System and method for defining and displaying a reservoir model

• US 20020067373A1
• Filed: 06/29/2001
• Published: 06/06/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Object Reservoir, Inc. (Halliburton Company)
• Original Assignee: Object Reservoir, Inc. (Halliburton Company)
• Inventors: Pond, Stuart W. Jr., Roe, Eric
• Application Number:
  US09/895,137
• Publication Number:
  US 20020067373A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/762
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 11/00 Prospecting or detecting by methods combining techniques covered by two or more of main groups G01V1/00 - G01V9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/13 Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/23 using finite element methods [FEM] or finite difference methods [FDM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/05 Geographic models
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/20 Finite element generation, e.g. wire-frame surface description, tesselation

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention includes a method defining and displaying a reservoir model comprising, presenting in a graphical user interface, a series of windows walking a user through one or more steps necessary to generate a reservoir model definition and a simulation run definition. The method can also comprise presenting a set of results derived from the reservoir model definition and simulation run definition in the graphical user interface.

Claims

1. A system for defining and displaying a reservoir model comprising a software program executable by a computer processor to provide a graphic user interface in a display device, wherein the graphic user interface is operable to:

display a series of windows walking a user through one or more steps to generate a reservoir model definition and a simulation run definition; and

display a set of results derived from the reservoir model definition and simulation run definition.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the series of windows includes a zone boundary definition window and wherein the user can define a zone boundary in the zone boundary definition window.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the zone boundary definition window comprises:

a 2-D editor; and

a set of zone boundary definition fields linked to the 2-D editor.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the series of windows includes a zone layer definition window, wherein the user can define a zone layer in the zone layer definition window.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the user can further define a set of zone layer properties in the zone layer definition window.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the set of zone layer properties comprises:

thickness;

permeability in the x direction;

permeability in the y direction; and

porosity.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the zone layer definition window, comprises:

a zone layer graphic; and

a zone layer property area.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the series of windows includes a well definition window, wherein in the user can define a well in the well definition window.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the well definition window comprises:

a 2-D editor, wherein the user can select the placement of the well in the 2-D editor; and

a well properties area, wherein the user can define a well type, a well inclination, and a well radius.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the series of windows includes a fluid properties window and wherein the user can define a set of fluid properties in the fluid properties window.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the fluid properties window comprises:

a fluid properties area; and

a chart viewer operable to graphically display the set of fluid properties.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the set of fluid properties includes:

an initial reservoir pressure;

a reservoir temperature;

a separator gas gravity; and

a condensate gravity.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the series of windows includes a well conditions window and wherein the user can define a set of well conditions in the well conditions window.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the well conditions window includes:

a constrain definition area wherein the user can define the set of well conditions; and

a chart viewer operable to graphically display the set of well conditions.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the set of well conditions includes a production rate.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the series of windows includes a model parameters window, wherein the user can define a set of model parameters in the model parameters window.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the set of model parameters includes:

a modeling run time frame;

a time slice; and

a selection of output charts.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the software program is stored on a computer readable medium.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the user defines the reservoir model definition in the graphical user interface by dragging the first set of elements from the set of project data and dropping the first set of elements into the reservoir model definition.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the user defines the simulation run definition in the graphical user interface by:

dragging the reservoir model definition and dropping the reservoir model definition into the simulation run definition; and

dragging the second set of elements from the set of project data and dropping the second set of elements into the simulation run definition.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the graphical user interface is further operable to display a 2D editor.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the user defines a zone boundary and a zone point by clicking on a set of selected points in the 2D editor.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein the user defines a well placement by positioning a well icon in the 2D editor.

25. The system of claim 19, wherein the graphical user interface is further operable to display a 3D viewer.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the 3D viewer is operable to display a 3D view of a reservoir model and wherein the 3D view of the reservoir model is prompted by the user dragging and dropping the reservoir model definition into the 3D viewer.

27. The system of claim 25, wherein the 3D viewer is operable to display a 3D view based on the set of results, and wherein the 3D view based on the set of results is prompted by the user dragging and dropping the set of results into the 3D viewer.

28. The system of claim 19, wherein the graphical user interface is further operable to display a chart viewer.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the chart viewer is operable to provide a display of a chart detailing the set of results and wherein the display of the chart is prompted by the user dragging and dropping the set of results into the chart viewer.

