Better recovery through better reservoir characterization: overview

In a mature petroleum province, such as offshore NW Europe, the critical role of the petroleum geoscientist is to find the remaining oil and gas in producing fields, undeveloped segments and satellites. A survey of literature from previous conferences in the NW Europe series demonstrates the progres...

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Published inPetroleum Geology: North-West Europe and Global Perspectives ‒ Proceedings of the 6th Petroleum Geology Conference Vol. 6; pp. 361 - 365
Main Authors GLUYAS, J. G., GARRETT, S. W.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published The Geological Society of London 01.01.2005
SeriesGeological Society, London, Petroleum Geology Conference Series
Subjects
dynamic data
oil production
reserves
4D seismic
reservoir characterization
recovery factor
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Summary:In a mature petroleum province, such as offshore NW Europe, the critical role of the petroleum geoscientist is to find the remaining oil and gas in producing fields, undeveloped segments and satellites. A survey of literature from previous conferences in the NW Europe series demonstrates the progression in technology and recovery, with the most significant and consistent improvement in recovery being from large Paleocene oil fields. Examples from the 2003 conference demonstrate advances in the resolution in data, 4D seismic, modelling, and well placement. Remaining potential uncertainty and upside in recovery in later field life present opportunities both for established major companies who wish to maximize value of core properties, and for new entrants who adopt innovative mindsets to creating new economic wealth through field rejuvenation.
ISBN:1862391645
9781862391642
ISSN:2047-9921
2047-9921
DOI:10.1144/0060361