Abstract: An Integrated Team Approach Develops Conceptual Segment Simulation
Model of
Antelope Shale, Monument Junction Field
HAMPTON, THOMAS, Holditch Reservoir
Technologies; NEAL LIVINGSTON, Nuevo Energy,
Bakersfield, CA; GREG CRALEY, Neuvo Energy; TOM PINAULT, Nuevo Energy
This presentation summarizes an integrated team approach used to develop the conceptual
segment simulation
model to evaluate well spacing in the Antelope Shale, Monument Junction
Field. The Monument Junction area was obtained by Nuevo Energy in the acquisition of
Unocal's California properties. The field was first developed with a horizontal well,
Twisselman #1. Further development occurred quickly after acquisition by Nuevo using
fractured stimulation of vertical wells. The conceptual
study
was to step back and do a
post analysis of this particular area which in turn is useful for further development of
the Antelope Shale.
Each individual discipline as well as alliance relationship between the service company
and the owner resulted in a useful conceptual segment simulation
study
. First, it
developed a better understanding of the
reservoir
. It also identified important and
missing data. Second, the model provided qualitative behavior, which can be used to
evaluate well spacing and to plan a detailed
simulation
study
. Third, some of the
by-products of the
study
identified recompletion and infill locations in Monument Junction
Field. Fourth, it provided useful information about the usefulness and cost of running a
simulator on field-scale models.
AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90911©2000 AAPG Pacific Section and Western Region Society of Petroleum Engineers, Long Beach, California