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Project aims
Data
Analysis and Outputs
Marking criteria
Geological conceptual model
Further advice
Project Aims
Design or Development Project
Aim to produce economically justified development plan
Geoscience affects everything!
Shape and architecture affect volume and production strategies
Properties affect volumetrics and reservoir engineering
Stratigraphic column, rock types and pressures affect drilling
choices
Etc
Data
Data derived from North Sea fields
BUT changed
Geology is North Sea, but other locations may be given for
environmental or economic considerations (use North Sea
stratigraphy, literature for the geology sections)
By all means look for analogue fields in the
literature. HOWEVER, even if you think you find your field
in the literature, remember the changes and that you only
have some of the data from that field and that any
statement you use in your report or presentation has to be
backed up by the evidence you see IN THE DATASET you
have.
Data
Core Store VISIT
2 people per team
~6 wells
Mudlogs, wireline, core plug measurements, core
photos, descriptions, fluid samples, well tests
(some) beware of data quality.
Seismic line
For big picture, reference only. Not for extra
interpretation or well ties.
Major Axis
Palaeocurrent
Minor Axis
Minor Axis
Depositional Environment
Major Axis
Sheets
Eg: Turbidite Sheets
Channels
Eg: Fluvial/Turbidite
Shallow marine
Shoreface/Beach
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Azimuth
Shoreline
Issues to consider
Frequency
Diagenetic effects
Core-to-log relationships
Geological Statistics suitable averages
Geomechanical issues (e.g. rock strength, wellbore stability
variations from background due to faulting, folding, fracturing)
Geochemical issues? (e.g. wettability)
Uncertainties
All projects have uncertainty
Need to identify uncertainty
Develop plan for dealing with or resolving uncertainty
Teamwork
Geological model will require integrated analysis of pure
geology data, petrophysical data, well testing data and
some reservoir engineering data.
Therefore if you assign these roles to different team
members, then you must ensure that these individuals
communicate and collaborate to create the model.
ALL team members should understand and agree with the
conceptual model produced.
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Marking Criteria
A Grade:
Innovative evaluation of the geological data, discussion of
depositional environment, geological statistics, STOIIP,
including structural analysis and multiple correlations of the
reservoir. Creation of an integrated reservoir model.
Analysis of uncertainties. Excellent diagrams.
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Spreadsheet
to fill in the
basic data
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Further Advice
VISION
Gary gives an introductory video
Ppt shows with details about how to fill in the model spreadsheets
and how to create the data necessary
Geoscience for Petroleum Engineering (G11PG) all the notes and
the ppt shows and the advice on VISION will help you to build the
model!
Advice on research generally
Data
Discussion
Literature
Remember your conclusions can only be based on the data available
to you and the analysis you have done on that data (no statements
based on literature sources). However you may search the literature
to help you or to provide comparisons for your field. The fields are
all based on North Sea fields, so use articles or papers on North Sea
geology.
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