An operator in the north sea planned to drill an exploration well. The only data available for well control was located 4km away from the target […]

At the feasibility stage of a high-level radioactive waste facility in the eastern Paris Basin, the French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency (Andra) has conducted innovative and extensive characterization of the Callovo-Oxfordian argillaceous rock (Cox) and neighboring Oxfordian and Dogger limestones; High resolution 3D seismic data were used to model the distribution of mechanical and hydrogeological properties of the geological formations. Assessing the reliability of the geophysical modelling is crucial for making decision on the design of the level radioactive waste facility. Probabilistic modeling (geostatistics) has been successfully introduced in the geophysical workflow to quantify uncertainty attached to processing and modeling outputs. The result of such a hybrid geophysical- geostatistical processing is increased confidence in seismic interpretation and modeling and reliable operational risk assessment.

At a time when oil resources are becoming scarce and more and more costly to produce, operators are looking for better reservoir production and recovery. Managers […]