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Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
Hydrocarbon
Exploration & Production
Opportunities & Challenges in IS
Scope of Document : Insight into the Possibilities of IS.
Nature : Presentation
Security : Public
Author : G Srikanth
Date and Version : 30 October 2010 v1.0
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
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1. Principles and Overview
2. Domain Information Systems
3. Challenges and Opportunities in IS
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
1. Principles & Overview of E&P
1. Hydrocarbons are Formation, Discovery and Production
2. Uncertainties & Risks
3. Gamut of Sciences and Technologies involved
4. Business Process Categories and Process
– Acquisition Capture the opportunity
– Explore Convert the opportunity to Discovery
– Appraise Evaluate the Discovery
– Develop Prepare to Exploit the Discovery profitably
– Deplete(Produce) Nomination to Cash on Production asset
– Abandon Exit
Spectacular Opportunity Extensive Diversity Strategic
Contribution
The Charm of Successful E&P
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
2. Domain Information Systems of E&P
1. Business Processes and Functions/Tasks in each Process node
2. Complexity of data and analysis
3. Features of E&P IS
a. High Compute Capability
b. Diverse Application Portfolio for every function
c. High Data & Information Costs
d. Large data volumes
e. Complex Integration of wide range of data classes
f. Information Uncertainty needing multiple analysis and processes
4. Compute System Characteristics
a. Teraflop processing power needed in many areas of work
b. Very high memory capacity > 64GB needed in many applications
c. Imaging Systems – very high end graphics
5. Application Characteristics
a. Specialized with proprietary algorithms and data structures
b. Long cycle times in development of expertise {Programs & Usage}
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
The Charm of Successful E&P
• Extensive Diversity for Thought
• Opportunity to be thinking beyond ordinary
Challenges and Opportunity to Excel in the Charming world of E&P IS
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
In Pursuit of the Charm - Outline
I. Compute Intense Applications and Opportunities
II. Graphic Intensive Applications and Opportunities
III. Data Structures and Semantic exploitation
IV. Communication Technologies and their avenues
V. Extent and Scope of opportunities
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
I. Compute Intense Applications
1. Programs that execute trillions of operations
– Seismic Data Processing & Interpretation
– Reservoir Simulation
– Numerical Basin Modeling
2. Opportunities in System Administration & Optimization
3. Opportunities for innovation and development
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
I.1 Seismic Data
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
I.1 Seismic Data Processing
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
I.1 Seismic Data Processing Opportunity
1. New Processing methods. Example
• Stochastic Processing
• Full wave-form deconvolution
• Complex geometric corrections
• Quantum Resonance Interferometry
2. Requirements
• HPC facilities
• Numerical analysis CoE
3. Value
• Niche technology {large IP}
• Improved resolution of RIL E&P data discovery
Appropriate development Efficient depletion
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
I.2 Reservoir Flow
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/ICME/docs/seminars/Aziz-2006-10-16.pdf
1. Flow by
fluid
movement
2. Flow by
expansion
(pressure
reduction)
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
I.2 Reservoir Simulation
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
I.2 Reservoir Simulated
10/2/2012
Seismic AI
History
Match Sw
Original
History
Match Sw
Oct 2000
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
I.2 Reservoir Simulation Opportunity
1. Improved algorithms and mathematics
2. Grid design
3. Scaling methods
4. Cloud computing algorithms
5. Data structure for storing model results
6. Analytical methods to compare multiple models
a. Strong mathematics in CFD
b. Use of CFD tool-kits
c. Understanding of Single and Multiphase fluid flow through
porous media
d. Multi speciality team as CoE
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
II. Graphic Intensive Applications
5 k
m
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
II. Graphic Intensive Applications Opportunity
1. E&P is heavily Graphic intensive
– Yet, cannot see through the objects in 3D
– Resolution, Color depth
?
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
III. Information Value Proposition in E&P
E&P
Others
Dr. Alan Nunns
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
III. Data Structures and Semantics Space
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
III. E-R of Earth Model in E&P database-Finder
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
III. Seismic and Well Data Models
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
III. Opportunities and Requirements in DM
1. Defined and Develop the Data Models There are international Standards (www.energistics.org)
2. Implementations with GIS (E.g. PPDM)
3. Intelligent Semantics
4. Knowledge Management
ONTOLOGY
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
Well Plan and Real Time Data:
Updating The 3D Volume“Earth
Model”
Integrated
Interpretation
Update
Well Plan Update
Interpretation
Well Plan/Construction
Update
Reservoir Model
/Simulation
Real Time Data
Transmission
Direct to
Database
III. Information Flow across E&P Workflows
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
III. Data integration, assimilation and interpretation Applications Portfolio from major vendors address specific
functional space
– Geophysics
– Geology Models & Reservoir Models
– Production
– Drilling
Data interfaces across disciplines are mediocre
– Largely visual integration
– Import-Export data structures
Advanced aspects like :
– Data Mining
– Pattern recognition
– Intelligent search are yet to develop
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
IV. Communications & Technologies in E&P
1. Large band-with LAN (1gpbs/ws is minimal need for 3D)
Can this be achieved on WAN/ Internet?
2. Remote & Hazardous locations VSATs, Microwave, Radio++
3. Extreme Temperatures & Pressure
• Sensors inside oil & gas wells
• Well head (2000m below sea-level @ -30C)
4. Non-serviceable and Non-replaceable sensors High reliability
Cable free sensors for planting at sea-bottom
Ultra-high-resolution measurement of Natural EM
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
V. Automated Detection of Thin Intra-Reservoir Denses
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
Lithofacies From Logs
Sta
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ard
Log A
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Spe
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Derive
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ica
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Sta
nd
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Log S
uite (
To D
o S
pectr
al +
Segm
)
Lithfacies from Conventional Logs using Brigg’s Triangles. Calibrated
with Core and used. Requires Field level tuning
Very
hig
h v
ert
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solu
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nd c
lassific
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chie
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S
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trin
gs?
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
Classification & Categorization
Such Patterns Exist in Real data
The Various Structured Parameters Can be :
– On each Trace Separately
– Based on adjacent traces either side on 3D (1 look up= 4 traces)
– Based on Multiple adjacent traces (2-5 lookup – How to do?)
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
Simple Syntactic Pattern Recognition – Are you ready?
Can any of you
Develop a small
Program to
Extract these
Syntactic Variables?
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
V. Attitude, Aptitude and Abilities
Attitude
– Learn
– Analyze
– Collaborate
Aptitude
– Numbers and Analytical methods
– Graphics
– Development
Abilities
– Numerical Analysis and Graphics
– Handle large data sets
Reliance Industries Ltd. Exploration & Production Business. India. 17-September-2008
E&P – Pursuit of Passion
1. Radically new methods are finding way
2. Individuals are changing the paradigm
3. If there is Excellence in You, there is a problem in E&P for You
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