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Salt
Diapir
Discovery
Well
Bonanza Basin
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FWS 06
Block
8
L 15 Beyond
Interpret
Seismic Data
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of ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil
Courtesy
Capture
Prime Areas
Process
Seismic Data
Assess
Prospects
FWS 06
Management
Approved
Wildcat Well
Wildcat
Drilled
Success
L 15 Next Steps
L 15 Beyond
100
Gas Only
Economic Minimum
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
62 % COS
100
Oil Only
200
300
400
51 % Chance of
Finding More
Than the
Economic
Minimum
500
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L 15 Beyond
Block
7
Discovery
Well
Salt
Diapir
100
0.8
Gas Only
Economic Minimum
Bonanza Basin
Block
8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
0
100
62 % COS
200
300
400
500
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FWS 06
L 15 Beyond
Whats Next?
Exploration would drill one or two confirmation wells to verify
there is enough HCs to make some money (Value > Costs)
If results continue to be good, the FIELD would pass on to
Development or Production people
Identify
Opportunities
Acquire
Seismic Data
Interpret
Seismic Data
Capture
Prime Areas
Process
Seismic Data
Drill
Wildcats
Success
Assess
Prospects
Confirmation
Well
Uneconomic
Success
To Development
Or Production
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FWS 06
L 15 Beyond
Delineation Well
Alpha Prospect
6 Months later
Block
7
Discovery
Well
Bonanza Basin
Delineation
Well
Salt
Diapir
A delineation well is
completed to the NE
An OWC is found at
4500 m the same
depth as in the
discovery well
The porosity is slightly
better 26% versus
23% in the discovery
well
Block
8
FWS 06
L 15 Beyond
G&G in Development
Exploration has drilled a discovery and a delineation well.
The ultimate recover for Alpha is estimated to be 338 MBO,
which greatly exceeds the economic threshold of 100 MBO
Questions:
Can we refine our picture of the distribution of oil at
Alpha?
Is the reservoir a single unit, or is it segmented
(separate regions to drain)?
How many wells and where should they be drilled?
What sort of facilities (platform?) will we need?
How can we speed-up time to first oil?
What uncertainties remain?
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FWS 06
L 15 Beyond
Reservoir Map
at the end of
Exploration
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Reservoir Map
at the end of
Development
FWS 06
L 15 Beyond
Some Questions
#2
#3
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FWS 06
L 15 Beyond
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Data Reprocessed or
Reshot for Development
And Production
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L 15 Beyond
G&G in Production
Production has begun at Alpha.
The initial production rates are as expected.
Questions:
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L 15 Beyond
Reservoir Simulation
FE
ED
B
A
CK
Oil Production
Geologic Model
HISTORY
MATCH
Actual in Blue
Modeled in Red
Production
Time
UT
INP
Reservoir Simulation
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FWS 06
L 15 Beyond
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FWS 06
L 15 Beyond
Build a
Geologic
Model
Develop a
Reservoir
Simulation
Match
Past
Production
Model
Future
Production
Iterate to Match
Production History
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FWS 06
L 15 Beyond
A Geologic Model
An integration of all geologic, geophysical,
petrophysical and interpreted or conceptual
information about a reservoir into a single 3D
numerical description of that reservoir
Geophysical Interpretation
Stratigraphic
Interpretation
Structural Interpretation
Petrophysical Interpretation
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FWS 06
L 15 Beyond
A Geologic Model
75 m
1m
50
Sand
Shale
Perm
250 m D
Perm
0.1 mD
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FWS 06
Facies
Porosity
Permeability
Fluid Saturation
Etc.
L 15 Beyond
Using a Simulation
Past Production
Future Production
Oil Rate
Oil Rate
Actual
Modeled
Time (yrs)
Time (yrs)
FWS 06
L 15 Beyond
In Summary
The O&G Industry needs top-notch
scientists and engineers to work on a
vast array of problems
The assignments are challenging, fastpaced, and multi-disciplined
Often your work is tested in the matter
of months
Great Ideas + Good Science -> Success
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FWS 06
L 15 Beyond