ESTIMATING RELATIVE PERMEABILITY AND CAPILLARY PRESSURES OF A GEOLOGICAL FORMATION BASED ON MULTIPHASE UPSCALING

    公开(公告)号:US20220003651A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-06

    申请号:US16921331

    申请日:2020-07-06

    Abstract: A system can access geological data describing a plurality of rock types in a physical rock sample drilled from a reservoir. The system can generate synthetic rock samples and execute single phase upscaling to compute absolute permeabilities for the physical rock sample and the synthetic rock samples. The system can execute a first multiphase upscaling based on the single phase upscaling to determine relative permeabilities for the physical rock sample and the synthetic rock samples. The system can compare the relative permeability of the physical rock sample to the relative permeabilities for the synthetic rock samples and select a synthetic rock sample that varies the least from the physical rock sample. The system can perform at least one additional multiphase upscaling on the physical rock sample and the synthetic rock samples to determine a second multiphase upscaling result and to develop a plan for drilling operations.

    AUTOMATED UPSCALING OF RELATIVE PERMEABILITY AND CAPILLARY PRESSURE IN MULTI-POROSITY SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20190026405A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-24

    申请号:US15758573

    申请日:2017-02-14

    Abstract: A three-dimensional reservoir simulator used for automated upscaling relative permeability and capillary pressure in multi-porosity systems comprising disparate rock-types. A coarse-scale single-porosity model incorporating multi-porosity model properties may be derived from a fine-scale single-porosity model based, at least in part, on simulation of a model comprising data from one or more regions of interest. Real-world and laboratory measurements of the one or more regions of interest may be provided to the fine-scale single-porosity simulation model and the fine-scale single-porosity model may be subjected to one or more fractional flow simulation processes and one or more displacement simulation processes. The fine-scale model properties may be modified based, at least in part, on the results of the one or more fractional flow simulation processes and one or more displacement simulation processes. Coarse scale-model properties may be derived from the fine-scale single-porosity model properties by upscaling the fine-scale single-porosity model. The coarse-scale single-porosity simulation model incorporating multi-porosity model properties may be used to improve operational decision-making, including drilling operations and reservoir management.

    Static earth model calibration methods and systems using permeability testing

    公开(公告)号:US10145985B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-04

    申请号:US14909963

    申请日:2013-08-07

    Abstract: At least some of the disclosed systems and methods obtain a static earth model having multiple layers. Further, at least some of the disclosed systems and methods test a permeability associated with at least part of the static earth model. Further, at least some of the disclosed systems and methods calibrate the static earth model by adjusting a distribution or proportion of geological features in at least one of the multiple layers based on the testing. Further, at least some of the disclosed systems and methods use the calibrated static earth model to predict fluid flow in a formation.

    Defining non-linear petrofacies for a reservoir simulation model

    公开(公告)号:US09880321B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-30

    申请号:US14780471

    申请日:2014-12-08

    Abstract: System and methods for defining non-linear petrofacies for a reservoir simulation model are provided. A cross-plot visualization of selected petrophysical properties from a three-dimensional (3D) geocellular grid array of petrophysical properties representing a reservoir rock formation is presented to a user via a display of a computing device. Upon receiving user input for defining a non-linear petrofacies region of the 3D geocellular grid within the presented cross-plot visualization, data points in the cross-plot visualization that are within the boundaries of the petrofacies region are identified. The identified data points are associated with the petrofacies region. Hydraulic rock properties are assigned to one or more cells of the 3D geocellular grid based on the data points associated with the petrofacies region.

