PI Booklet Software Oil

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Main Software Applications

Used In the Oil & Gas Industry

Compiled & Edited

By

Jorge Salgado Gomes PhD

November 2012

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Main Software

Applications Used

In the Oil & Gas Industry

Compiled & Edited

By

Jorge Salgado Gomes PhD

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5. Log Interpretation & Petrophysics 23 6. Artificial Intelligence (Expert Systems) 27 7. Geological Modelling 30 8. Geomechanical Modelling 38 9. Reservoir Simulation 42 10. Well Testing 49 11. Reservoir Management 51 12. EOR & SCAL 56 13. Drilling & Geosteering 58 14. Petroleum Engineering 64 15. Production Chemistry 73

16. Engineering 76

17. Economic Analyses 79 18. Risk & Uncertainty Analyses 80 19. Management Tools 85 20. i-Field Applications 89

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The purpose of this booklet, which captures several software used in the Oil & Gas industry, is to facilitate the life of all students and young engineers and geoscientists in their future careers. I did not intend to show all software applications. I am sure there are many more which are not referred here. In this booklet I capture, primarily, the most common ones utilized in the upstream sector, i.e., the ones related to G&G, Reservoir Engineering, Petroleum Engineering etc. As far as surface engineering and database applications are concerned, I restricted the list to the most common software only.

The software is grouped by discipline and, within each discipline the list is organized in alphabetical order. This booklet lists, primarily, commercial available software. However, in a few cases, other non commercial software are listed, should the user require to contact the University or service provider. I also avoided describing all sub-modules of a software, to simplify matters.

If the software has multiple capabilities (applications), let’s say seismic interpretation and 3D geostatistical modeling, I listed it in two sections under geophysics and also under geological modeling. If, for instance, the geostatistical modeling is not the main core of the software, I only list it under geophysics section.

Some of the software descriptions, namely expressions like “state-of-the-art”, “most comprehensive” etc, express the vendor’s opinion (via catalogue), not the author’s view point.

I sincerely hope the time I devoted into the preparation of this booklet will add value to your day-to-day business. Hopefully you will be able to find the description of the most common software used in our industry.

Jorge Salgado Gomes

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I sincerely thank the contribution of all my colleagues at PARTEX, ADNOC, PI, ADCO and many more at different operating companies around the world, for providing me relevant feedback on their experiences with a large variety of software. I thank PI for sponsoring the publication of this booklet.

DISCLAIMER

All information contained in this booklet has been researched and compiled from sources believed to be accurate and reliable at the time of publishing. However, in view of the natural scope for human and/or mechanical error, either at source or during production, the author accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage resulting from errors, inaccuracies or omissions affecting any part of the publication. All information is provided without warranty, and the author makes no representation of warranty of any kind as to the accuracy or completeness of any information hereto contained.

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BasinMod

BasinMod 2011 provides critical tools necessary for anyone working with either unconventional or conventional resource plays. These include the ability to 1)- determine methane adsorption using Langmuir isotherms, 2)- determine hydrocarbon liquid and vapor fractions with the Flash Calculator, 3)- use logs to calculate Total Organic Carbon (TOC) and Initial TOC, 4)- use Compositional Kinetics to calculate individual hydrocarbon components, 5)- Identify hydrocarbon proneness with the Kerogen Quality Plot and 6)- Compare multiple parameters of multiple wells with Radar Plots.

Vendor: PRA

Website: www.platte.com/software/basinmod2011

CERES 2D

It allows explorationists to model sedimentary basins and understand petroleum systems in complex structural environments such as salt-driven tectonic areas, fold-and-thrust belts and deltaic systems. With Ceres we can improve our understanding of petroleum systems and reduced exploration risks.

Vendor: IFP

Website: www.beicip.com

Permedia

The software aims at providing geoscientists and engineers with the tools to understand fluid quantifying volumes and fluid properties, and evaluating petroleum containment potential and emplacement patterns. And the same set of tools can be used to evaluate petroleum flow and emplacement ranging from core to basin scales. It is possible to model 3D, multi-scale, multi-million gridcell petroleum transport in a matter of minutes. It can also evaluate migration and storage at a large scale and provide insights into observed composition variations,

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fluid continuity assessments, and pressure/fluid property compartmentalization. Software toolkits are MPath for basins, MPath for reservoirs, Permedia Viewers and CO2 Toolkit. CO2Toolkit is a new addition to the Permedia software suite. CO2Toolkit will work over the entire range of timescales and length scales applicable to CO2 storage, from prospecting and injection, to monitoring and predicting the residence of stored CO2.

Vendor: Halliburton

Website: http://www.permedia.ca/products

PetroMode

Structural restoration and petroleum system. It includes back-stripping and structural restoration for reconstruction of the basin to reveal the structural and petroleum system development.

Vendor: Schlumberger based in Aachen/Germany Website: www.slb.com

TemisFlow

It is a new generation basin modeling software developed by IFP Group. It aims at providing explorationists with a software solution able to tackle the new exploration challenges, meet the demand for higher performance tools and bring user-friendliness, model building ease and data management to a new level.

Vendor: Beicip-Franlab Website: www.beicip.com

ThrustPack 2D

It is a 2D finite element numerical modeling able to forward model cross-sections in fold-and-thrust-belt areas. It comprises structural, thermal, and maturity modules. Vendor: IFP

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GeoMage

Multi-focusing technology; Handles diffraction extraction for velocity analysis and separates reflections from diffractions.

Vendor: GeoMage

Website: www.geomage.com

GLI3D

This software is used in 2D and 3D seismic processing to for refraction statics solution with ray-tracing and tomographic inversion methodologies.

Vendor: CGGVeritas

Website: www.cggveritas.com

GLOBE Claritas

It is a software package for 2D and 3D land and marine seismic data processing. Designed for maximum flexibility, it gives the user a no-constraints enabling layer for seismic data processing, developed over 20 years by GNS Science, New Zealand’s premier geoscience provider. Version 5.6 of the software has three new modules: SRME2, CHECKGEOM, CVA.

Vendor: GNS Science

Website: www.globeclaritas.com

ProMAX

ProMAX is a seismic data processing toolkit which includes a complete suite of geophysical applications for 2D, 3D, VSP and depth imaging. Specialty geophysical applications include ProMAX® MVA™ Migration Velocity Analysis, ProMAX® 3DPSDM pre-stack depth imaging, ProMAX® VSP and ProMAX® 4D software. ProMAGIC® Server application creates a link between ProMAX and

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GeoProbe® application. SeisSpace® software adds major new functionality, usability and performance upgrades that increase the speed and ease of use of ProMAX software Vendor: Halliburton

Website: www.halliburton.com

ProMAX® 4D

This 4D software highlights changes in seismic data due to production of the reservoir. It allows users working with time-lapse seismic to remove the non-geologic differences between successive surveys. As a result, users have a better understanding of changes in the reservoir as fluids are produced, which leads to better reservoir management decisions. ProMAX 4D software gives you the tools to remove the “background” differences between seismic data volumes and isolate the differences related to changes in fluid distribution in the producing zone. ProMAX 4D software includes proprietary cross equalization technology jointly developed with 4th Wave Imaging and Chevron Petroleum Technology Corporation, where it was proven on numerous 4D surveys.

