Practical Dynamic Updating of Reservoir Models Using Frequently Aquired 4D Seismic Data

A005 PRACTICAL DYNAMIC UPDATING OF RESERVOIR MODELS USING FREQUENTLY AQUIRED 4D SEISMIC DATA Abstract 1 We have developed a quantitative approach where repeated (time lapse) seismic surveys can be integrated into reservoir modelling and simulation studies to provide a more accurate understanding of the reservoir uncertainty and the controlling parameters. Our seismic history matching method bypasses many of the data handling problems of current approaches by converting reservoir simulation properties to the seismic grid in a systematic manner. We have apply this method to a synthetic geological model and to a field study of a UKCS reservoir. We present the