Surface Based Modeling: Integration of Field Data, Flume Experiments and Numerical Modeling in Geosciences
Cantelli, Alessandro 1; Sylvester, Zoltan 1;
Pirmez, Carlos 1
(1)Shell, Houston, TX.
Integration between disciplines is often translated in the
integration of the tools that different disciplines use in order to achieve
results. Here we present results of an innovative approach to implement
reservoir static modeling; integrating the disciplines of Geology, Engineering
and Physics
, and tools and data involving the analyses of outcrops, seismic
data, flume experiments and numerical modeling. This approach is illustrated
with an application to model reservoirs formed by deposition within submarine
channels. The modeling technique is the resultants of the direct application of
the key processes governing the evolution of and resulting complex
stratigraphic architecture of these systems. In particular experimental and
numerical modeling is used to understand the flow fields that govern erosion
and deposition within and outside the channels, outcrop and seismic are used to
guide the final architecture and property distribution. The final product of
this multidisciplinary approach is a modeling tool, CCT (Channel Centerline
Trajectory) that is capable of rapidly build detailed static model scenarios
for deepwater reservoirs.
AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90135©2011 AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, Milan, Italy, 23-26 October 2011.