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Work Flow for Reservoir Study and Challenges

Conference Paper · January 2015

DOI: 10.2118/178290-MS

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Work Flow for Reservoir Study and Challenges

Okotie Sylvester, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Stanley Buduka, Energia Limited, Ikporo Bibobra,
Niger Delta University.

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Abstract
The management of oil and gas reservoirs is a dynamic process that require the cooperation of technical,
operating, and management groups for the success of petroleum assets. It is a team that consists of robust
seismic, geophysics, geology, petrophysical analysis, drilling, logging, geochemistry, reservoir engineering and
reservoir management groups to mitigate the effects of uncertainties in reservoir characterization and flow
processes via collection and analyses of key geologic, reservoir, and performance data through a logical
application of multidisciplinary technologies. Thus, this paper presents a concise reservoir study workflow and
challenges to assist new reservoir simulator users and a check for experts in this field with a detailed description of
the activities involved in a complete reservoir simulation process from initialization, history matching to predictions.
This was achieved by carefully considering the step by step process involved and the data required at each stage
of the reservoir model building.

Introduction

Globally, new oil and gas reservoirs are being discovered with the older once depleting. This calls for an effective
reservoir management consisting of operational plans or strategies that is based on the analyses of current
geologic, reservoir, and production data, designed to optimize the development and exploitation of a reservoir with
the goal of achieving the maximum efficient and economic recovery of its hydrocarbons. As stated by Ezekwe
(2003), the most important ingredient necessary for the creation of sound reservoir management strategies is the
collection and analyses of key geologic, reservoir, and performance data.

Besides, as part of reservoir management plan, the primary aim of carrying out a study on the reservoir is to
optimize the project value, an asset or a reservoir portfolio. Thus, a clear understanding of the reservoir is critical to
the success of a field development program. This understanding must be developed through the application of an
integrated work flow developed in this study. It covers robust seismic, geophysics, geology, petrophysical analysis,
drilling, logging, geochemistry, reservoir engineering and reservoir management. Both static and dynamic data
should be involved. The integrated reservoir studies focus on how to integrate these different disciplines for
comprehensive analysis, ultimately for optimizing the processes of exploration, appraisal, development and
production incorporating regulatory constraints, commercial and business issues into a coherent framework (Yan et
al, 2012).

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