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1: Model Purpose; 1.1 Modelling for Comfort?; 1.2 Models for Visualisation Alone; 1.3 Models for Volumes; 1.4 Models as a Front End to Simulation; 1.5 Models for Well Planning; 1.6 Models for Seismic Modelling; 1.7 Models for IOR; 1.8 Models for Storage; 1.9 The Fit-for-Purpose Model; References; 2: The Rock Model; 2.1 Rock Modelling; 2.2 Model Concept; 2.3 The Structural and Stratigraphic Framework; 2.3.1 Structural Data; 2.3.2 Stratigraphic Data 2.3.2.1 Correlation2.3.2.2 Hierarchy; 2.4 Model Elements; 2.4.1 Reservoir Models Not Geological Models; 2.4.2 Building Blocks; 2.4.3 Model Element Types; 2.4.3.1 Lithofacies Types; 2.4.3.2 Genetic Elements; 2.4.3.3 Stratigraphic Elements; 2.4.3.4 Diagenetic Elements; 2.4.3.5 Structural Elements; 2.4.3.6 Exotic Elements; 2.4.4 How Much Heterogeneity to Include?; 2.4.4.1 Handy Rule of Thumb; 2.5 Determinism and Probability; 2.5.1 Balance Between Determinism and Probability; 2.5.2 Different Generic Approaches; 2.5.3 Forms of Deterministic Control; 2.5.3.1 Faulting 2.5.3.2 Correlation and Layering2.5.3.3 Choice of Algorithm; 2.5.3.4 Boundary Conditions for Probabilistic Algorithms; 2.5.3.5 Seismic Conditioning; 2.6 Essential Geostatistics; 2.6.1 Key Geostatistical Concepts; 2.6.1.1 Variance; 2.6.1.2 Correlation Coefficients; 2.6.1.3 The Variogram; 2.6.1.4 Variograms and Anisotropy; 2.6.2 Intuitive Geostatistics; 2.7 Algorithm Choice and Control; 2.7.1 Object Modelling; 2.7.2 Pixel-Based Modelling; 2.7.2.1 Indicator Kriging; 2.7.2.2 Sequential Indicator Simulation (SIS); 2.7.2.3 Facies Trend Algorithms; 2.7.3 Texture-Based Modelling 2.7.4 The Importance of Deterministic Trends2.7.4.1 Vertical Trends; 2.7.4.2 Horizontal Trends; 2.7.4.3 3D Probability Volumes; 2.7.5 Alternative Rock Modelling Methods -- A Comparison; 2.8 Summary; 2.8.1 Sense Checking the Rock Model; 2.8.2 Synopsis -- Rock Modelling Guidelines; References; 3: The Property Model; 3.1 Which Properties?; 3.2 Understanding Permeability; 3.2.1 Darcyś Law; 3.2.2 Upscaled Permeability; 3.2.3 Permeability Variation in the Subsurface; 3.2.4 Permeability Averages; 3.2.5 Numerical Estimation of Block Permeability; 3.2.6 Permeability in Fractures 3.3 Handling Statistical Data3.3.1 Introduction; 3.3.2 Variance and Uncertainty; 3.3.3 The Normal Distribution and Its Transforms; 3.3.4 Handling phi-k Distributions and Cross Plots; 3.3.5 Hydraulic Flow Units; 3.4 Modelling Property Distributions; 3.4.1 Kriging; 3.4.2 The Variogram; 3.4.3 Gaussian Simulation; 3.4.4 Bayesian Statistics; 3.4.5 Property Modelling: Object-Based Workflow; 3.4.6 Property Modelling: Seismic-Based Workflow; 3.5 Use of Cut-Offs and N/G Ratios; 3.5.1 Introduction; 3.5.2 The Net-to-Gross Method; 3.5.3 Total Property Modelling; 3.6 Vertical Permeability and Barriers
• Publisher Details: Dordrecht : Springer
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 628.132; Underground reservoirs -- Computer simulation; Underground reservoirs -- Design and construction; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789400754973; 9400754973
• Related ISBNs: 9789400754966
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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