Vendor: Halliburton

OMEGA

Omega Seismic Processing System (SPS) encompasses the industry>s most advanced and comprehensive suite of algorithms and runs on multiplatform technology, ensuring timely turnaround for even the most complex processing projects.

Vendor: Schlumberger Website: www.slb.com

OMNI 3D

It is the industry standard for seismic survey design and modeling. Developed by geophysicists for geophysicists, OMNI 3D is used by hundreds of specialists around the globe for the planning, execution, and analysis of land, marine, transition zone, VSP, and multi-component surveys. OMNI 3D features a superior user interface and a versatile

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multi-project handling capability, both of which allow users to quickly and effectively analyze and monitor their seismic acquisition projects.

Vendor: Gedco

Website: www.gedco.com

RadExPro

Comprehensive, easy-to-use seismic reflection, VSP and seismic refraction processing software for near-surface seismics at affordable price.

Vendor: RadExPro

Website: www.radexpro.com

Resolve

Seismic processing software. Vendor: Resolve GeoSciences, Inc Website: www.resolvegeo.com

Strata

It is a program used to perform both post-stack and pre-stack seismic inversion. In the classic post-pre-stack domain, STRATA analyzes 2D or 3D post-stack seismic volumes to produce an acoustic impedance volume. In the pre-stack domain, STRATA analyzes angle gathers or angle stacks to produce volumes of acoustic impedance, shear impedance and density.

Vendor: CGGVeritas

VISTA

Seismic processing, with focus on on-site QC Vendor: GEDCO

Website: http://www.gedco.com

Well Seismic Fusion

Uses pre-stack seismic data to quickly and accurately validate prospects.

Vendor: Halliburton

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ANIVEC

It computes synthetic seismograms for anisotropic layercake earth models.

Vendor: Geo-Pacific Corporation

Geo-Pacific Corporation, 112 Haokea Drive, Kailua, HI 96734 USA

AFI (AVO Fluid Inversion)

It estimates the uncertainty in the fluid predictions from AVO. The program has a seamless add-on to the AVO program. AFI uses Biot-Gassmann fluid substitution, Monte Carlo simulation and Bayesian estimation to build fluid probability maps. These maps can be used to make a quantitative analysis of the probability of exploration success.

Vendor: CGGVeritas

AVO

AVO analyzes the fluid content of reservoir rocks through a combination of visual, analytical and modeling processes using both pre-stack seismic and well log data. AVO is started by Geoview and can use the View3D application to view its attribute maps.

Vendor: CGGVeritas

Charisma

General seismic interpretation tool, which is part of Geoframe. The functionality of Charisma has been replaced by the more advanced Petrel seismic module.

eLOG

A comprehensive well log editing and modeling tool designed to prepare or create log data for use within the

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Hampson-Russell suite of applications. eLOG is launched from each of the Hampson-Russell programs, or can be used as a standalone application.

Vendor: CGGVeritas

Emerge

Predicts reservoir properties using seismic attributes and well log data. The seismic attributes can either be internally or externally derived, and the target can be any measured or calculated log such as porosity, density or water saturation. Typical external seismic attributes are inversion results from STRATA or AVO attribute volumes.

Vendor: CGGVeritas

GeoProbe

It is a 3D multi-volume interpretation and visualization solution. Tightly integrated with SeisWorks®, PowerView®, Well Seismic Fusion™ and OpenWorks® software, GeoProbe software technology delivers fast interactive interpretation. Interpreters can simultaneously analyze multi-attribute/multivolume seismic, well and cultural data, and reservoir models.

Vendor: LandMark

Jason (JGW)

The Jason Geoscience Workbench® (JGW) is a complete seismic reservoir characterization package including 3D pre- and post-stack seismic inversion, pre- and post-stack geostatistical inversion, wavelet estimation, model building, plus tools for more advanced analysis, interpretation and 3D visualization.

Vendor: Fugro-Jason

Website: www.fugro-jason.com

Kingdom

Fully integrated 2D/3D seismic interpretation system with several modules for velocity analysis (VelPAK), colored

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inversion, attribute analysis (Rock Solid Attributes), geosteering and many more.

Vendor: SMT (acquired recently by HIS) Website: www.seismicmicro.com/advanced

NORSAR

The core application for NORSAR seismic modelling packages are 2D and 3D seismic ray modelling, survey planning, Green>s functions for PSDM, reservoir analysis and time-to-depth conversion based on ray tracing. However, the modular design of NORSAR’s software allows packages to be tailored to individual project requirements.

Vendor: Norsar Innovation AS Website: www.norsar.com

Odegaard

It offers globally optimised seismic inversion of full-stack, angle- stack, intercept-gradient and offset stack 4D and 4C data in both time and depth domain for porosity, fluid and lithology prediction as well as rock properties and AVO modelling.

Vendor: Oedegaard

Website: www.oedegaard.com

OpenDtect

Complete seismic interpretation system that is released under as licensing scheme completely free as open source software under the GNU GPL license and with zero license fee under a commercial license.

Vendor: OpenDetect organization, parented to DgB Website: http://www.opendtect.org; www.dGBes.com

PETREL

Integrated geoscience modeling software with robust seismic interpretation module. It provides unique facilities for seismic attribute extractions and visualization.

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PGS HyperBeam

Integrates the holoseis velocity model building, interpretation and visualization software with the fully anisotropic (VTT/ TTI) AGS beam migration into one system, resulting in dramatic cycle time reductions.

Vendor: PGS

Website: www.pgs.com

PostStack

The PostStack™ product family provides a suite of post-stack seismic data processing & interpretation tools designed to extract more information and, therefore, more value from seismic data. The PostStack family includes PostStack, PAL™ and PostStack ESP™ for seismic data optimization, seismic attribute extraction, waveform classification, similarity processing, and acoustic impedance inversion. Leveraging PostStack family technologies in daily interpretation workflows can increase your understanding of the subsurface, reduce project cycle time and improve the accuracy of your interpretation.

