Print this pageGIS as a Basin, 
Play
and Acquisition Evaluation Tool
PARK, LARRY A
GIS technology can be utilized as a powerful tool to evaluate exploration or
exploitation potential of a basin or play and to identify acquisition
candidates. Whether utilizing proprietary data or data available from vendors, a
GIS can be used to query data and display information that provides for more
effective analysis of the exploration and production history within a basin or
play, highlight the current status of the area and to provide insight as to
their future potential and economic viability. GIS enables spatial data analysis
that is much more effective and efficient than evaluating data in a textual
and/or graphical format. Map examples from the following categories are
presented and discussed in the context of basin and play
evaluation and
acquisition assessment: (1) Distribution of fields and reservoirs, (2) Discovery
size through time, (3) Discovery depth through time, (4) Success rates through
time, (5) Production History, (6) Remaining Reserves and Reserve Growth, (7)
Development Intensity and Per Well Recovery, (8) Reservoir Character (Porosity,
Permeability, Thickness, Depth, Pressure), (9) Reservoir Fluid Character (API
Gravity, Non-hydrocarbon Gas Content), and (10) Proximity to Infrastructure
(Pipelines, Processing Plants).