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Outline
• Reservoir modelling and simulation
• History matching problem and uncertainty prediction
• Ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF)
• Field case example
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Depositional model
Rock properties distribution
Phie
Log(K)
Geological 3D model
5
Time (days)
6
Reduced
Reduced initial predicted
uncertainty uncertainty
History Prediction
7
General formulation
Bayesian formulation
9
Bayes’ theorem
EnKF procedure
11
Geo-realizations
RFT/PLT data
4D seismics
13
• Complex reservoir
• Heterogeneous flow properties
• Many faults, poorly known properties
• Fluid contacts poorly known
• Parameters to estimate
• Porosity and permeability fields
• Depth of fluid contacts
• Fault properties
• Relperm parameterization
Water cut
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Measurements
OPR
WCT
Initial ensemble
EnKF updated ensemble
Water cut
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0,9
0,8
0,7
Krw Initial mean
0,6
Krow Initial mean
0,5
Krw Updated
0,4
Krow Updated
0,3
0,2
0,1
0
0 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,5 0,6 0,7 0,8 0,9 1
Water Saturation
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2907± 5m
2890 ± 2m
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Conclusions
EnKF can efficiently history match complex reservoir models
General tool for parameter and/or state estimation.
TOPAZ system:
27 000 000 unknowns
148 000 weekly observations
100 ensemble members
Local analysis