Reservoir Model Design: How to Build Good Reservoir Models
BY: MARK BENTLEY
Instructor
Dr Mark Bentley
(Training Director at TRACS International and Associate Professor at Heriot-Watt University)
Duration
16–17 November 2020:
9:00AM-1:00PM CET
4 hours/day
Disciplines
Geology – Geological Modeling, Reservoir Modelling, Simulation Modelling
Course Format
The EAGE Interactive online short courses bring carefully selected courses of experienced instructors from industry and academia online to give participants the possibility to follow the latest education in geoscience and engineering remotely. The courses are designed to be easily digested over the course of two or three days. Participants will have the possibility to interact live with the instructor and ask questions.Course Description
This short course will provide an introduction to reservoir model design, covering the following main design elements:- Model purpose;
- The rock model;
- The property model;
- Model scaling;
- Handling uncertainty.
In this course, Mark Bentley and Philip Ringrose share their insights into building geological reservoir models, covering clastic and carbonate sedimentary depositional systems, as well as fractured reservoirs. The connection between geology and fluid flow is developed with a focus on designing fit-for-purpose models with the consideration of implications for single-phase and multiphase flow and with examples of application to oil and gas reservoirs and to CO2storage. Integration of seismic data, well data and dynamic data with associated uncertainties are integral to the workflows and methods discussed. This is a shorter version of a 5-day course and so is intended as an introduction to the main concepts.
Course Objectives
Know how to approach a reservoir modelling task and assess the key design elements – distinguish between 'good' and 'bad'.
Course Outline
- Introduction: Model Purpose.
- Designing the Rock Model.
- Property Model issues, Permeability and NTG vs TPM.
- Model Scaling.
- Handling Uncertainty.
- Summing up: the Design Template.
Participants' Profile
Geologists, geophysicists, petrophysicists, or reservoir engineers who have or wish to work in multi-disciplinary teams on reservoir development projects.
Prerequisites
Participants should have good knowledge of at least one component of multi-disciplinary reservoir modeling: e.g., geological modeling, geostatistics, petrophysics, rock physics, or reservoir simulation.