Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automated hydrocarbon reservoir pressure estimation
- Patent Title (中): 自动化油气藏压力估计
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Application No.: US12435564Application Date: 2009-05-05
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Publication No.: US08898017B2Publication Date: 2014-11-25
- Inventor: Tor Kristian Kragas , John Foot , Hugh Richard Rees
- Applicant: Tor Kristian Kragas , John Foot , Hugh Richard Rees
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston GB Middlesex
- Assignee: BP Corporation North America Inc.,BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
- Current Assignee: BP Corporation North America Inc.,BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston GB Middlesex
- Main IPC: G01V9/00
- IPC: G01V9/00 ; E21B43/12 ; E21B49/00 ; E21B49/08

Abstract:
A method and system for estimating reservoir pressure in a hydrocarbon reservoir from downhole pressure measurements of producing wells is disclosed. Pressure measurements are obtained from wells in the production field over time, and communicated to a server that applies the pressure measurements for a well to a model of that well. The server operates the model using the pressure measurements to determine an operating mode of the well, such as producing or shut-in. Upon detection of a change in operating mode indicative of an abrupt change in flow at the well, such as corresponding to a shut-in event, additional downhole pressure measurement data is acquired until a steady-state condition is reached. The pressure measurements are used to determine a reservoir pressure, which is transmitted to a responsible reservoir engineer or other user. Modification of the determined reservoir pressure value by the user can be received, and the stored reservoir pressure and well model are updated accordingly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090276156A1 AUTOMATED HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR PRESSURE ESTIMATION Public/Granted day:2009-11-05
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