Three Dimensional Simulation Small-Scale Heterogeneity in Tidal Deposits Small-scale heterogeneity at the bed-set scale (ca 1 mm to 1 m) represents an important target for reservoir modelling. In particular, tidal deposits, which are typified by bi-directional currents and deposition of alternating mud and sand layers, have a high degree of...
Correlation of Vertical Permeability and Volume of Shale in a SAGD Oil Sands Reservoir
SBED Software Assisted with Vertical Permeability in SAGD Project Geomodeling’s SBED product services were used for a steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) permeability project by an oil sands operator. Highlights of this permeability study follow, as well as a link to the published SPE Paper. From a producing McMurray Formation...
Estimation of Reservoir Heterogeneity from the Depositional Environment in Reservoir Characterization of a CHOPS Field
The major challenge in reservoir characterization is to estimate the effective porosity and the permeability of the reservoir due to reservoir heterogeneity. Often the vertical and the horizontal permeability are not considered separately in 3D geo-cellular models and in the reservoir simulations. Conventional reservoir modeling extrapolates all of the small-scale data to full-field scale...
SBED Biogenic Structure Modeling
SBED™ Biogenic Structure Modeling accurately simulates the activities of burrowing organisms on reservoir facies at the lamina scale and estimates their effects on petrophysical properties using flow-based upscaling. Bioturbation within a substrate can add to sedimentary heterogeneity and alter horizontal and vertical permeability. Understanding the subtle changes in permeability that...