- Patent Title: Controlling fluid volume variations of a reservoir under production
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Application No.: US16371573Application Date: 2019-04-01
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Publication No.: US11268352B2Publication Date: 2022-03-08
- Inventor: Philippe Nivlet
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: E21B41/00
- IPC: E21B41/00 ; E21B43/16 ; E21B49/00 ; G05B17/02 ; G01V1/28 ; G01V1/50

Abstract:
Techniques for controlling a hydrocarbon production system include determining a first estimate of a prior FVC detectability probability map based on a plurality of reservoir data that includes four-dimensional (4D) seismic data of a subterranean reservoir; determining a second estimate of the prior FVC detectability probability map under seismic data noise conditions; determining an updated detectable FVC probability based on the 4D seismic data; determining an updated FVC probability based on the updated detectable FVC probability and the first and second estimates of the prior FVC detectability probability maps; and generating a control instruction for at least one of a fluid injection system or a hydrocarbon production assembly based on the updated FVC probability.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200308935A1 CONTROLLING FLUID VOLUME VARIATIONS OF A RESERVOIR UNDER PRODUCTION Public/Granted day:2020-10-01
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