Model selection and uniqueness analysis for reservoir history. Sensitivity, subsurface uncertainty assessment, and history matching studies for. Ongc july 20 july 20 along with one team member, performed history matching of a major producing block of ongc over a period of two months using mepo. In terms of similarlydissimilarity measures, a local metric is a better choice for binary seismic history matching.
Mepo multiple realization optimizer schlumberger software. His focus has been subsurface digitalization and has since the 90s worked with integrated subsurface workflows in norway and international. Development and introduction of mepo now schlumberger software for history matching and uncertainty assessment to the oil industry. Jan 22, 2015 the closedloop reservoir management technique enables a dynamic and realtime optimal production schedule under the existing reservoir conditions to be achieved by adjusting the injection and production strategies. Binary seismic assisted history matching workflow combining the production data with the timelapse. It is a great pleasure to announce the release of mepo 4. Sensor compositional and blackoil reservoir simulation. As an engineer on the mepo team, your responsibilities will range from developing and improving the mepo software solutions, to participating in pilot projects with clients. Ongc july 20 july 20 along with one team member, performed history matching of a major producing block of.
Creating a reservoir model with the modeling software petrel analyzing the static and dynamic data and integrating them in the simulation implementing reverse engineering strategy to define the petrophysical reservoir parameters according to the observed data assisted history matching using the software mepo. Sensormatch automated workflow for deterministic or probabilistic upscaling and history matching. For binary seismic history matching, it is more appropriate to use a derivative free optimisation algorithm. History matching and prediction study for petronas carigali berhad pcsb, dulang east field, 2018 fullfield mepo assisted history matching. Chi luong van reservoir engineer schlumberger linkedin. These software products target reservoir engineers and cover uncertainty quantification, history matching and production optimization. Dec 05, 2011 spt group has released mepo 4, the next generation of its market leading solution for optimising reservoir flow models. Selecting optimal cases for uncertainty quantification and. Mepo is a spt group owned software solution supporting use of reservoir simulation in the oil and gas industry. Vitally, the software works in harmony with your existing reservoir. Assisted history matching and predictive optimization solutions using lynx nitec, mepo, and enable and using pipeit workflow integration and optimization software tieto. Mepo is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms. Mepo software improves your reservoir decisions in a number of areas, including determining the best locations for infill wells, selecting optimal development scenarios, understanding uncertainty, and semiautomating laborious tasks such as history matching.
Reservoir management revolutionising history matching and. History matching is the process of building one or more sets of numerical models representing a reservoir which account for observed, measured data. New developed software for automatic history matching using. Victor omar segura cornejo senior reservoir engineer. Mepo facilitates use of parallel processing of reservoir simulation runs and global optimization technology to make reservoir engineering work more efficient and consistent with the new geologic modelling practices. The cmg simulators including gem and imex have been used as alternative dynamic simulators depends on the project requirements and client needs. Reservoir characterization 2019 norsk petroleumsforening. Daniel dare awofodu technical data analyst rosen linkedin. Support and teach training courses of commercial schlumberger reservoir simulation software. Uncertainty assessment history matching is often done in order to calibrate the model so it can be used for. Solving history matching challenges for banang field, coastal energy, 2017 qc banang model fullfield mepo assisted history matching 6.
Mepo uncertainty and optimization fundamental next training. Unique solutions to increase the value of oil and gas projects. Vink, guohua gao, and chaohui chen, shell, prepared for the 2015 spe annual technical conference and exhibition, houston, 2830 september. Used by oil and gas companies for risk reduction, uncertainty management, well location optimisation and assisted history matching, mepo helps reduce cost and cycle times at all stages of the reservoir management decision chain. Senex is a stateoftheart assisted history matching software. Bjorn egil has special expertise in computer assisted history matching and uncertainty assessment and had an important role in building up the mepo software. Managing history matching projects quality control and structured workflow techniques mepo petrel workflows in mepo 4. Mepo, rmo, ipos, and since the acquisition of spt group by schlumberger, petrel. This has proven critical in a series of spe surveys and comparison projects. Software techniques to the historymatching process, in spe. Mepo is steadily proving its valueadd in a range of new. Sales manager europe for mepo software, specializing in assisted history matching, uncertainty quantification, production optimization and integrated modeling. The mepo software has been used to carry out complex sensitivity analysis, uncertainty analysis, assisted history matching and proxy modeling on both green and brown oil and gas fields.
