Live demonstration displays merits of reservoir software data standard: A pilot test of six reservoir software platforms using the RESQML standard improves data integration between platforms

摘要

Reservoir software, from seismic interpretation through petrophysics, reservoir characterization, modeling and dynamic fluid simulation, has evolved considerably since the 1980s. Geoscientists and engineers have adopted a mix of platform software suites and specialized software tools - the former to handle the workflow from inception to final results and the latter to access specialized capabilities. Users were burdened with the back-and-forth movement of data using simplistic export/import files such as LAS, character-based grids or one-on-one connection utilities. Such transfers and the necessary verifications and corrections around the incoming data are time-consuming, so asset teams have typically limited the mix of software solutions to retain control of the process and avoid a resource drain.