Vendor: Halliburton

PRO4D

It provides a framework to analyze and interpret time-lapse datasets. Time-lapse, or 4D seismic monitoring, relies on the comparison of 3D surveys that are recorded at different phases of the production process. In many cases, changes in the seismic response can show production-induced changes in the fluid saturation, pressure or temperature in the reservoir rocks. Vendor: CGGVeritas

PROMC

It is a software package designed to make multi-component interpretation and modeling highly accessible. Conventional P wave seismic data responds to changes in lithology and fluid content, while shear wave data is largely insensitive to fluid changes. This means a combination of P and S wave data can provide additional information and reduce uncertainty in lithology prediction by separating lithology

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from fluid responses. However, we must correlate the P and S wave data prior to interpretation and this is often a difficult process.

Vendor: CGGVeritas

QuickSEIS

QuickSEIS provides advanced rapid screening process for 3D seismic provides a rapid analysis of structural and stratigraphic features, including preliminary economic analysis. Using volume-based autopicking (Voxel picking) of an event, the QuickSEIS Plus screening process can produce a targeted high-resolution image of structural and stratigraphic features. Classifying volume attribute anomalies into discrete facies and pore fluid by calibration with well logs and production data enables asset managers to assess and rank potential prospects and infill locations. Vendor: Schlumberger

Website: www.slb.com

RAYFRACT

Seismic refraction and cross-hole tomography, velocity structure imaging for engineering and exploration. Vendor: Intelligent Resources Inc

Website: http:/rayfract.com

RockTrace™

This software has significantly impacted the way the industry uses and incorporates PSTM seismic. It is the only technology that quantitatively integrates well log elastic rock properties and AVA seismic to produce calibrated quantitative 3D volumes of rock properties. RockTrace builds on the InverTracePlus™ technology by extending it to the AVO domain. In InverTracePlus, the constraints applied are in terms of acoustic impedance (Zp). In RockTrace, the objective is to solve for shear impedance (Zs) and density in addition to acoustic impedance, so the constraints are set for all three parameters independently.

Vendor: Fugro-Jason

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Rokdoc

Seismic modeling, AvO, 4D, pressure prediction, stochastic inversion

Vendor: Ikon Geoscience

Website: http://www.ikonscience.com

Seisbase III

It offers powerful, user-friendly tools for depth conversion, velocity modeling and pressure prediction. It features direct links to the Landmark and GeoQuest interpretive workstations.

Vendor: Karl Thompson and Associates Website: www.seisbase.com

SeisRox

The new modelling concept from NORSAR. Simulate 3D PSDM images that account for survey, overburden and rock properties

Vendor: Norsar Innovation AS Website: www.norsar.com

SeisWare

It is an innovative and dynamic 2D/3D seismic interpretation system, and it is available on a no-risk annual subscription basis.

Vendor: SeisWare

Website: www.seisware.com

SeisWorks 3D

It is a seismic interpretation software providing innovative 3D viewing and interpretation capabilities and easy-to-use interpretation productivity tools to support and enhance horizon and fault interpretation. It is largely used in the industry for 3D seismic data analysis and interpretation. Interpreters can work with a 2D project and multiple 3D projects concurrently for great interpretation flexibility.

Vendor: LandMark

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Sismage

Seismic interpretation; particularly robust in seismic facies analyses.

Vendor: TOTAL

Website: www.total.com

SpecDecomp

It is a spectral decomposition software. Spectral decomposition technology generates very detailed images by extracting a suite of amplitude maps from a range of frequency slices in the reservoir zone. Each map illuminates peak amplitude response from a different bed thickness. By selectively combining images from certain frequencies, SpecDecomp technology clearly portrays unique geologic relationships. Animation techniques exploit motion, allowing interpreters to unravel complex variability in reservoir heterogeneities and thickness.

Vendor: LandMark

Stratimagic

It is the first solution in the petroleum industry to combine computer aided stratigraphic analysis, using neural network technology, with seismic interpretation to aid in facies classification.

Vendor: Paradigm Geophysical

Website: www.seismicmicro.com/advanced

VelPro

It is a velocity modeling and depth conversion toolbox Vendor: In-Depth Solutions

Website: www.seisvel.com

VoxelGeo

It is a volume visualization and interpretation software application for 3D seismic data.

Vendor: Paradigm Website: www.pdgm.com

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ArcGIS Desktop

It is part of a geographic information system (GIS) software, where data capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information are performed. The system allows the user to view, understand, question, interpret, and visualize data in many ways that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends in the form of maps, globes, reports, and charts.

Vendor: ESRI

Website: www.esri.com

ArcGIS Extensions

Geosoft provides geology and geochemistry workflows to support the work of geoscientists conducting mapping and analysis within Esri ArcGIS. The GIS mapping capabilities within Geosoft ArcGIS extensions work together with geophysical and earth mapping workflows within the Geosoft environment to enable powerful, integrated study of the surface and subsurface.

Vendor: Geosoft

Website: www.geosoft.com/solutions/industry/energy

CARBONATE-3D

It is a stratigraphic forward modeling software used to reproduce and predict, over geological time, 3-dimensional stratigraphic geometries and facies in carbonate and mixed carbonate siliciclastic depositional environments. Modeled processes include carbonate platform rim and interior production, basinal sediment production, siliciclastic input, subaerial dissolution and erosion, transport and redeposition of sediment dependent on currents, slope, depth and restriction.

Vendor: The software was developed as part of a PhD program by SedTec modeling group at Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL).

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Website: http://eswww.rhul.ac.uk/sedtec/Georg/New_ Website/

CobraFlow

It is dedicated to the static property modeling and upscaling. It offers both new and experienced geologists solutions to define the best static reservoir model. Working under Windows and Linux operating systems, all the modeling is done through the very user friendly interface of the OpenFlowSuite Platform. Geostat (from CobraFlow) offers the Plurigaussian Simulation method for facies properties, the best one to take into account the non-stationarity of field. In addition, there is a large variety of deterministic and stochastic methods for continuous properties. Upscaling (from CobraFlow) offers all the up-to-date analytic methods, from the classical averages to the generalized Cardwell & Parsons method.

An integrated approach is made possible by linking CobraFlow to PumaFlow, CondorFlow or EasySense, enabling the user to test the sensibility of the geological uncertainties.

Vendor: Vendor: Beicip-Franlab Website: www.beicip.com

CPS-3

2D mapping package system still used in some oil & gas companies with very robust gridding and contouring algorithms. The interpolators are based on estimation techniques. No geostatistics involved.

Dionisos

Software for stratigraphic modeling. Delivers palaeo-environment reconstructions as well as facies sediment thicknesses and net-to-gross maps.

