3-D architecture modeling using high-resolution seismic data and sparse well control: Example from the Mars {open_quotes}Pink{close_quotes} reservoir, Mississippi Canyon Area, Gulf of Mexico

Conference · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:471920

Chapin, M A; Tiller, G M; Mahaffie, M J

Economic considerations of the deep-water turbidite play, in the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere, require large reservoir volumes to be drained by relatively few, very expensive wells. Deep-water development projects to date have been planned on the basis of high-quality 3-D seismic data and sparse well control. The link between 3-D seismic, well control, and the 3-D geological and reservoir architecture model are demonstrated here for Pliocene turbidite sands of the {open_quotes}Pink{close_quotes} reservoir, Prospect Mars, Mississippi Canyon Areas 763 and 807, Gulf of Mexico. This information was used to better understand potential reservoir compartments for development well planning.

• OSTI ID: 471920
• Report Number(s): CONF-961003-; TRN: 96:006579-0041
• Resource Relation: Conference: 71. annual technical conference and exhibition of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Denver, CO (United States), 6-9 Oct 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of 1996 SPE annual technical conference and exhibition: Formation evaluation and reservoir geology; PB: 960 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
58 GEOSCIENCES
GULF OF MEXICO
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
SEISMIC SURVEYS
OFFSHORE SITES
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
RESERVOIR ROCK
GEOLOGIC MODELS