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Title: Streamline-Based Time-Lapse-Seismic-Data Integration Incorporating Pressure and Saturation Effects

Journal Article · · SPE Journal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2118/166395-PA · OSTI ID:1481758
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  1. Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

In this paper, we present an efficient history-matching technique that simultaneously integrates 4D repeat seismic surveys with well-production data. This approach is particularly well-suited for the calibration of the reservoir properties of high-resolution geologic models because the seismic data are a really dense but sparse in time, whereas the production data are finely sampled in time but spatially averaged. The joint history matching is performed by use of streamline-based sensitivities derived from either finite-difference or streamline-based flow simulation. For the most part, earlier approaches have focused on the role of saturation changes, but the effects of pressure have largely been ignored. Here, we present a streamline-based semianalytic approach for computing model-parameter sensitivities, accounting for both pressure and saturation effects. The novelty of the method lies in the semianalytic sensitivity computations, making it computationally efficient for high-resolution geologic models. The approach is implemented by use of a finite-difference simulator incorporating the detailed physics. Its efficacy is demonstrated by use of both synthetic and field applications. Lastly, for both the synthetic and the field cases, the advantages of incorporating the time-lapse variations are clear, seen through the improved estimation of the permeability distribution, the pressure profile, the evolution of the fluid saturation, and the swept volumes.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1481758
Journal Information:
SPE Journal, Vol. 22, Issue 04; ISSN 1086-055X
Publisher:
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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