EasyTrace

It is a multi-disciplinary 1D data processing and editing tool, featuring advanced spreadsheets and a wide range of

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functionalities for geologists and geophysicists. EasyTrace takes advantage of a true spreadsheet environment that offers advanced 1D data editing, analysis and processing functionalities to help geoscientists in their daily work. Easytrace is now pluged on OpenFlow platform and share all its powerful capabilities with all the OpenFlow Suite Applications, especially CobraFlow and FracaFlow. Vendor: Beicip-Franlab

ezModel

It is a structural reservoir framework software enabling geoscientists to generate sealed structural models as a natural extension of the interpretation process. ezModel software solves this problem by bringing framework construction and structural validation tools into the interpretation environment where dynamic links are maintained between the source data and model. The result is a structurally valid interpretation and a sealed structural framework ready for modeling.

Vendor: LandMark

FZAP

It is an automated fault interpretation software. With the FZAP! package, automated fault tracking is based on a few seed fault segments and tuning parameters that the user selects. On high-quality seismic data, users can pick fault segments at a few key locations and then let FZAP! Technology extend the fault interpretation throughout the survey.

Vendor: LandMark

GM-SYS Modelling

Geosoft GM-SYS gravity and magnetic modelling solutions support the modelling of complex subsurface structures, including effective characterisation of sub-salt and sub-sea environments, and the integration of data and models with seismic interpretation for oil exploration.

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Vendor: Geosoft

Geographix Discovery 5000

This software provides new functionality, products and workflow support for unconventional oil and gas asset exploration, planning and development.

This release includes smartSTRAT, a licensed functional extension to smart SECTION that provides the most advanced and integrated horizontal well correlation and geosteering tools available today. It also includes other modules for mapping and data management, geophysics and 3D visualization.

Vendor: Geographix

Website: www.geographix.com

Geosoft Oasis Montaj

It is ideally suited for today>s multidisciplinary and collaborative exploration. Access all your data and a powerful set of mapping and analysis tools, within one dynamic, 3D exploration environment. Process, map, QA and interpret your ground and airborne survey geophysics, geochemistry and geology.

Vendor: Geosoft

GRAVITAS

It is an integrated operational geology system that comprises a number of application modules, including Winlog, a leading log drawing solution. GRAVITAS tools enable the geoscientists to display well related data (logs, cores, facies, images, drilling parameters etc) in an integrated and consistent format. GRAVITAS also supports WITSML standard to receive data from wellsite.

Vendor: HRH

Website: www.hrhgeology.com

iPoint

Provides powerful co-visualization of any wellbore data type, allowing such a varied audience as geoscientists,

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engineers and data managers to benefit from a single tool and interface with tailored workflows.

Vendor: Perigon Solutions

Website: www.perigonsolutions.com

LithoTect

Specializes in advance structural restoration and balancing functionality (including decompaction and isostacy) Vendor: Halliburton

Move

Software for forward modeling the structural evolution and view in 3D from different orientations.

Vendor: Midland Valley Website: www.mve.com

Neuralog

Log correlation, cross-sections, mapping and volumetrics Vendor: Neuralog Inc

Website: www.neurasection.com

PetroSysMapping

It is an integrated geological, geophysical and reserves mapping system for petroleum exploration and production with extensions for seismic intepreted data manipulation and surface computations.

Vendor: Petrosys Pty, Ltd Website: www.petrosys.com.au

RECON

Mapping, correlations, cross-sections, 3D modeling, seismic integration, volumetrics.

Vendor: AGM Recon Website: www.austingeo.com

RockWorks2002

It is a software for creating boring logs, cross sections, fence diagrams, solid models (plume, orebody, oil reservoir),

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stratigraphic layer models and surfaces, contour maps and terrain models, piper and stiff diagrams, stereonets, rose diagrams, ternary diagrams and much more.

Vendor: Rockware, Inc Website: www.rockware.com

StratWorks

Software designed to correlate well logs, build and interpret cross sections, and perform lithologic analyses. StratWorks software is also used to create structural, isochore, production, log signature, and facies maps, and for evaluating engineering aspects of a well. It includes session management, advanced correlation and well log correlation capabilities, improved raster log graphic displays, deviated and recumbent well log posting, and interpretation of recumbent sections.

Vendor: Halliburton

Target

Target is geology software for visualising, analysing and managing your drilling projects. With Target you can sharpen your understanding of underlying subsurface geology, and verify assumptions, to increase the value of your drilling investment, and improve prospecting and discovery. Vendor: Geosoft

WINLOG

Integrate well logs and lithological information to build a composite display.

Vendor: Gaea Technologies Website: www.gaea.ca

Zmap

2D mapping package still in use in some oil & gas companies.

Vendor: Halliburton

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Elan Plus

Comprehensive log analysis package. Schlumberger>s ELAN-Plus (ELemental ANalysis) petrophysical program is a general-purpose inverse problem solving computer code that can be used to analyze wellbore data. It will be phased out to be replaced by Techlog software.

eXpress

Petrophysical interpretation package (property of Baker Hughes).

Vendor: Baker Hughes

Website: www.bakerhughes.com

GeoGraphix® PRIZM™

It is a log analysis software ideal tool for performing full reservoir characterization on wells of all sizes and complexity, from basic individual wells to multi-well, multi-zone projects. PRIZM software contains highly customizable and interactive tools for editing data, digitizing log curves, and creating flexible track displays. Its user-defined equations, including more than 250 predefined standard log analysis equations, help generate quick, interactive log calculations. PRIZM software is tightly integrated with the GeoGraphix Discovery Suite of mapping, cross-section, zone analysis, and other geographical applications. It is included in the advanced Discovery Geological Interpretation System or can be purchased separately for use as a stand-alone application

Vendor: GeoGraphix

Website: http://geographix.com/solutions/petrophysics

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Geolog

It is a product suite that provides advanced petrophysical analysis tools, powerful presentation graphics, flexible modularity combined with an easy-to-use environment, well data management and geological interpretation.

Impetus

Based on Recall’s proven log image loading, processing and interpretation software, Impetus delivers an advanced, controlled user environment for image interpretation. Impetus is focused on guidance, visualization and ease of use, while at the same time providing a familiar “Windows-like” interface for all operations

Vendor: Petris Technology Inc

Website: http://www.petris.com/impetus

IMpress

IMpress is ISI>s software product for well log interpretation and petrophysics. IMpress uses Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining techniques to create synthetic well logs and MRI logs as well as synthetic VSP. IMpress provides advance technologies for correlating well logs with results of core analysis such as permeability and effective porosity. It also provides means for SCAL analysis and rock typing. Vendor: Intelligent Solutions, Inc.

