Gamma ray model showing the higher values (shales) in darker browns and lower values (sands) in yellow. Data courtesy Rocky Mountain Oil Technology Center and the U.S. Department of Energy. The unconventional shale reservoir has shown tremendous potential in the production of oil and gas in recent years. Companies are increasingly exploring oil fields for…
3D scene building, based on open-source digital terrain models, buildings, vegetation, powerlines, fences and satellite images can be integrated for visual communication and analysis functions for a multitude of purposes. CoViz 4D is extremely adept at quickly building 3D and 4D ‘fit for purpose’ data environments With the development of geographic information systems (GIS) in…
With the increasing understanding of global warming and its causes, industries are looking for ways of reducing CO2 from entering the atmosphere to adhere to net zero goals. Subsurface CO2 injection and storage has been seen as a potential solution for many years for capturing the CO2 emitted from oil and gas production along with…
Data integration is key in maximizing production while keeping costs to a minimum. CoViz 4D enhances production by integrating all available oilfield data into a single application. Over the past few decades, global energy consumption has increased dramatically. This has triggered an incremental demand for oil and gas. Experts predict that hydrocarbons may remain the…
For a detailed understanding of reservoir characteristics, the acquisition and analysis of well log data are essential. The data obtained during the logging process provides an overview of the geoscientific property of the subsurface which can be used to identify the potential pay zones in the reservoir. From exploration to completion, the oil and gas…
Understanding formation integrity and reservoir conditions are critical for success with open hole completions. CoViz 4D visualizations such as this can help. With the proper instrumentation, a wide range of logging data can be acquired during and after the drilling process. Open hole data acquired before casing the wellbore is generally used by production engineers…
The exploration of geothermal resources in the subsurface is challenging yet vital in the energy industry. There is huge potential in this largely untapped yet highly sustainable energy source. But there is also a great economic risk attached to it, starting at the early stage of its development. A successful geothermal exploration phase can influence…
Carbonate reservoirs contain a majority of the world’s petroleum reserves, and they are one of the more challenging geologic formations to characterize. Within these reservoirs, porosity and permeability can be highly complex and vary widely with little spatial correlation. Initial and secondary porosities can range from low porosity intergranular/inter-crystalline primary to cavernous karst secondary (very…
Data used by permission of the owner. Oil and gas production data is key to understanding the impact development decisions have on reservoir performance. Monitoring production data over the life of a field facilitates the predicted performance of planned wells to be assessed alongside their observed counterparts. Software that can correlate and visualize—using 3D and…
Integrating real-time drilling data with legacy data sources in CoViz 4D can assist in more accurate and safer well placement. Data courtesy Rocky Mountain Oil Technology Center and the U.S. Department of Energy. Continuous improvements in the ability to obtain subsurface data as well as drilling data enable drilling engineers to more accurately place wells…