Petrel exploration geology

Analyze petroleum systems from basin to prospect scale.

Overview

Petrel exploration geology enables the complete modeling and analysis of petroleum systems—from the play to prospect scale. Initial screening and calibration to well data are enabled through 1D petroleum systems modeling and simulation. The petroleum systems quick-look provides map-based migration for area-based screening of the full petroleum systems and drainage area closure analysis.

Calculate overall play risk for areas of interest such as blocks and concessions. Data courtesy of NPD.

Perform rapid initial screening of the hydrocarbon source and reservoir with simulation of maturation, migration and accumulation. Data courtesy of NPD.

Simulate source rock maturation to determine whether hydrocarbons could have been generated in the basin. Data courtesy of NPD.

Evaluate key chance of success parameters in a play such as reservoir, charge, and seal, with results connected to interpretations. Data courtesy of NPD.

Compare prospects in terms of chance of success and range of volume following probabilistic volumetric assessment. Data courtesy of NPD.

Build Petroleum systems models and evaluate results of PetroMod simulations. Data courtesy of NPD.

Applications

Play chance mapping enables delineating the chance of success of different play elements and assessing the total chance of success of a play.

Benefits

Full 3D petroleum systems models can be built and simulated, accessing the most advanced technology from PetroMod petroleum systems modeling software’s simulator. This technology enables you to simulate the complete petroleum system through geological time, from source rock maturation and hydrocarbon generation to migration and trapping in the reservoir including seal integrity.

View the hydrocarbon accumulations and flowpaths in context with project data such as seismic and chance of success in concessions. Data courtesy of NPD.

Features

Evaluate key uncertainties in a play: trap, reservoir, charge (source rock maturity and hydrocarbon migration), and seal
Perform rapid initial exploration screening
Build and simulate 1D and 3D petroleum systems models including the effects of changing water depths, erosion, faults, and changing fault rock properties through geological time
Capture high-resolution facies and lithology changes in reservoir layers by linking to seismic data and well logs and by using the wide selection of facies modeling tools in Petrel
Create 1D and 3D boundary conditions for petroleum systems by defining time trends or maps
Access the complete functionality of PetroMod software’s simulator from the Petrel platform interface
Visualize 2D and 3D simulation results through geological time and plot 1D overlays in the Geotime window or well-section window
Evaluate distribution, properties, and geochemical composition of resulting hydrocarbon accumulations through geological time
Build multiple scenarios and capture uncertainties in 1D models and petroleum systems via quick-look runs by using the workflow editor
Assess play risk in an auditable way by directly linking to the interpretation
Delineate prospects with chance-of-success estimates