    RELATIVE PERMEABILITY INVERSION FROM HISTORICAL PRODUCTION DATA USING VISCOSITY RATIO INVARIANT STEP-FUNCTION RELATIVE PERMEABILITY APPROXIMATIONS
    27.
    发明申请
    RELATIVE PERMEABILITY INVERSION FROM HISTORICAL PRODUCTION DATA USING VISCOSITY RATIO INVARIANT STEP-FUNCTION RELATIVE PERMEABILITY APPROXIMATIONS 审中-公开
    使用粘度比率的历史生产数据的相对渗透率反演不相关的步骤功能相对渗透性近似

    公开(公告)号:US20160196369A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-07

    申请号:US14894324

    申请日:2013-09-16

    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a method, apparatus, and computer program product for approximating multiphase flow reservoir production simulation. For example, one disclosed embodiment includes a system that includes at least one processor and memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions that when executed by the at least one processor performs operations that includes generating a set of pseudo-phase production relative permeability curves; receiving production rate history data; receiving simulation configuration parameters; performing flow simulation using the set of pseudo-phase production relative permeability curves; determining an optimal matching pseudo-phase production simulation result that best matches the production rate history data; and performing relative permeability inversion using signal processing analysis of production rate history data to approximate relative permeability curve descriptions with quantified uncertainty.

    Abstract translation: 所公开的实施例包括用于近似多相流储层生产模拟的方法,装置和计算机程序产品。 例如,一个公开的实施例包括一个系统,该系统包括耦合到至少一个处理器的至少一个处理器和存储器,存储器存储指令,当由至少一个处理器执行时执行包括产生一组伪相产生 相对渗透率曲线; 接收生产率历史数据; 接收模拟配置参数; 使用伪相生产相对渗透率曲线进行流动模拟; 确定与生产速率历史数据最佳匹配的最佳匹配伪相制作模拟结果; 并使用生产率历史数据的信号处理分析进行相对渗透率反演,以近似具有量化不确定性的相对渗透率曲线描述。

    PSEUDO-PHASE PRODUCTION SIMULATION: A SIGNAL PROCESSING APPROACH TO ASSESS QUASI-MULTIPHASE FLOW PRODUCTION VIA SUCCESSIVE ANALOGOUS STEP-FUNCTION RELATIVE PERMEABILITY CONTROLLED MODELS IN RESERVOIR FLOW SIMULATION
    28.
    发明申请
    PSEUDO-PHASE PRODUCTION SIMULATION: A SIGNAL PROCESSING APPROACH TO ASSESS QUASI-MULTIPHASE FLOW PRODUCTION VIA SUCCESSIVE ANALOGOUS STEP-FUNCTION RELATIVE PERMEABILITY CONTROLLED MODELS IN RESERVOIR FLOW SIMULATION 审中-公开
    PSEUDO阶段生产模拟:信号处理方法通过成熟的模拟步进功能来评估准多相流动生产相对渗透率控制模型在储层流动模拟

    公开(公告)号:US20160179996A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-23

    申请号:US14894973

    申请日:2013-09-16

    CPC classification number: G06F17/5009 E21B41/0092 E21B47/00 G06F2217/16

    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a method, apparatus, and computer program product for approximating multiphase flow in reservoir simulation. For example, one disclosed embodiment includes a system that includes at least one processor and memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions that when executed by the at least one processor performs operations that includes generating a set of pseudo-phase production relative permeability curves; receiving production rate history data; receiving simulation configuration parameters; performing flow simulation using the set of pseudo-phase production relative permeability curves; and determining an optimal matching pseudo-phase production simulation result that best matches the production rate history data in the absence of relative permeability measurements derived from the subsurface porous medium.

    Abstract translation: 所公开的实施例包括用于在油藏模拟中近似多相流的方法,装置和计算机程序产品。 例如,一个公开的实施例包括一个系统,该系统包括耦合到至少一个处理器的至少一个处理器和存储器,存储器存储指令,当由至少一个处理器执行时执行包括产生一组伪相产生 相对渗透率曲线; 接收生产率历史数据; 接收模拟配置参数; 使用伪相生产相对渗透率曲线进行流动模拟; 以及在没有从地下多孔介质导出的相对渗透率测量的情况下,确定与生产速率历史数据最匹配的最佳匹配伪相生产模拟结果。

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