Website: www.IntelligentSolutionsInc.com

Interactive Petrophysics

Interactive Petrophysics ™ was designed by a Petrophysicist and it is different by design. It is portable, quick, versatile and easy-to-use log analysis software ideal for both geologists wanting to do a quality check of their log data and experienced petrophysicists carrying out multi-zone, multi-well petrophysical field analyses. This product is truly unique in its approach to petrophysics.

Vendor: Senergy

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Petrolog

It is a specialised log data management, petrophysical and imagelog analysis software platform that performs many of the tasks associated with the management and evaluation of well log data.

Vendor: Weatherford International Website: www.petrolog.net

PetroWorks

Petrophysical interpretation software Vendor: LandMark

PowerLog®

It is a Microsoft Windows-based suite incorporating petrophysics, rock physics, and mineralogy into an easy to learn and use application for petrophysical well log interpretation.

Vendor: Fugro-Jason

Recall

It is an application database for well related data (logs, image data, cores etc).

Vendor: Petris Technology Inc Website: http://www.petris.com

Rt-Mod

Rt-Mod’s automated inversion modeling for resistivity logs produces more accurate values for Rt and Rxo at one-half meter resolution for most logs. It corrects for the effects of thin beds, bed shoulders, invasion, borehole conductivity, washouts, and dipping beds.

Vendor: Petroleum Software Technologies Website: www.pstware.com

SP-MOD

PST’s SP-MOD uses advanced forward and inverse modeling to correct the SP (Self Potential log) for environmental

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effects at a significantly improved one-half meter vertical resolution. Using an existing SP and resistivity log, the operator inputs the mud resistivity and bit size information into the application. Using this data, SP-Mod generates a corrected SP that can be used to accurately calculate formation water resistivity, even in hydrocarbon-bearing zones that do not produce formation water samples. Vendor: Petroleum Software Technologies

Website: www.pstware.com

Techlog

Techlog Interactive Suite 2011 integrates petrophysics (core and log), geosciences and engineering data, in a versatile manner using cross-domain workflows based on a data management layer. It is probably one of the most suitable log analysis software with powerful utilities for reservoir rock typing. Initially developed by Techsia, the software is now part of the Schlumberger portfolio. Vendor: Schlumberger Website: www.slb.com/services/software TerraStation Petrophysical software Vendor: LandMark Website: www.halliburton.com

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Avocet

The flexible Avocet Workflow Technologies, (formerly DECIDE! Data Hub) readily integrate with production applications and data repositories. Advanced analytical tools further improve operational performance. Avocet provides the tools for advanced data mining, artificial intelligence, and petroleum engineering analysis. Avocet Workflow Technologies are open so that you can incorporate the processes and results from your own in-house and third-party engineering applications.

Vendor: Schlumberger

Website: www.slb.com/services/software

FEE

The «Fuzzy Expert Exploration (FEE)” Tool is a state-of-the-art exploration «expert» tool, relying on a computerized database through the use of «fuzzy» logic, a relatively new mathematical treatment of imprecise or non-explicit parameters and values. Oil prospecting risk can be reduced with the use of a properly developed and validated data. The Fuzzy Expert Exploration Tool will eventually be generalized so that users in any part of the world will be able to add their own knowledge and data and make rapid evaluations of a large number of potential drilling sites in a systematic and consistent manner via the internet.

Provider: The Department of Energy (USA)

Website: www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/software

ICS

The Intelligent Computing System (ICS) is a set of oil exploration software tools for reservoir characterization from 3D seismic data and conventional well information. Features include: Fast reservoir characterization from seismic

Artificial Intelligence

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data, Applicable for any reservoir setting that yields seismic attribute variation (ie: amplitude, frequency, etc.) with reservoir changes of porosity, thickness and fluid saturation, Transform multiple seismic attributes to reservoir attributes such as thickness and porosity by clustering, neural net and classical regression methods, quickly identify seismic attributes with greatest correlation to identified reservoir properties, compute structural and stratigraphic entrapment potential, predict production potential and water-cut from reservoir characterization and entrapment, combine multiple output for neural net, fuzzy logic or subjectives ranking, quality maps of results.

IDEA

It is one of the most comprehensive AI&DM-based suite of software applications for the E&P industry. IDEA is ISI’s software application for the development of general data driven, intelligent models. Other modules available from ISI are IMAGINE, IMPACT, IMPROVE, IMPULSE, IMPRESS, listed in this booklet.

Vendor: Intelligent Solutions Inc. (ISI) Website:www.intelligentsolutionsinc.com

JACTA & ALEA

Reservoir risk assessment software that integrates all of the reservoir knowledge and uncertainties to help the user build thousands of valid models for a complete risk analysis. In a unique workflow, the software combines geometry, facies, rock, and fluid uncertainties to analyze reservoir volumes distribution and rank uncertainty parameters. Jacta improves upon Monte-Carlo based techniques by honoring and highlighting the correlations between the different uncertainties. Alea is a tool dedicated to helping users quickly analyze the potential values of reservoir prospects. Alea captures and integrates 3D structural uncertainty to provide simple volumetric uncertainties.

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NeuralTools

Allows the user to create neural networks within Excel. The idea behind neural nets is that they imitate brain functions in looking for patterns in existing data sets – and once they’re trained on historic data, they can take new data and make intelligent predictions about the outcome. Vendor: Palisade

Website: www.palisade.com

Neuro3

It is a Neural Network Software, constructed to use some organizational principles resembling those of the human brain. They are information-processing systems that demonstrate the ability to learn, recall, and generalize from training patterns or data. They are good at tasks such as pattern matching and classification, data clustering, and forecasting. Common oil and gas applications include forecasting of reservoir properties from wireline log signatures, extension of reservoir properties for simulation, and seismic interpretation. While this application was written for the oil and gas community, it is generic enough to apply to any problem for data-mining, correlation, or categorization needs.

NNLAP

It is PST’s Neural Network Log Analysis Program. It applies advanced neural network technology to generate synthetic, validated wireline logs, core properties, and production data based on commonly available data.

Vendor: Petroleum Software Technologies Website: www.pstware.com

Techlog

Techlog Interactive Suite 2011 integrates petrophysics (core and log), geosciences and engineering data, in a versatile manner using cross-domain workflows based on a data management layer. It is probably one of the most suitable log analysis software with powerful utilities for reservoir rock typing. Initially developed by Techsia, the software is now part of the Schlumberger portfolio. Vendor: Schlumberger

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EarthModel® FT

It is evolutionary geological modeling software that automatically tracks user steps in building a model so that new information can be added and the model rebuilt in a fraction of the usual time. EarthModel FT also features the RockScale module, which facilitates accurate transfer of rock properties from the seismic grid to the modeling grid, making the integration of seismic properties into the reservoir model a practical reality.

