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History matching is one of the most important and time consuming tasks in reservoir simulation. In traditional history matching approaches engineers attempt to honor production data by manually modifying their simulation models. Even though such approaches are being gradually replaced by assisted history matching methods the engineer is still responsible for choosing which simulation model parameters must be modified. On the other hand optimization algorithms available in assisted history matching tools allow changing parameter values automatically and also to consider 4D survey data in the objective function. Transmissibility multipliers associated to regions located between wells are among the most traditional simulation model parameters used for history matching purposes. Such procedure is very efficient in order to match water production data, but usually leads to transmissibility maps which have no geological meaning. This paper describes the results of the assisted history matching study of Marlim Field, the biggest offshore field in Brazil. The assisted history matching presented here included both production and 4D seismic. The seismic information was used qualitatively and quantitatively, i.e., to delimitate regions associated to transmissibility multipliers and also in the objective function itself. The assisted 4D history matching was carried out with a commercial history matching tool, which allows the synthetic seismic calculation.The production history data of most part of the wells was matched with similar accuracy one would expect to obtain through a careful and time consuming manual history matching approach. However the total elapsed time achieved here was orders of magnitude smaller. In addition the shape of the regions associated with model parameter values was totally supported by 4D seismic information.It turns out even with the aid of assisted history matching tools, the quality of the results strongly depends on adequately choosing which simulation model parameters must be modified in order to match the production data. Once 4D seismic data can give a realistic picture concerning reservoir fluid replacement it can also highlight preferential permeability pathways. The results of the present study have shown these indications can be very helpful to delimitate regions with history matching purposes that have geological significance.
History matching is one of the most important and time consuming tasks in reservoir simulation. In traditional history matching approaches engineers attempt to honor production data by manually modifying their simulation models. Even though such approaches are being gradually replaced by assisted history matching methods the engineer is still responsible for choosing which simulation model parameters must be modified. On the other hand optimization algorithms available in assisted history matching tools allow changing parameter values automatically and also to consider 4D survey data in the objective function. Transmissibility multipliers associated to regions located between wells are among the most traditional simulation model parameters used for history matching purposes. Such procedure is very efficient in order to match water production data, but usually leads to transmissibility maps which have no geological meaning. This paper describes the results of the assisted history matching study of Marlim Field, the biggest offshore field in Brazil. The assisted history matching presented here included both production and 4D seismic. The seismic information was used qualitatively and quantitatively, i.e., to delimitate regions associated to transmissibility multipliers and also in the objective function itself. The assisted 4D history matching was carried out with a commercial history matching tool, which allows the synthetic seismic calculation.The production history data of most part of the wells was matched with similar accuracy one would expect to obtain through a careful and time consuming manual history matching approach. However the total elapsed time achieved here was orders of magnitude smaller. In addition the shape of the regions associated with model parameter values was totally supported by 4D seismic information.It turns out even with the aid of assisted history matching tools, the quality of the results strongly depends on adequately choosing which simulation model parameters must be modified in order to match the production data. Once 4D seismic data can give a realistic picture concerning reservoir fluid replacement it can also highlight preferential permeability pathways. The results of the present study have shown these indications can be very helpful to delimitate regions with history matching purposes that have geological significance.
Seismic data incorporation in reservoir simulation models history matching (HM) studies has been continuously growing. 4D seismic data, in contrast with well production data, can provide a very good scenario of fluids arrangement along reservoir. In this work we describe how 3D and 4D seismic data gathered in acquisitions performed in Campos Basin was incorporated in Marlim Sul deep water field geological model reconstruction and in assisted HM (AHM).It is taken advantage of both 3D and 4D seismic data in several stages of the study, for instance, in the construction of a new porosity -most influential in impedance -model by using a methodology based on the inversion of synthetic seismic (calculated by petro-elastic model) in porosity through an optimization process that aims to reduce the difference between observed and synthetic impedance, and when defining influential parameters based on fluids displacement registered by seismic signal, by using a technique based on the creation of transmissibility multipliers parameters regions that considers the fluids displacement shown in 4D signal. Another relevant point is the use of information from reservoir and 3D seismic data when weighting the 4D data in the objective function.Combining the above mentioned techniques with the knowledge of the field -supported by the 3D seismic data -which allowed, for instance, identification of faults -where fault transmissibility multipliers were used as parameters in the HM process -a fairly good agreement on the observed well and seismic production data was achieved. HM studies using AHM tools have been shown a much more time-efficient technique when compared to manual HM. The incorporation of 4D seismic data can considerably improve the HM quality by improving the reservoir description, once it increases the ability of describing fluids arrangement and pressure distribution. The techniques successfully applied in the Marlim Sul field HM support these conclusions.
Seismic history matching requires an accurate representation of predicted and observed data so that they can be compared quantitatively for automated inversion. Often, observed seismic data is obtained as a relative measure of the reservoir state or its change. Unless these data are calibrated, we need to normalise them. In this study we use NRMS, a repeatability measure to filter the observed time-lapse data so that normalization is more effective.We apply this approach to the Nelson field. We use three seismic surveys over nine years of production. We normalize the 4D signature based on deriving a least squares regression equation between the observed and synthetic data. Two regression equations are derived as part of the analysis. To obtain the first, the whole 4D signature map of the reservoir is used for each interval while in the second, 4D seismic data is used from the vicinity of wells with a good match to production data. NRMS data is used to remove more anomalous measurements. Net:gross and permeability are modified to improve the match.The best results are obtained when the normalization is performed using NRMS filtered maps of the 4D signature. The history match to the first six years of data is reduced by 55 per cent. The misfit for the forecast of the following three years is reduced by 29 per cent. If only production data is used in history matching, the history and forecast misfit reductions are 45% and 20% respectively. In this case the seismic misfit increases by 5 % while in the best case it dropped by 6%.Updating the reservoir by history matching of 4D data gives us better understanding of changes to the reservoir and also reduces risk in forecasting leading to better decisions about reservoir maintenance and infill well targeting.
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