30. The system of claim 19, wherein the software program is stored on a computer readable medium.

19. A system for defining and displaying a reservoir model, comprising a software program executable by a computer processor to:

display and graphically organize a set of project data;

display and graphically organize a reservoir model definition, wherein the reservoir model definition comprises a first set of elements from the set of project data;

display and graphically organize simulation run definition, wherein the simulation run definition comprises a second set of elements from the set of project data and the reservoir model definition; and

display and graphically organize the set of results.

31. A method for defining and displaying a reservoir model comprising:

presenting in a graphical user interface a series of windows walking a user through one or more steps necessary to generate a reservoir model definition and a simulation run definition; and

presenting in the graphical user interface a set of results derived from the reservoir model definition and simulation run definition.

32. The method of claim 31, further comprising presenting in a graphical user interface the user with a zone boundary definition window, wherein the user can define a zone boundary in the zone boundary definition window.

33. The method of claim 31, further comprising presenting in a graphical user interface a zone layer definition window, wherein the user can define a zone layer in the zone layer definition window.

34. The system of claim 33, wherein the user can define a set of zone layer properties in the zone layer definition window.

35. The method of claim 31, further comprising presenting in a graphical user interface a well definition window, wherein in the user can define a well in the well definition window.

36. The method of claim 31, further comprising presenting in a graphical user interface a fluid properties window and wherein the user can define a set of fluid properties in the fluid properties window.

37. The method of claim 31, further comprising presenting in a graphical user interface a well conditions window and wherein the user can define a set of well conditions in the well conditions window.

38. The method of claim 31, further comprising presenting in a graphical user interface a model parameters window, wherein the user can define a set of model parameters in the model parameters window.

39. The method of claim 31, further comprising:

(a) presenting in a graphical user interface a zone boundary definition window;

(b) presenting in a graphical user interface a zone layer definition window;

(c) presenting in a graphical user interface a well definition window;

(d) presenting in a graphical user interface a fluid properties window;

(e) presenting in a graphical user interface a reservoir conditions window; and

(f) repeating steps (a)-(e) for each reservoir model definition.

40. A method for defining a reservoir model comprising:

entering a zone boundary definition in a graphical user interface;

entering a zone layer definition in the graphical user interface;

entering a well definition in the graphical user interface;

entering a set of fluid properties in the graphical user interface;

entering a set of reservoir conditions in the graphical user interface; and

entering a set of model parameters in the graphical user interface.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein:

the graphical user interface comprises a zone boundary definition window further comprising a 2-D editor; and

wherein the step of entering the zone boundary definition further comprises clicking on points in the 2-D editor.

42. The method of claim 40, wherein:

the graphical user interface comprises zone layer definition window further comprising a zone layer graphic and a zone layer properties area; and

wherein the step of entering the zone layer definition further comprises providing a thickness for the zone layer definition by adjusting depth bars in the zone layer graphic.

43. The method of claim 42, wherein the step of entering the zone layer definition further comprises entering a set of zone layer properties in the zone layer properties area.

44. The method of claim 43, wherein the set of zone layer properties further comprises:

permeability in the x direction;

permeability in the y direction;

thickness; and

porosity.

45. The method of claim 40, wherein:

the graphical user interface comprises a well definition window further comprising;

a 2-D editor; and

a well properties area; and

wherein the step of entering the well definition further comprises;

selecting the placement of a well in the 2-D editor; and

defining a well type, well inclination and well radius in the well properties area.

46. The method of claim 40, wherein:

the graphical user interface comprises a fluid properties window further comprising;

a fluid properties area; and

a chart viewer operable to graphically display the set of fluid properties; and

wherein the step of entering a set of fluid properties further comprises;

entering an initial reservoir pressure;

entering a reservoir temperature;

entering a separator gas gravity; and

entering a condensate gravity.

47. The method of claim 40, wherein:

the graphical user interface further comprises a reservoir conditions window further comprising;

a constraint definition area; and

a chart viewer operable to graphically display the set of reservoir conditions; and

wherein the step of entering a set of well conditions further comprises entering the set of well conditions in the constraint definition area.

48. The method of claim 40, wherein:

the graphical user interface further comprises a model parameters window; and

wherein the step of entering a set of model parameters further comprises;

entering a modeling run time frame;

a time slice; and

a selection of out put charts.