Data mining in the Dutch Oil and Gas Portal: a case study on the reservoir properties of the Volpriehausen Sandstone interval

2018 ◽  
Vol 469 (1) ◽  
pp. 253-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. M. M. van Kempen ◽  
H. F. Mijnlieff ◽  
J. van der Molen
2001 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 679
Author(s):  
S. Reymond ◽  
E. Matthews ◽  
B. Sissons

This case study illustrates how 3D generalised inversion of seismic facies for reservoir parameters can be successfully applied to image and laterally predict reservoir parameters in laterally discontinuous turbiditic depositional environment where hydrocarbon pools are located in complex combined stratigraphic-structural traps. Such conditions mean that structural mapping is inadequate to define traps and to estimate reserves in place. Conventional seismic amplitude analysis has been used to aid definition but was not sufficient to guarantee presence of economic hydrocarbons in potential reservoir pools. The Ngatoro Field in Taranaki, New Zealand has been producing for nine years. Currently the field is producing 1,000 bopd from seven wells and at three surface locations down from a peak of over 1,500 bopd. The field production stations have been analysed using new techniques in 3D seismic imaging to locate bypassed oils and identify undrained pools. To define the objectives of the study, three questions were asked:Can we image reservoir pools in a complex stratigraphic and structural environment where conventional grid-based interpretation is not applicable due to lack of lateral continuity in reservoir properties?Can we distinguish fluids within each reservoir pools?Can we extrapolate reservoir parameters observed at drilled locations to the entire field using 3D seismic data to build a 3D reservoir model?Using new 3D seismic attributes such as bright spot indicators, attenuation and edge enhancing volumes coupled with 6 AVO (Amplitude Versus Offset) volumes integrated into a single class cube of reservoir properties, made the mapping of reservoir pools possible over the entire data set. In addition, four fluid types, as observed in more than 20 reservoir pools were validated by final inverted results to allow lateral prediction of fluid contents in un-drilled reservoir targets. Well production data and 3D seismic inverted volume were later integrated to build a 3D reservoir model to support updated volumetrics reserves computation and to define additional targets for exploration drilling, additional well planning and to define a water injection plan for pools already in production.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Sarmistha R. Majumdar

Fracking has helped to usher in an era of energy abundance in the United States. This advanced drilling procedure has helped the nation to attain the status of the largest producer of crude oil and natural gas in the world, but some of its negative externalities, such as human-induced seismicity, can no longer be ignored. The occurrence of earthquakes in communities located at proximity to disposal wells with no prior history of seismicity has shocked residents and have caused damages to properties. It has evoked individuals’ resentment against the practice of injection of fracking’s wastewater under pressure into underground disposal wells. Though the oil and gas companies have denied the existence of a link between such a practice and earthquakes and the local and state governments have delayed their responses to the unforeseen seismic events, the issue has gained in prominence among researchers, affected community residents, and the media. This case study has offered a glimpse into the varied responses of stakeholders to human-induced seismicity in a small city in the state of Texas. It is evident from this case study that although individuals’ complaints and protests from a small community may not be successful in bringing about statewide changes in regulatory policies on disposal of fracking’s wastewater, they can add to the public pressure on the state government to do something to address the problem in a state that supports fracking.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Miriam R. Aczel ◽  
Karen E. Makuch

This case study analyzes the potential impacts of weakening the National Park Service’s (NPS) “9B Regulations” enacted in 1978, which established a federal regulatory framework governing hydrocarbon rights and extraction to protect natural resources within the parks. We focus on potential risks to national parklands resulting from Executive Orders 13771—Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs [1]—and 13783—Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth [2]—and subsequent recent revisions and further deregulation. To establish context, we briefly overview the history of the United States NPS and other relevant federal agencies’ roles and responsibilities in protecting federal lands that have been set aside due to their value as areas of natural beauty or historical or cultural significance [3]. We present a case study of Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP) situated within the Bakken Shale Formation—a lucrative region of oil and gas deposits—to examine potential impacts if areas of TRNP, particularly areas designated as “wilderness,” are opened to resource extraction, or if the development in other areas of the Bakken near or adjacent to the park’s boundaries expands [4]. We have chosen TRNP because of its biodiversity and rich environmental resources and location in the hydrocarbon-rich Bakken Shale. We discuss where federal agencies’ responsibility for the protection of these lands for future generations and their responsibility for oversight of mineral and petroleum resources development by private contractors have the potential for conflict.


2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain ◽  
Hugh Byrd ◽  
Nur Azfahani Ahmad

Globalisation combined with resources of oil and gas has led to an industrial society in Malaysia.  For the past 30 years, rapid urban growth has shifted from 73% rural to 73% urban population. However, the peak oil crisis and economic issues are threatening the growth of urbanisation and influencing the trends of population mobility. This paper documents the beginnings of a reverse migration (urban-to-rural) in Malaysia.  The method adopted case study that involves questionnaires with the urban migrants to establish the desires, definite intentions and reasons for future migration. Based on this data, it predicts a trend and rate of reverse migration in Malaysia. 


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 200
Author(s):  
Puji Santoso ◽  
Rudy Setiawan

One of the tasks in the field of marketing finance is to analyze customer data to find out which customers have the potential to do credit again. The method used to analyze customer data is by classifying all customers who have completed their credit installments into marketing targets, so this method causes high operational marketing costs. Therefore this research was conducted to help solve the above problems by designing a data mining application that serves to predict the criteria of credit customers with the potential to lend (credit) to Mega Auto Finance. The Mega Auto finance Fund Section located in Kotim Regency is a place chosen by researchers as a case study, assuming the Mega Auto finance Fund Section has experienced the same problems as described above. Data mining techniques that are applied to the application built is a classification while the classification method used is the Decision Tree (decision tree). While the algorithm used as a decision tree forming algorithm is the C4.5 Algorithm. The data processed in this study is the installment data of Mega Auto finance loan customers in July 2018 in Microsoft Excel format. The results of this study are an application that can facilitate the Mega Auto finance Funds Section in obtaining credit marketing targets in the future


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