Sameer chhabra regional reservoir engineer asia pacific. Extensive knowledge in reservoir engineering, 3d simulation modeling, water flooding and modern integrated optimization workflows such as uncertainty evaluation, automated historymatching, and coupled surfacesubsurface modeling. Jan 16, 2020 reservoir engineer 16 january, 2020 department operated offshore oil field development title reservoir engineer primary purpose of job perform integrated reservoir studies of the qp operated oil. This course is designed to cover techniques to incorporate production data into highresolution reservoir models using conventional and fast flow simulation techniques such as streamline models. An ensemblebased approach to history matching and production forecasting smoothens out the hurdle reservoir engineers often face when moving simulations from history to prediction. Learnt how to improve historymatching results by combining one or more assisted. It is easy to register and provide a premium and updated site for all customers. Vitally, the software works in harmony with your existing reservoir simulator, and is. Reservoir simulation is an area of reservoir engineering in which computer models are used to predict the flow of fluids typically, oil, water, and gas through porous media.
Both automatic history matching and reservoir production optimization. With these analysis methods, you can create your own reservoir model to validate the results of your analyses. History matching of the valhall field using a global optimization method and uncertainty assessment article pdf available september 2006 with 82 reads how we measure reads. Binary 4d seismic history matching, a metric study. Evp for global consultancy and head of europe operations. There are two steps in closedloop reservoir management. Sensitivity, subsurface uncertainty assessment, and history matching studies for calibrating reservoir simulation models are integral workflow tasks in many reservoir simulation studies. The schlumberger developed mepo software to deal with production. Products 9 mepo makes it possible to develop alternative highquality realisations of production forecasts. Enable is a history matching and uncertainty assessment software designed to be used in the oil and gas industry. Pdf history matching of the valhall field using a global.
During any kind of model calibration process such as this, it is important to note that. Industrial usage is mainly related to assisted history matching, uncertainty quantification and production optimization. This is one of the most effective ways to exploit limited oil reserves more economically and efficiently. While running an optimization for history matching, the ranges of uncertainty parameters have been narrowed and adjusted the ranges to be used for quantification of uncertainty of estimated ultimate recovery eur. The software solution is frequently referenced at conferences in the oil and gas business due to an extensive user base in 50 exploration and production companies world wide. Mepo is one of the global optimization tools for reservoir history matching which has. Spt group unveils new reservoir management software.
In this work, a framework for assisted history matching and uncertainty quantification mepo is used to structure and speed up the calibration process with a high degree of reproducibility. History matching of the valhall field using a global optimization method and. Timothy tham boon keat program management upstream digital. Mepo has been shown to speed up the history matching process by up to 10 times. History matching projects that used to take months can now be done in weeks or days and can even generate alternative match realisations within that time frame. This article, written by jpt technology editor chris carpenter, contains highlights of paper spe 175121, bayesianstyle history matching. Looking for online definition of mepo or what mepo stands for. Its global optimization technology supports discovery of multiple plausible alternativematch solutions. Mepo is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of. Model selection and uniqueness analysis for reservoir. Our team is responsible for mepo, spt groups reservoir history matching and forward modelling solution, as well as other related products.
The mepo optimizer provides a structured history matching. Seismic assisted history matching using binary maps. The course is designed to provide the petroleum engineers with software skill. Dmitry kovyazin senior reservoir engineer schlumberger.
More than 15 years experience as reservoir engineer. Tempest tm enable goes far beyond manual simulations, concurrently evaluating all engineering data and tolerances and driving the simulator through hundreds of realizations rather than only a few like typical simulators. When a binary filter is applied to an image, it is coarsening the search space. An ensemble based approach to history matching and production forecasting. Dec 05, 2011 spt group has launched mepo 4, the next generation of its market leading solution for optimising reservoir flow models.
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