Fractured Reservoir Models

Investing in models that deliver results

The successful development of a fractured reservoir requires construction of a static geological model which predicts the distribution of fracture porosity and permeability. Depending on reservoir engineering requirements, models can be developed at a range of scales and levels of detail, for example to describe the permeability tensors in faults and their damage zones or, at the larger scale, to represent variations in fracture permeability within a fold closure containing brittle fractures. Model development is a multidisciplinary, iterative process which involves matching the static model to the dynamic behaviour of the reservoir.

 

We provide a range of services to help build static and dynamic models of fractured reservoirs:

 

  • Well Fracture Studies : to establish the controls on fracture distributions and develop predictive methodologies

  • Reservoir Analogue Studies: using outcrtop, satellite imagery and published material to overcome well data limitations

  • Interwell Fracture Prediction: for example curvature analysis, to predict relative variations in fracture density on folded surfaces

  • Integration of well, reservoir and analogue data : to build static fracture models

  • Integration of dynamic data from well and reservoir scale : to calibrate static fracture models

Models are required for a range of applications in the field life-cycle. Our project geologists are familiar with the engineering and reservoir management requirements, and offer appropriate skills and techniques to suit your objectives.

  • At discovery / new venture stage: evaluation of the role of fractures, preliminary fracture models for appraisal wells and volumetrics

  • At development stage: fracture models for infill drilling, updating volumetrics, history matching, breakthrough prediction

  • At secondary recovery stage: fracture models for history matching, injection planning, prediction of sweep efficiency

You can read about our work in building fractured reservoir models for a field in Algeria by visiting our downloads page

If you would like further information about our services, please contact us.


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