Vendor: Fugro-Jason

EarthVision

The software is used for 3D model building, analysis, and visualization, with precise 3D models that can be quickly created and updated. Accurate maps and cross sections, reservoir characterization, and volumetric analysis are made easy. EarthVision′s multitude of visualization tools, including integrated seismic and cellular display, improve and simplify quality control, well planning, and communication to management, investors, partners, and the diverse members of the asset team.

Vendor: Dynamic Graphics Inc Website: www.dgi.com

Emerge

Predicts reservoir properties using seismic attributes and well log data. The seismic attributes can either be internally or externally derived, and the target can be any measured or calculated log such as porosity, density or water saturation. Typical external seismic attributes are inversion results from STRATA or AVO attribute volumes.

Vendor: CGGVeritas

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FracaFlow

The vendor claims that it is the only package on the market to provide all the necessary tools to assess fractured reservoirs, from the largest characterization tools range to secondary porosity and permeability computation. It enables geologists and reservoir engineers to fully understand the impact of fractures and their associated uncertainties.

FRAC-EXPLORE

It analyzes the characteristics and patterns of subsurface lineaments, fractures, and other geological features for the purpose of identifying the locations of potential subsurface oil and gas reservoirs. Developed at National Institute for Petroleum and Energy Research (NIPER) by BDM-Oklahoma, Inc. Min Req.:

FracMan Reservoir Edition (FRED)

FRED allows users to perform detailed spatial and network analysis of discrete-fracture network (DFN) and well fracture data. The software can be used to calibrate reservoir models to well-test data and to existing production data, including mud-loss results and single- or multi-well pump tests. FRED uses a fully-integrated finite-element multi-phase flow solver to simulate steady-state and transient flow through three-dimensional rock masses with discrete fracture networks. Vendor: Golder Associates

Website: www.fracturedreservoirs.com

GeoFrac 2000

It is a terrain generation application with a range of capabilities, which is able to export Terragen terrain files. It has a sophisticated film- and broadcast-quality renderer and procedural modelling tools designed so that you can create the most realistic images possible without taking a photograph. Nor is it a general-purpose 3D program

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designed to render everything.

Website: http://download.freenet.de/GeoFrac-2000-Windows--4780.xhtml

Geocap

Provides a highly flexible environment for visualization and manipulation of geodata. The software is tailored for work with geologic and geographical data. Geocap lets you perform batch jobs and advanced 3D Geo-presentations, including flight tours, by grouping Command Objects into an ordered list which then can be executed in one go. The Geocap Oil & Gas package is used by geologists, geophysicists and reservoir engineers, either as a primary system or as a supplementary tool. By using Geocap one has a great source of functionality and can achieve very high productivity and efficiency in practical work. Geocap Seafloor lets the user process survey data from multibeam echo sounders and creates large high resolution grids. The strict project organization simplifies the way to build effective product lines. Geocap Shelf is a full 3D toolbox including everything needed for continental shelf delineation in accordance with United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Article 76

Vendor: Geocap

Website: www.geocap.no

gOcad

Next generation 3D geological modeling software, particularly robust in handling complex geometries. Gocad is an application that provides an integrated solution to structural, velocity, stratigraphic and reservoir modeling. Vendor: Earth Decision Sciences

Website: www.earthdecision.com

GSLIB

Collection of geostatistical programs developed at Stanford University over the last 15 years. Source code and executables available for download.

Institution: Stanford Center for Reservoir Forecasting Website: http://scrf.stanford.edu/resources.software.gslib

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IRAP-RMS

RMS is a geological modeling tool that includes mapping, modelling, planning and workflow management tools. Key modelling features include a new user-friendly interface, which dramatically shortens the learning curve and increases personal productivity; structural modelling tools that build the structural framework within weeks rather than months; high quality grids for geo-modelling and simulation; and advanced property modelling tools providing accurate volume calculations. Vendor: Roxar Software Solutions

Website: http://www.roxar.com/software/

JACTA & ALEA

Reservoir risk assessment software that integrates all of the reservoir knowledge and uncertainties to help the user build thousands of valid models for a complete risk analysis. In a unique workflow, the software combines geometry, facies, rock, and fluid uncertainties to analyze reservoir volumes distribution and rank uncertainty parameters. Jacta improves upon Monte-Carlo based techniques by honoring and highlighting the correlations between the different uncertainties. Alea is a tool dedicated to helping users quickly analyze the potential values of reservoir prospects. Alea captures and integrates 3D structural uncertainty to provide simple volumetric uncertainties.

JewelSuite

It is a windows-based software that integrates seismic, geological, flow simulation, and geomechanical models in a single workflow: 4 models in 1. JewelSuite™ is based on a patented JOA® 3D grid technology which allows modeling of very complex geology as well as seamless integration between static and dynamic modeling.

Paradigm “Rock & Fluid Canvas”

Solution suite to cover the whole workflow from seismic and petrophysical processing through interpretation,

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model building and characterization to a fully engineered drilling plan.

PETREL

A very popular and robust integrated geoscience modeling software. It is easy to integrate seismic, logs and geological information to build a 3D model of the reservoir. Using Ocean, Petrel Plug-ins can be developed by the users to integrate their own computer codes in the workflow. Vendor: Schlumberger

Website: www.slb.com

REFRACT

It allows the users to predict fractures away from the wellbore, utilizing and incorporating the valuable information available from a multitude of pre-stack and post-stack seismic attributes. Unlike the DFN approach, REFRACT uses the patented Continuous Fracture Modeling (CFM) approach. The DFN methodology cannot predict fractures away from the wells, and uses the upscaling of randomly distributed discrete fracture planes to generate a “noisy” permeability tensor. Instead, the CFM approach in REFRACT uses a geocellular grid, where seismic and geologic properties are used, along with fracture indicators at the wells, to estimate the distribution of fractures and their effect on permeability and fluid flow.

Vendor: Prism Seismic

Website: www.prismseismic.com

SGeMS

It is an open-source geostatistical modeling software, developed by Stanford University, for solving problems involving spatially related variables. It provides geostatistics practitioners with a user-friendly interface, similar to Petrel, an interactive 3-D visualization, and a wide selection of algorithms.

Developer: Stanford University (public software) Website: http://sgems.sourceforge.net/

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SKUA

A new software solution containing integrated workflow between seismic and geologic interpretation and modeling. The 2009 release also introduces stratigraphic interpretation modeling, based on SKUA technology, which provides unique tools to concurrently perform stratigraphic interpretation, geochronological modeling and to perform 3D seismic paleo-restoration to restore depositional continuity.

