Managing the future
History-matching of reservoir simulation models,meaning adjusting and optimising the simulation model based on observed production data, has been a complex and time consuming task for the industry for years. MEPO…
Oil & Gas
Understanding fault facies improves reservoir modeling
By introducing the concept of fault facies, a new research project aims to arrive at a more realistic way of representing faults and fault properties in the subsurface. The result…
Breakthrough for repeated seismic
The installation of a permanent seismic array in the Norwegian Valhall field enables the operator to run frequent 4D re-shoots, and the amount of oil to be recovered may increase…
Fault modeling: New techniques improve reservoir description while reducing risk
Errors in fault interpretation can have significant negative impact on reservoir models, facility plans, and field economics. By using integrated software applications and workflows that cross disciplines, asset teams can…
Improving 3D images
Our goal with the reflection seismic technique is to obtain the most clearly defined, high-resolution image of the subsurface geology. This goal can be achieved by acquiring seismic surveys with…
Timor-Leste: Exploration Renaissance
Insight into the current hydrocarbon exploration potential and activity in Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste: Exploration Renaissance The island of Timor-Leste between Indonesia and Australia is the subject of some intense scrutiny these…
How much of a growth area is the West of Shetland?
According to the Oil and Gas Authority, the West of Shetland is the area where the largest volumes of prospective resources are yet to found on the UKCS: 4.7 billion…
Identifying thin sand injectites to prevent drilling issues
Is it possible to get a better understanding of the presence of small-scale injected sands even when they are below seismic resolution individually? That’s what Alma Dzozlic Bradaric from the…
UAE – Looking Outward
A cautious road to international participation in upstream exploration in the UAE, with hydrogen in hot pursuit. The Middle East is not a region associated with open international participation, since…
It’s a “No No” for Cambo
Even though the ultimate decision to go ahead with the West of Shetland discovery resides with the government in London, it is still quite a thing to hear this from…
BBC oil documentary highlights concerns, but needs more perspective
“Everything we did would benefit the nation,” as Jake Molloy – Regional organiser, RMT Union – said in yesterday’s BBC Documentary Black Black Oil. He referred to the start of…
Environmentalists celebrate the construction of new gas-fired power stations in Belgium
The current energy crisis as seen in Europe has been laid bare in Belgium over the past few days. At the same time as politicians and diplomats try to agree…