The complete paper focuses on the vital task of identifying bypassed oil and locating the remaining oil in mature fields, emphasizing the significance of these activities in sustaining efficient oilfield exploitation. The paper introduces a novel digital hybrid workflow, guided by physics principles and driven by data, that is further enhanced by the integration of 4D time-lapse data.
Subject Field X
In brownfields, the presence of a considerable number of wells, multiple surveillance measurements, and extensive historical production data present unique opportunities for the application of data-driven techniques. This study used a hybrid approach, physics-informed and data-driven, to expedite the process of mapping the remaining oil, reducing the timeline from months to weeks.
Field X was discovered in 2007 on the Utsira High in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. First oil was produced from the field in November 2015. The field was deposited in a continental half-graben setting.
