--> ABSTRACT: Impacts of Geostatistical Reservoir Characterization and Modeling Techniques, by Gordy Shanor, Odd Kjorholt, Per Ivar Skarnes, Tanja Blekastad; #91020 (1995).

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Impacts of Geostatistical Reservoir Characterization and Modeling Techniques

Gordy Shanor, Odd Kjorholt, Per Ivar Skarnes, Tanja Blekastad

The development and application of state-of-the-art reservoir modeling techniques in recent years has significantly improved the quality and reliability of integrated field studies. More confident economic evaluations and risk analyses are now possible, based on quantitative 3D stochastic models of reservoir geometry and heterogeneity which can be only qualitatively characterized using traditional methods.

Analysis of multiple stochastic reservoir simulations, and their corresponding fluid flow profiles, allows management to quantify, and thus minimize, the uncertainties associated with field development planning.

The poster session graphically highlights the advantages of utilizing advanced modeling techniques using geostatistical methods (kriging, stochastic simulation of sedimentary facies & petrophysics), compared to traditional mapping and "lumped" averaging techniques.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #91020©1995 AAPG Annual Convention, Houston, Texas, May 5-8, 1995