Vendor: Paradigm (part of GoCad) Website: www.pdgm.com

StatMod™

This software combines classic geostatistics with innovative Jason Geoscience Workbench® (JGW) seismic inversion methods in a program that is valuable in both exploration and reservoir development. StatMod uses geostatistics to identify models that are consistent with well log information and simultaneously inverts the data to find the subset of those models that are also consistent with the seismic data. This results in models that match all the input data in a single algorithm.

Vendor: Fugro-Jason

StatMod MC

This software simultaneously inverts for impedance and discrete property types, or lithofacies, instead of taking a two-step approach as is done by conventional inversion and geomodeling algorithms. Not only does simulating lithofacies and impedance realizations in one sweep save time as opposed to doing so sequentially, it also enhances the accuracy of the results as significant synergies between the two can be leveraged during the inversion. Once such highly detailed models of impedance and lithofacies have been generated, any number of additional petrophysical properties (e.g. porosity) can be jointly cosimulated. Vendor: Fugro-Jason

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StatTools

Replaces Excel’s statistics functions with it’s own more robust and accurate functions and enables the user to perform time-series forecasting and statistical analysis. Vendor: Palisade

Website: www.palisade.com

WinGSLIB

WinGslib is a toolbox of geostatistical software algorithms written for Windows 9598//NT. It provides a front-end to all the GSLIB programs.

Vendor: Statios

Website: www.statios.com

2DMove

2D structural modelling in a 3D world for map and linked section construction, balancing, kinematic restoration, validation and structural analysis.

3DMove

3DMove is currently the world’s leading 3D software tool for structural restoration, validation and analysis. It uses the principles of structural geology to help build models where little data exists and to use the geological evolution of the model to define parameters for further analysis.

4DFrac

It is a module of 4DMove providing automated 3D Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) modelling with direct output for reservoir simulation. This workflow driven approach allows rapid scenario testing and the development of multiple models for sensitivity testing in the reservoir model. 4DFrac complements the Move toolkit with full integration with structural analysis and modelling providing a unique capability to build and test geologically valid fracture systems as well as using an advanced statistical

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approach.

4DMove

Advanced 3D structural modelling with scenario modelling capability and access to pre-defined modelling workflows including geomechanical restoration (4DRestore), fracture modelling (4DFrac) and turbidite flow modelling (4DSediment).

4DSediment

It is a module of 4DMove providing an automated 3D turbidity current modelling workflow for simulating turbidite flows onto a paleobathimetry and outputting turbidite distribution and reservoir quality attributes.

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ABAQUS

Use finite element analysis to study and design advanced tests performed on geomaterials; analysis of geomechanical processes in the near-wellbore region, e.g. rock-tool interaction; analysis of geomechanical processes at reservoir scale.

Vendor: Sintef Petroleum Research Website: www.sintef.com

Baker Hughes Tools

It comprises 6 tools for geomechanics called SFIB, WellCheck, PressCheck, Imager and Caliper. The description of these tools are as follows: SFIB™: determines in-situ stress and evaluates wellbore stability

WellCheck™: optimizes casing seat depths and defines safe mud windows

PressCheck™: defines mud window by estimating pore pressure and fracture gradient

Imager™: improves wellbore image analysis

Caliper™: rapidly determines orientation and extent of wellbore breakouts

MohrFracs™: predicts optimum drilling trajectories in fractured reservoirs.

Note: See description of GMI below Vendor: Baker Hughes

DrillWorks

Geomechanical modeling, pore pressure prediction, wellbore stability analysis, rock strength modeling

Vendor: Landmark Graphics

Website: http://www.halliburton.com

FLAC and FLAC3D

FLAC (2D solutions) and FLAC (3D or quasi-2D solutions) are continuum mechanics codes that provide an explicit

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solution scheme to solve the full equations of motion. Vendor: Itasca Houston, Inc.

Website: www.itascahouston.com

GMI PressCheck/WellCheck/SFIB/Imager

Geomechanical modeling; wellbore stability, pore pressure prediction, sand production prediction, fractured reservoir analysis, fault seal analysis and wellbore imaging. This software was initially developed by Geomechanics International, Inc, but after the acquisition by Baker Hughes, it is now marketed by Baker Hughes.

IGEOSS

Geomechanical modeling software; solve structure-related issues using thorough geomechanics. 2D and 3D model building (reading data, building sealed models, creating model mesh); 2D and 3D numerical simulation based on continuum mechanics (FEM and BEM); Graphic user interface using TrollTech Technology (Qt); 2D and 3D scientific visualization (OpenGL); Other software modules: Poly3D, Dynel2D, Dynel 3D.

Vendor: Geomechanical Software and Consulting; Acquired by Schlumberger (May 2010)

Website: www.slb.com/services/software/geo

PetroMode

Structural restoration and petroleum system. It includes back-stripping and structural restoration for reconstruction of the basin to reveal the structural and petroleum system development.

Vendor: Schlumberger based in Aachen/Germany) Website: www.slb.com

PFC2D and PFC3D

PFC simulates the mechanical behavior of a material by representing it as an assembly of circular particles (PFC2D) or spheres (PFC3D) that can be bonded to one another. Vendor: Itasca Houston, Inc.

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StabView/RocksBank

Geomechanical modeling, wellbore stability, sand production prediction, hydraulic fracturing, lost circulation modeling, fault seal analysis, chemical wellbore instability analysis, temperature effect, reservoir depletion and compaction analysis/rock properties determination Vendor: Weatherford Geomechanics Services (WGS) Website: http://www.advgeotech.com/WGS/index.htm

UDEC and 3DEC

The Itasca codes UDEC (2D solutions) and 3DEC (3D and quasi-2D) are powerful numerical programs that use the distinct element method to model problems that are characterized by blocks and discontinuities (joints/ faults for instance). Itasca software tools address: Explicit fracture growth simulation; Fully-coupled model; Fluid flow allowed between blocks; various constitutive behaviors and properties of rocks allowed; complicated geometries etc. Vendor: Itasca Houston, Inc.

Website: www.itascahouston.com

VISAGE

It is a reservoir-scale geomechanics modeling and simulation system with applications in reservoir engineering, production, heavy oil, CO2, underground gas storage, and water services. VISAGE 2009.1 can be coupled with ECLIPSE Blackoil so that rock stresses and reservoir properties can be modeled together.

1D MEM

1D Mechanical Earth Model; includes geomechanical modeling along wellbore; wellbore stability, pore pressure prediction, sand production prediction, fault seal analysis and wellbore imaging. StoneFish (now also toolkit in PETREL); BorStress (Geoframe); Caliban (Geoframe). Vendor: Schlumberger

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3D & 4D MEM

Include 3D state of stresses; 3D reservoir geomechanical modeling with its boundary conditions (overburden, side-burdens & under-burden); wellbore stability, pore pressure prediction, well placement, fractures reactivation prediction, fault seal analysis, completion design (perforation and fractures initiation (hydrofrac), 2 ways coupling with production and history matching (with ECLIPSE), strain maps over reservoirs after depletion and injection, EOR and permeability update Note: VISAGE (compatible with PETREL & ECLIPSE, therefore represents the link between static and dynamic modeling).

