Mathematical Methods and Modelling in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production

by Iske, Armin; Randen, Trygve

• ISBN13: 9783540225362
• ISBN10: 3540225366
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-30
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Hydrocarbon exploration and production incorporate great technology challenges for the oil and gas industry. In order to meet the world's future demand for oil and gas, further technological advance is needed, which in turn requires research across multiple disciplines, including mathematics, geophysics, geology, petroleum engineering, signal processing, and computer science. This book addresses important aspects and fundamental concepts in hydrocarbon exploration and production. Moreover, new developments and recent advances in the relevant research areas are discussed, whereby special emphasis is placed on mathematical methods and modelling. The book reflects the multi-disciplinary character of the hydrocarbon production workflow, ranging from seismic data imaging, seismic analysis and interpretation and geological model building, to numerical reservoir simulation. Various challenges concerning the production workflow are discussed in detail. The thirteen chapters of this joint work, authored by international experts from academic and industrial institutions, include survey papers of expository character as well as original research articles. Large parts of the material presented in this book were developed between November 2000 and April 2004 through the European research and training network NetAGES, "Network for Automated Geometry Extraction from Seismic". The new methods described here are currently being implemented as software tools at Schlumberger Stavanger Research, one of the world's largest service providers to the oil industry.

Table of Contents

Part I Seismic Interpretation
Introduction to Seismic Texture
Jürgen Schlaf, Trygve Randen, Lars Sønneland	3	(20)
Atlas of 3D Seismic Attributes
Trygve Randen, Lars Sønneland	23	(24)
The Use of Structure Tensors in the Analysis of Seismic Data
Maria Faraklioti, Maria Petrou	47	(42)
Automated Structural Interpretation Through Classification of Seismic Horizons
Hilde G. Borgos, Thorleif Skov, Lars Sønneland	89	(18)
Automatic Fault Extraction Using Artificial Ants
Stein Inge Pedersen, Thorleif Skov, Trygve Randen, Lars Sønneland	107	(12)
Part II Geological Model Building
Geological Modelling and Reservoir Simulation
Chris L. Farmer	119	(94)
Geological Model Building: A Hierarchical Segmentation Approach
Erik Monsen, Trygve Randen, Lars Sønneland, Jan E. Odegard	213	(34)
Mapping 3D Geo-Bodies Based on Level Set and Marching Methods
Stine Kjersti Richardsen, Trygve Randen	247	(20)
Modern Techniques in Seismic Tomography
Alexander A. Boukhgueim	267	(34)
Part III Reservoir Modelling and Simulation
From 3D Seismic Facies to Reservoir Simulation: An Example From the Crane Field
Alexis Carrillat, Brice Valles	301	(38)
Reservoir Flow Simulation by Adaptive ADER Schemes
Martin Kaiser, Armin Iske	339	(50)
Optimal Multivariate Interpolation
Tobias Werther	389	(20)
A Method for Ranking CO2 Flow Models Using Seismic Modeling and Time-Lapse Data
Magne Lygren, Erik Lindeberg, Per Bergmo, Geir Vaaland Dahl, Kristine Arland Halvorsen, Trygve Randen, Lars Sønneland	409	(10)
Appendix: Colour Plates	419	(30)
Index	449