Abstract: The Devil is in the Details. (But, how do you get them in the model?)

DAVIS, CHARLES, Landmark Graphics Corporation, Houston, TX

The future of computing can be measured in the availability of data rather than the speed of the processors. In this paradigm, the availability of data has to be paired with the solution speed of the applications to achieve a seamless distribution of knowledge across the organization. The geologic and geophysical communities have achieved some level of success in sharing knowledge. However, the links to engineering and ultimately economics are far more tenuous.

This presentation explores the trends in data integration between geology, geophysics, engineering and economics. Highlighted are specific innovations that are coming in the next few years that will increase the sharing of both raw and processed data among all of the disciplines focussed on an asset. An example might be analyzing production data to find that a well is beginning to produce water. Then being able to go all the way back to the geology, petrophysics and even weight on the drill bit, to find out if water production could have been delayed. Using this information to develop multiple realizations of a redevelopment plan, then being able to automatically evaluate the impact on production economics and portfolio for fit without re-entry of the data.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90911©2000 AAPG Pacific Section and Western Region Society of Petroleum Engineers, Long Beach, California