Combining Geostatistics with Dynamic Modeling to Improve Reservoir Management Strategies: A Case Study from the Balingian Province

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Jesus Finol ◽  
Sharma V.C. Dronamraju ◽  
Abdullah Adli Zakaria ◽  
Ahmad Munif Koraini
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Modeling ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Reservoir Management

A Major Shift In Reservoir Management Strategies And Best Practices In A Mature Reservoir To Overcome The Current Reservoir Challenges: Case Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alaa Alshalabi ◽  
Haitham Al Saadi ◽  
Flavien Maire ◽  
Tony Thomas ◽  
Talla Gueye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Reservoir Management ◽  
Major Shift

A Case Study of Integrated Asset Modeling to Support Reservoir Management Strategies for Four Dry Gas Fields Sharing Production Facilities

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
O.. Espinola ◽  
M.. Rocha ◽  
N. C. Alvarez ◽  
J.R.. R. Ramirez ◽  
A.. Solis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Reservoir Management ◽  
Full Description ◽  
Production Network ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Constraints Solving ◽  
Gas Fields ◽  
Production Facilities

Abstract The integrated asset modeling has gained popularity in the last years because it has a positive impact on field development, optimization and reservoir management. Especially it has become a must be to properly analyze the interaction between a reservoir and its production facilities or to predict the behavior of several fields sharing a common surface production facility (Ghorayeb, k. 2005). As a result of the strategic development plan, PEMEX Veracruz Asset has been discovering dry gas fields which must be produced through shared production facilities in order to be economic. This poses a complex operational scenario that demands the use of technology that enables the analysis of the whole system and the interrelation of its elements to support the reservoir management strategies. This paper describes a case study in which four reservoir models were coupled with a production network model, with the objective to maximize the recovery factor, identify operational problems along the exploitation, and also evaluate the water production impact, through the Integrated Asset Modeling (IAM) enabling the design of different exploitation strategies including compression stages and evaluate them both technically and economically. Besides it includes a full description of the modeling process with all the assumptions, constraints, solving method and results obtained. This methodology has been successfully implemented adding value to the asset due to a proven improvement in the reservoir management, operational plans and decision making process.

Investigation of a New Approach to Predict Water Quality Extremes with a Case Study of Chemical Determinands in Stream Water

1991 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
A. J. Jakeman ◽  
P. G. Whitehead ◽  
A. Robson ◽  
J. A. Taylor ◽  
J. Bai
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Stream Water ◽  
Probability Distributions ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Hybrid Modelling ◽  
Trend Model ◽  
Environmental Extremes ◽  
Modelling Approach

The paper illustrates analysis of the assumptions of the statistical component of a hybrid modelling approach for predicting environmental extremes. This shows how to assess the applicability of the approach to water quality problems. The analysis involves data on stream acidity from the Birkenes catchment in Norway. The modelling approach is hybrid in that it uses: (1) a deterministic or process-based description to simulate (non-stationary) long term trend values of environmental variables, and (2) probability distributions which are superimposed on the trend values to characterise the frequency of shorter term concentrations. This permits assessment of management strategies and of sensitivity to climate variables by adjusting the values of major forcing variables in the trend model. Knowledge of the variability about the trend is provided by: (a) identification of an appropriate parametric form of the probability density function (pdf) of the environmental attribute (e.g. stream acidity variables) whose extremes are of interest, and (b) estimation of pdf parameters using the output of the trend model.

scholarly journals Exploring the Use of Ecosystem Services Conceptual Models to Account for the Benefits of Public Lands: An Example from National Forest Planning in the United States

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 267
Author(s):  
Lydia Olander ◽  
Katie Warnell ◽  
Travis Warziniack ◽  
Zoe Ghali ◽  
Chris Miller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Public Lands ◽  
The United States ◽  
Forest Planning ◽  
National Forest ◽  
Planning Team ◽  
National Forest Planning

A shared understanding of the benefits and tradeoffs to people from alternative land management strategies is critical to successful decision-making for managing public lands and fostering shared stewardship. This study describes an approach for identifying and monitoring the types of resource benefits and tradeoffs considered in National Forest planning in the United States under the 2012 Planning Rule and demonstrates the use of tools for conceptualizing the production of ecosystem services and benefits from alternative land management strategies. Efforts to apply these tools through workshops and engagement exercises provide opportunities to explore and highlight measures, indicators, and data sources for characterizing benefits and tradeoffs in collaborative environments involving interdisciplinary planning teams. Conceptual modeling tools are applied to a case study examining the social and economic benefits of recreation on the Ashley National Forest. The case study illustrates how these types of tools facilitate dialog for planning teams to discuss alternatives and key ecosystem service outcomes, create easy to interpret visuals that map details in plans, and provide a basis for selecting ecosystem service (socio-economic) metrics. These metrics can be used to enhance environmental impact analysis, and help satisfy the goals of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 2012 Planning Rule, and shared stewardship initiatives. The systematic consideration of ecosystem services outcomes and metrics supported by this approach enhanced dialog between members of the Forest planning team, allowed for a more transparent process in identification of key linkages and outcomes, and identified impacts and outcomes that may not have been apparent to the sociologist who is lacking the resource specific expertise of these participants. As a result, the use of the Ecosystem Service Conceptual Model (ESCM) process may result in reduced time for internal reviews and greater comprehension of anticipated outcomes and impacts of proposed management in the plan revision Environmental Impact Statement amongst the planning team.

scholarly journals Linking Conservation, Community Knowledge, and Adaptation to Extreme Climatic Events: A Case Study in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6478
Author(s):  
Amemarlita Matos ◽  
Laura Barraza ◽  
Isabel Ruiz-Mallén
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Extreme Climatic Events ◽  
Water Provision

This study is based on ethnographic research that analyzes how traditional knowledge and local beliefs on biodiversity conservation relates to the local ability to adapt and be resilient to climatic changes in two communities around Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique: Nhanfisse in the buffer zone and Muanandimae in the core area. A total of 78 semi-structured interviews with heads of households were conducted. We found that both communities carried out practices and held beliefs associated with conservation, such as protecting trees and animal species considered sacred or perceived as beneficial for human life in terms of water provision and agricultural production. In addition to traditional ceremonies that respond to extreme climatic events such as drought and flood, other adaptation strategies used by the communities include moving to neighboring areas in search of better living conditions and using forest products in times of scarcity. We discuss that the management of the park should be agreed on, in a shared way, between local communities and conservation agents to ensure that these areas continue to perform the ecological, subsistence, and spiritual functions required. Our research results contribute to a better understanding of local adaptation dynamics towards extreme climatic events and improvement of management strategies.

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