4-D seismic: The fourth dimension in reservoir management. Part 5 -- Reservoir simulation as a tool to validate and constrain 4-D seismic analysis

Journal Article · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997 · World Oil

OSTI ID:536495

Guerin, G; He, W; Anderson, R N; Boulanger, A; Teng, Y C; Xu, L ^[1]; Mello, U ^[2]; Neal, R; Meadow, B ^[3]

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1. Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY (United States). Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
2. IBM Research, Yorktown Heights, NY (United States). Thomas Watson Research Lab.
3. 4-D Technology Inc., Dallas, TX (United States)

This study completes, for the first time, the interpretation loop for the LF reservoir in the Gulf of Mexico that proceeds from observed 4-D time-lapse seismic impedance changes, through prediction of oil/gas/water saturation changes derived from the reservoir simulation. Coupling the simulation to the 4-D interpretation loop results in a superior interpretation of bypassed oil location. Seismic modeling of this superior interpretation will provide a powerful new reservoir monitoring technology for the next century. The industry can only get better at recovery efficiency as these emerging technologies are perfected, one field at a time, over the next few years.

• OSTI ID: 536495
• Journal Information: World Oil, Vol. 218, Issue 9; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
02 PETROLEUM
SEISMIC SURVEYS
DATA ANALYSIS
FOUR-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
SATURATION
RESERVOIR FLUIDS