Be Part of the Fourth Naturally Fractured Reservoir Workshop
For this fourth edition, we would like to dedicate the workshop to future aspects of fractured reservoirs. This will be done keeping in mind all the fundamental progress achieved during the recent past in the domains of:
- Fracture mechanics
- Structural history and its impact on loading and fracturing paths
- Characterization methods for fracture distribution statistics
- Static modelling of fractured reservoir
- Development of fractured reservoir-dedicated flow simulation methods
Three main topics will be proposed for the technical sessions which will cover (1) the aspects of exploration and appraisal of fractured reservoirs, (2) the recent and future developments of fracture geology and (3) the links between the static and dynamic fractured reservoir models. For these three topics, an effort will be made to include all relevant input from new technologies and modeling methods, 3D visualization and 4D field monitoring, as well as the recent advances in managing uncertainties and risks. The idea will be to identify and evaluate possible new ways to overcome the current limitations of our workflows. In addition, opening these topics and discussions to novel sources of energy such as geothermal resources will be very much encouraged.
The main topics of this workshop will be:
1. Exploration and appraisal aspects of fractured reservoirs
When a limited amount of data is available to evaluate a potentially fractured prospect, we need to keep a critical eye on our workflows and on how we use the modelling tools to overcome these restrictions.
- What are the advances in managing uncertainty and risks?
- How well do we understand model uncertainties, errors, and limitations and how do these influence our predictions and forecasts?
- Are the models properly calibrated?
- Can subsurface analogues, geological analogues and laboratory measurements reduce uncertainty and increase modeling reliability?
2. Recent and future developments in Fracture Geology
Recent developments deeply impact the everyday life of oil and gas geoscientists working in fractured reservoirs. In the past 10-15 years, we have learnt much in terms of fracture mechanics, kinematics, distribution statistics, etc.
- How far is this integrated in our workflows?
- What are we missing that could be a game changer in the coming years of fractured reservoir development?
- What are the new technologies and new modelling methods in creating, manipulating, visualizing, and updating models to reach higher quality/smarter decisions?
- Are we skilled enough for fully integrating big data?
- What are the most forward-looking advances in laboratory measurements, field monitoring, (underground and analogues), visualization (virtual and augmented reality)?
- What about artificial intelligence in reservoir modelling?
3. From static fracture models to dynamic simulation: what matters?
When transferring from static fracture models to dynamic simulation, some parameters are systematically lost.
- How do they influence the reliability of our models despite any calibration effort?
- What level of details do we need to transfer into dynamic models to capture the physics of reservoir flow?
Multiple scales of fractures have different roles in reservoir dynamics. Among these, and since they can occur at all time from the rock embrittlement to exploitation, small background fractures can have various influences on the reservoirs.
- Which fractures do matter in a given reservoir?
- In which case, how and when do they occur and influence reservoir properties?
- What can we learn from the geological history, mechanical and chemistry aspects? What is the fluid chemistry impact on rock strength, dissolution / karstification?
- Current static modelling tools tend to capture high level of detail. However, can dynamic simulation tools integrate this level of detail in reservoir flow prediction?
- Can we set-up rules of thumb to define which fractures to include or exclude from the models as a function of the type of fractured reservoir and of the development strategies selected for a given field?
To approach these questions, we will explicitly discuss when and how to model fractured reservoirs differently depending on the field type. Different cases should be distinguished such as (1) green fields, (2) brown fields (with the aspects of infill drilling, remaining drainage areas and IOR/EOR opportunities), (3) unconventional resources (including the possible interactions between natural fractures and hydraulic fracturing jobs), and (4) geothermal resources.
Be Part of the Fourth Naturally Fractured Reservoir Workshop
For this fourth edition, we would like to dedicate the workshop to future aspects of fractured reservoirs. This will be done keeping in mind all the fundamental progress achieved during the recent past in the domains of:
- Fracture mechanics
- Structural history and its impact on loading and fracturing paths
- Characterization methods for fracture distribution statistics
- Static modelling of fractured reservoir
- Development of fractured reservoir-dedicated flow simulation methods
Three main topics will be proposed for the technical sessions which will cover (1) the aspects of exploration and appraisal of fractured reservoirs, (2) the recent and future developments of fracture geology and (3) the links between the static and dynamic fractured reservoir models. For these three topics, an effort will be made to include all relevant input from new technologies and modeling methods, 3D visualization and 4D field monitoring, as well as the recent advances in managing uncertainties and risks. The idea will be to identify and evaluate possible new ways to overcome the current limitations of our workflows. In addition, opening these topics and discussions to novel sources of energy such as geothermal resources will be very much encouraged.
The main topics of this workshop will be:
1. Exploration and appraisal aspects of fractured reservoirs
When a limited amount of data is available to evaluate a potentially fractured prospect, we need to keep a critical eye on our workflows and on how we use the modelling tools to overcome these restrictions.
- What are the advances in managing uncertainty and risks?
- How well do we understand model uncertainties, errors, and limitations and how do these influence our predictions and forecasts?
- Are the models properly calibrated?
- Can subsurface analogues, geological analogues and laboratory measurements reduce uncertainty and increase modeling reliability?
2. Recent and future developments in Fracture Geology
Recent developments deeply impact the everyday life of oil and gas geoscientists working in fractured reservoirs. In the past 10-15 years, we have learnt much in terms of fracture mechanics, kinematics, distribution statistics, etc.
