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Geological Society, London, Special Publications; 1998; v. 127; p. 15-18;
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.127.01.02
© 1998 Geological Society of London

Reservoir characterization and modelling: a framework for field development

John Archer{dagger}

Centre for Petroleum Studies, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BP, UK

This introductory paper seeks to highlight some of the challenges for reservoir simulation modelling that are presented by proper reservoir characterization and by appropriate cross-scaling of petrophysical parameters. The significance of tensorial representation of effective fluid-phase permeabilities is indicted by a number of examples.

In the UKCS (United Kingdom Continental Shelf) an important contribution to increased recoverable reserves is being made by the application of technology and by the reduction of reservoir description uncertainty. Some developments in reservoir simulation are indicated by examples from innovative well technologies: infill drilling locations indicated from enhanced understanding of flow directions; gas injection and gas condensate behaviour; and fractured reservoir performance.

The paper aims to provide a framework for the design and modelling of improved hydrocarbon recovery processes.


{dagger} Currently Principal and Vice Chancellor, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, and visiting Professor at Imperial College.