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ATHOS (replaced by PumaFlow)

It is a multipurpose simulator, providing a lot of different physical options from the most routinely used (black-oil, multi-component) to the more specialized ones (thermal, dual permeability, dual porosity, polymers, steam injection). It is the first parallel reservoir simulator available on platforms based on Itanium 2 processors and running on Linux 64 bits based on a standard RedHat Linux distribution. Athos 4.3, the latest commercial release, includes new advanced numerical schemes dedicated to simulate megacell compositional models, a new multi-level well grouping hierarchy, an open coupling solution between surface network third-party software running on heterogeneous hard parallel Athos and an advanced modelling of thermal recovery processes in fractured reservoirs. All these features have been optimised for parallel architectures.

Vendor: IFP

Baker’s SimBest II, Comp5 & THERM simulators

Reservoir simulations (black oil, composition and thermal) Vendor: Baker Hughes

CondorFlow

This software, developed as part of a Joint Industrial Project conducted by IFP and Beicip-Franlab, it offers a solution to help production department speed up the history matching procedure and improve the quality of the production forecasts.

Vendor: IFP

ECLIPSE

Widely used reservoir simulation software; it is available

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for black oil models (Eclipse 100) and compositional models (Eclipse 300).

ENABLE

ENABLE™ works as an integral part of the reservoir simulation workflow to considerably enhance the information obtained about the reservoir during the simulation & history matching process, as well as substantially speeding up the process itself. This allows better and more confident decisions to be made about reservoir investment.

Vendor: Roxar Software Solutions Website: www.roxarsoftwareportal.com

FEFLOW

It is a 3D Hydrogeological modeling software, capable of solving a variety of non-linear groundwater flow and transport problems, including various representations of unsaturated groundwater flow and transport, coupled thermal-hydro-chemical (THC) models. FEFLOW is able to represent arbitrary chemical reactions amongst transported contaminants, including radioactive decay chains and solid-phase and liquid-phase interactions and includes adaptive meshing algorithms.

Vendor: Quintessa

Website: www.quintessa.org/software

FloGrid

ECLIPSE FloGrid reservoir modeling software enables high-value workflows to be completed rapidly. It offers a unique and powerful combination of reservoir engineering and geological modeling tools to address complex cross-discipline reservoir characterization challenges and solve problems associated with accurate forecasting of production rates.

Vendor: Schlumberger

Website: www.slb.com/services/software/reseng/ eclipse_options

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FracaFlow

The vendor claims that it is the only package on the market to provide all the necessary tools to assess fractured reservoirs, from the largest characterization tools range to secondary porosity and permeability computation. It enables geologists and reservoir engineers to fully understand the impact of fractures and their associated uncertainties.

Frontsim

FrontSim streamline reservoir simulation software is a three-phase, 3D simulator that models multiphase flow of fluids along streamlines. Rank and screen reservoir models in a dynamic environment by combining industry-standard streamline technology with intuitive and interactive 3D modeling. The FrontSim simulator enables the user to construct enhanced reservoir models quickly, paving the way for more accurate production forecasting and better decisions.

GEM

Reservoir simulation for compositional models Vendor: Computer Modelling Group (CMG) Website: www.cmgroup.com

IMEX

Reservoir simulation for black oil

Vendor: Computer Modelling Group (CMG) Website: www.cmgroup.com

IMpact

IMpact is ISI>s software application for developing Surrogate Reservoir Models (SRM). Surrogate Reservoir Models (SRM) are accurate replicas of full field numerical reservoir simulation models that run in real-time. SRMs can reproduce well responses throughout the field as

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well as pressure and saturation changes at each time step at the grid block level, all in real-time. SRM are ISI>s implementation of Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining in the reservoir simulation and modeling.

Vendor: Intelligent Solutions, Inc. Website: www.IntelligentSolutionsInc.com

INTERSECT

It is the next generation of simulation software, developed jointly by Chevron and Schlumbeger. Intersect can run large, heterogeneous models - simulating tens of millions of cells - very quickly, going far beyond the capabilities on offer from the current generation of simulators. It also accurately models complex geology and wells, honoring detailed reservoir characterizations with minimal or no up-scaling.

Supporting sophisticated field management, it handles thousands of wells in mature fields, as well as simulating all fluid types and recovery processes in a single simulator. Advanced production controls also enable flexible operational field management.

LYNEX

It has powerful pre- and post- processing capabilities along with unique simulation input and output data analysis technologies. Some of these technologies, such as HM “mismatch” maps, comparison of multiple HM cases, polygon picking to create well groups, rigorous utilization of RFT and PLT data, and the unique MatchingPro technology provide a powerful guide to assist the engineer in closing the history match gap.

Vendor: Nitec LLC

Website: http://www.nitecllc.com/products.html

MEPO

Software designed to assist history match; Uses experimental design (e.g. Latin hypercube sampling) to select the least number of input parameters required to achieve the match.

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It links with VIP, CMG, MORES, Eclipse, Frontsim. Provides a range of different optimization mechanisms including genetic algorithms and evolutionary strategy. It generates multiple matched models and uses them to give an estimate of uncertainty in future production predictions.

Vendor: SPT Group

Website: www.sptgroup.com

NAPSAC

A high performance finite-element software package for modelling groundwater flow and transport through fractured media.

Vendor: Napsac

Website: www.napsac.co.uk

NEXUS

Reservoir simulation software, tightly coupled, fully implicit surface-subsurface Modeling, whereby the surface facilities can be integrated into the total asset model.

Vendor: Halliburton

PowerGrid

Gridding and upscaling software Vendor: Halliburton

PumaFlow

A new generation reservoir simulator featuring rigorous physical formulations, high performance computing, brand-new user-oriented interface and work environment. It supports black oil, compositional, fracture modeling and also thermal. The simulator exploits the benefit of cluster technology (open MP or MPI parallel computing).

ResAssist™

PI Booklet Software Oil

Main Software Applications

Used In the Oil & Gas Industry

Compiled & Edited

By

Jorge Salgado Gomes PhD

November 2012

Main Software

Applications Used

In the Oil & Gas Industry

Compiled & Edited

By

Jorge Salgado Gomes PhD

Table of Contents

Seismic Acquisition and

Processing

Geophysical Interpretation

Log Interpretation &

Petrophysics

Artificial Intelligence

(Expert Systems)

Geological Modelling

Geomechanical Modelling

Reservoir Simulation