4D Seismic Integrated to Dynamic Modeling Revealed a Late Stage Development Opportunity in the West Brae Field

In West Brae field, 4D seismic was used to identify late stage development targets. In the Flugga reservoir, the 4D seismic imaged the water movements that occurred over a decade of production and highlighted an area to the northwest of the field that remained un-drained or inefficiently swept. Close integration between the 4D interpretation and the understanding of the reservoir dynamic behaviour yielded an infill production target in a compartment of the Flugga reservoir sitting underneath a producing well. Multiple models were generated to explain this compartmentalisation and optimise the well placement. The results of the drilling campaign proved the 4D interpretation and the reservoir dynamic mechanisms.