MEERA CENTRUM

Complicated Reservoir Behavior Modeling and Optimizing Field Development Plan in an Oilfield in the Middle East

Challenges

  • The reservoir behavior was extremely complicated. Even after updating the static model with the data acquired from more than 100 wells, the reservoir behavior could not be captured correctly in the conventional simulation approach.

  • Enormous effort was in place in a multidisciplinary team to understand the reservoir behavior better and to history match the model however, the outcome was far from convincing.

  • Poor history match quality made the model predictions unreliable.

  • Excess water production and declining oil production made the field’s profitability and future investment success unclear.

Solutions

  • Create an AI-Physics model based on the available conventional model within a month’s time.

  • History Train the model using the Artificial Intelligence.

  • Predict the amount of oil and water production accurately

  • Propose and optimized well location/trajectory for future field development.

OUTCOME

A Robust AI-Physics Model Exhibiting Solid Alignment with the Field Observed Data

A full field Evergreen model is constructed and History Trained in less than three weeks. The model shows excellent alignment with the observed data in the history and the blind test period which confirms the model’s predictability.

The AI-Physics model shows an acceptable match even in the wells with integrity issues

Reliable prediction for oil, water, and gas production provided.

5 new well location and trajectory was proposed based on the AI-Physics model remaining oil map.

WHAT WE DELIVER

History Training Time Comparison

MEERA CENTRUM

CONVENTIONAL

11minutes

80minutes

MEERA Single run

E300 Single run

14runs

Unsuccessfulruns

MEERA
History matching runs

Conventional
History matching runs

Client Return on Investment:
5.6% Improved Oil Production in four years

5.6% Improved
Oil Production in four years

Client is now equipped

5.6% improved oil

with a reliable tool to forecast the field future performance.

Production in 4 years, by proposing the new well locations and trajectory

Estimated Cost Effectiveness

MEERA CENTRUM

CONVENTIONAL

IMPROVEMENT(%)

MEERA CENTRUM

CONVENTIONAL

IMPROVEMENT(%)

-

-

5.7%

Total Expected Oil
Productions

10man-months

15man-months

33%

Normal
FDP Study from Scratch

Normal FDP Study
from Scratch | Industry Estimated

Normal FDP Study
from Scratch

Automatic

11man-months

100%

Frequent Model
Updates (every 2-5 years)

Frequent Model
Updates (every 2-5 years)
Industry Estimated

Frequent Model
Updates (every 2-5 years)

All these provided by MEERA CENTRUM make your organization ready for any changes in your asset behaviors.