Method and systems for reservoir modeling, evaluation and simulation

US10534871B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Andrew E. Pomerantz · Lexington, US
• Youxiang Zuo · Sugar Land, US
• John Waggoner · Katy, US
• Zulfiquar Ail Reza · Abu Dhabi, AE
• Sophie Nazik Godefroy · Cairo, EG
• Thomas Pfeiffer · Kumhausen, DE
• Denise E. Freed · Newton, US
• Oliver C. Mullins · Ridgefield, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 9, 2011
• Grant date: Jan 14, 2020
• Expiry date: May 15, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F2113/08
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Fluid property modeling that employs a model that characterizes asphaltene concentration gradients is integrated into a reservoir modeling and simulation framework to allow for reservoir compartmentalization (the presence or absence of flow barrier in the reservoir) to be assessed more quickly and easily. Additionally, automated integration of the fluid property modeling into the reservoir modeling and simulation framework allows the compositional gradients produced by the fluid property modeler (particularly asphaltene concentration gradients) to be combined with other data, such as geologic data and other petrophysical data, which allows for more accurate assessment of reservoir compartmentalization.