SBED



In an ideal world, all hydrocarbon fields would contain laterally extensive rock units with uniform fluid distribution - easy to model, predictable reservoir performance. In reality, most fields are geologically complex and heterogeneous. And all types of geological heterogeneity - from mm-size pores to m-size rock units, from porous sands to impermeable shales - influence reservoir performance.

Conventional reservoir modeling technologies extrapolate small-scale core data to full-field scale, without considering the impact of small-scale geological details. When you input the extrapolated data (and extrapolated error) into reservoir simulations, you build inherent risk into your reservoir predictions.

SBED enables you to model the small-scale bedding structures that impact fluid distribution. With the software's built-in upscaling function, you can integrate these small-scale effects into your large-scale reservoir models and decrease the uncertainty in your reservoir predictions.

SBED is revolutionary software for small-scale (centimeter- to meter-scale) geological heterogeneity modeling and upscaling.

Key Benefits

Enhanced Workflows
Incorporate fine-scale geological details and upscale effective properties from lamina to reservoir scales.

Fast 3D Modeling
Create detailed 3D bedding and lithological models with over 100 built-in templates.

Improved Property Modeling
Generate type curves, facies dependent kv/kh and upscaled petrophysical statistics for more realistic reservoir simulations.

Reduce Uncertainty
Quickly run multiple geological scenarios to understand how geological details impact reservoir simulation.

Informed Decisions
Input upscaled property data into large-scale simulations to evaluate reservoir performance and choose the best recovery strategy.



Solutions:



Thin-Bedded Reservoirs

Technical Bulletins:

Near Well Bore Modeling (1,933 KB)
Upscaling from Core Scale to Reservoir Grid (1,638 KB)

Featured Case Study:

Small-scale reservoir modeling tool optimize recovery offshore Norway (395 KB)
Modeling of small-scale bedding geometries improves recovery estimates in Norwegian oil fields, yielding added value of at least 16 million barrels.