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Houston Geological Society Bulletin
Abstract
Abstract: Seismic Considerations for Classifying
Resources/Reserves
By
Noble Energy Inc.
Houston, Texas
It is important for planning and reporting
that corporations have a clear assessment
of the volumetric quantities of
hydrocarbons as both OGIP/STOOIP
(original oil in place/stock tank original oil
in place) and recoverable resource/reserves.
Recently developed and approved by
the SPE, AAPG, and World Petroleum
Congress is the “Resource Classification
System” adopted by numerous oil and gas
companies. Geophysical
technology and its
application, often referred to as “seismic
considerations,” can have significant
impact to reserve/resource classification
and available bookings under this system.
The purpose of this talk is to stimulate discussion and recommend
a set of clear yet stringent guidelines for the proper
application of such geophysical
technology when classifying
resources/reserves. Some examples will be shown for how
geophysical
tools such as optical stacks, rock property analysis, fluid
substitution, seismic synthetics and 3D amplitude extractions can
be integrated with well log data to aid reserve/resource classification.
This pertains specifically to extrapolation away from the
wellbore as well as both below the lowest known hydrocarbon
(LKH) and above the highest known hydrocarbon (HKH). An
appropriate level of sophistication and redundancy is suggested
as necessary to meet SEC guidelines of
“reasonable certainty” to classify resources/
reserves accordingly using seismic data.
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