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Abstract

A significant proportion of the world future hydrocarbon production (conventional and unconventional) resides in fractured reservoirs. The success of the recovery methods relies on a good understanding and appropriate modeling of the fracture network. In order to support field development strategies, the Specialist Reservoir Modelling group carried out numerous fracture characterization and modelling studies over the past decade. In Shell E&P, one key enabler for these studies is a unique integrated software technology, SVS Fracture Solutions (Rawnsley et al, 2004) developed by the Carbonate Expertise and Research Teams, thanks to a collaboration of experts from all subsurface disciplines. The SVS workflow is iterative (Figure 1) and focuses on the understanding that can be extracted from the thorough analysis of all available static and dynamic data, in combination with the knowledge from numerous analogues. This paper illustrates some of the recent advances made in detailed fracture characterisation using examples of case studies around the globe. Particular emphasis will be made on demonstrating the impact of integrating core and Bore Hole Image (BHI) data to help constraining the structural understanding of the fields and build subsurface realizations.

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2013-12-08
2024-03-28
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