The design and use of a field and reservoir data base for petroleum exploration

Conference · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1991 · AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (United States)

OSTI ID:7078854

Nehring, R ^[1]

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1. NRG Associates, Colorado Springs (United States)

Field and reservoir data bases can have many valuable applications in petroleum exploration. Realizing this value requires careful attention to several general and specific design considerations. The primary general design considerations include (1) developing standard field and reservoir definitions that are applied uniformly across political boundaries (2) applying appropriate variable definitions consistently throughout the data base, (3) providing high rates of coverage for each variable, and (4) testing and editing the data thoroughly for consistency and correctness. Design considerations that are specific to intended uses of a field and reservoir data base include (1) the provision of complete field and reservoir size estimates, (2) the incorporation of a comprehensive set of play definitions, and (3) the use of cross-referencing variables to facilitate combined uses with the various well data bases. Well-designed field reservoir data bases provide a source of information between the often uninformative generality of aggregate statistics and the overwhelming detail of well data bases. They can be used as several different levels of aggregation. Their most valuable applications to exploration are found primarily in three areas: (1) basin, regional, and national reviews, (2) the generation of exploration concepts, and (3) evaluating prospects systematically within a play context.

• OSTI ID: 7078854
• Report Number(s): CONF-910403-; CODEN: AABUD
• Journal Information: AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (United States), Vol. 75:3; Conference: Annual meeting of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), Dallas, TX (United States), 7-10 Apr 1991; ISSN 0149-1423
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
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DATA ANALYSIS
DESIGN
PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
RESERVOIR ROCK
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GEOLOGY
MANAGEMENT
MINERAL RESOURCES
RESOURCES
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990301 - Information Handling- Data Handling- (1992-)