- How far is this integrated in our workflows?
- What are we missing that could be a game changer in the coming years of fractured reservoir development?
- What are the new technologies and new modelling methods in creating, manipulating, visualizing, and updating models to reach higher quality/smarter decisions?
- Are we skilled enough for fully integrating big data?
- What are the most forward-looking advances in laboratory measurements, field monitoring, (underground and analogues), visualization (virtual and augmented reality)?
- What about artificial intelligence in reservoir modelling?
3. From static fracture models to dynamic simulation: what matters?
When transferring from static fracture models to dynamic simulation, some parameters are systematically lost.
- How do they influence the reliability of our models despite any calibration effort?
- What level of details do we need to transfer into dynamic models to capture the physics of reservoir flow?
Multiple scales of fractures have different roles in reservoir dynamics. Among these, and since they can occur at all time from the rock embrittlement to exploitation, small background fractures can have various influences on the reservoirs.
- Which fractures do matter in a given reservoir?
- In which case, how and when do they occur and influence reservoir properties?
- What can we learn from the geological history, mechanical and chemistry aspects? What is the fluid chemistry impact on rock strength, dissolution / karstification?
- Current static modelling tools tend to capture high level of detail. However, can dynamic simulation tools integrate this level of detail in reservoir flow prediction?
- Can we set-up rules of thumb to define which fractures to include or exclude from the models as a function of the type of fractured reservoir and of the development strategies selected for a given field?
To approach these questions, we will explicitly discuss when and how to model fractured reservoirs differently depending on the field type. Different cases should be distinguished such as (1) green fields, (2) brown fields (with the aspects of infill drilling, remaining drainage areas and IOR/EOR opportunities), (3) unconventional resources (including the possible interactions between natural fractures and hydraulic fracturing jobs), and (4) geothermal resources.
Be Part of the Fourth Naturally Fractured Reservoir Workshop
For this fourth edition, we would like to dedicate the workshop to future aspects of fractured reservoirs. This will be done keeping in mind all the fundamental progress achieved during the recent past in the domains of:
- Fracture mechanics
- Structural history and its impact on loading and fracturing paths
- Characterization methods for fracture distribution statistics
- Static modelling of fractured reservoir
- Development of fractured reservoir-dedicated flow simulation methods
Three main topics will be proposed for the technical sessions which will cover (1) the aspects of exploration and appraisal of fractured reservoirs, (2) the recent and future developments of fracture geology and (3) the links between the static and dynamic fractured reservoir models. For these three topics, an effort will be made to include all relevant input from new technologies and modeling methods, 3D visualization and 4D field monitoring, as well as the recent advances in managing uncertainties and risks. The idea will be to identify and evaluate possible new ways to overcome the current limitations of our workflows. In addition, opening these topics and discussions to novel sources of energy such as geothermal resources will be very much encouraged.
The main topics of this workshop will be:
1. Exploration and appraisal aspects of fractured reservoirs
When a limited amount of data is available to evaluate a potentially fractured prospect, we need to keep a critical eye on our workflows and on how we use the modelling tools to overcome these restrictions.
- What are the advances in managing uncertainty and risks?
- How well do we understand model uncertainties, errors, and limitations and how do these influence our predictions and forecasts?
- Are the models properly calibrated?
- Can subsurface analogues, geological analogues and laboratory measurements reduce uncertainty and increase modeling reliability?
2. Recent and future developments in Fracture Geology
Recent developments deeply impact the everyday life of oil and gas geoscientists working in fractured reservoirs. In the past 10-15 years, we have learnt much in terms of fracture mechanics, kinematics, distribution statistics, etc.
- How far is this integrated in our workflows?
- What are we missing that could be a game changer in the coming years of fractured reservoir development?
- What are the new technologies and new modelling methods in creating, manipulating, visualizing, and updating models to reach higher quality/smarter decisions?
- Are we skilled enough for fully integrating big data?
- What are the most forward-looking advances in laboratory measurements, field monitoring, (underground and analogues), visualization (virtual and augmented reality)?
- What about artificial intelligence in reservoir modelling?
3. From static fracture models to dynamic simulation: what matters?
When transferring from static fracture models to dynamic simulation, some parameters are systematically lost.
- How do they influence the reliability of our models despite any calibration effort?
- What level of details do we need to transfer into dynamic models to capture the physics of reservoir flow?
Multiple scales of fractures have different roles in reservoir dynamics. Among these, and since they can occur at all time from the rock embrittlement to exploitation, small background fractures can have various influences on the reservoirs.
- Which fractures do matter in a given reservoir?
- In which case, how and when do they occur and influence reservoir properties?
- What can we learn from the geological history, mechanical and chemistry aspects? What is the fluid chemistry impact on rock strength, dissolution / karstification?
- Current static modelling tools tend to capture high level of detail. However, can dynamic simulation tools integrate this level of detail in reservoir flow prediction?
- Can we set-up rules of thumb to define which fractures to include or exclude from the models as a function of the type of fractured reservoir and of the development strategies selected for a given field?
To approach these questions, we will explicitly discuss when and how to model fractured reservoirs differently depending on the field type. Different cases should be distinguished such as (1) green fields, (2) brown fields (with the aspects of infill drilling, remaining drainage areas and IOR/EOR opportunities), (3) unconventional resources (including the possible interactions between natural fractures and hydraulic fracturing jobs), and (4) geothermal resources.