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Technology Information Session
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2004 02 24
ROCKSBank™ - A Rock Mechanical and Petrophysical Database for the Energy Industry: A New Joint Industry Project
Presentation PDF (853 KB)
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Tuesday, February 24, 2004 |
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11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (lunch provided) |
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EnCana Amphitheatre, Room 260, Tower Centre, 2nd Level
131- 9th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB |
Advanced Geotechnology Inc. (AGI), Nexen Inc. and PTAC Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada invite you and representatives from your organization to attend an information session on a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to develop ROCKSBank™, a comprehensive rock mechanical and petrophysical properties database. AGI is a petroleum engineering and geoscience consulting and software firm that specializes in petroleum rock mechanics and reservoir characterization studies. ROCKSBank™ will be a companion program to AGI's STABView well planning software.
BENEFITS
ROCKSBank™ will allow oil and gas operators, service companies and researchers to efficiently manage, analyze, search for and store valuable laboratory and log-derived formation data. The database will be delivered to JIP participants with a comprehensive dataset on rocks from several thousand sources. Non-proprietary rock mechanical and acoustic property data for many reservoir and caprock formations from North America and other petroleum basins in the world will be compiled, quality-rated and organized for rapid review, analysis and application. Proprietary data can also be stored, analyzed and compared to data in the open literature. ROCKSBank™ is being designed to run on a stand-alone PC or workstation, a local area network, an intranet, and the internet.
APPLICATIONS
ROCKSBank™ can be used by geophysicists, geologists and engineers for the following technical applications:
- Seismic velocity modeling
- Caprock seal integrity assessments
- Petrophysical log analysis, e.g., full-wave sonic and anisotropy studies
- Drill bit selection and optimization based on rock strength
- Wellbore stability analyses for drilling and completions
- Prediction of perforation penetration
- Sand production prediction
- Casing failure investigations
- Hydraulic and acid fracturing
- Reservoir simulation in weak and highly compressible rocks
- Tiltmeter and microseismic monitoring of injection processes
- Prediction of subsidence or heave in thermal processes
- Subsurface waste disposal
PROJECT PARTICIPATION
JIP participants will receive early versions of the software and have the opportunity to guide the direction of the project. Companies may have an opportunity to contribute data to the project, upon terms which will be individually negotiated. Participants will have the license rights to use the software and receive data updates for one year after the software is delivered. Phase I of the JIP will run to the end of December 2004.
To obtain technical information on the JIP, please contact: Pat McLellan of AGI by email at info@advgeotech.com, or by phone at: (403) 264-8433, or visit www.advgeotech.com.
DISCLAIMER:
PTAC is only a facilitator for these presentations. PTAC makes no representation regarding ownership or quality of any technology described by a presenter, or generally as to the contents of a presentation. PTAC does not endorse any presenter nor the technology presented. Please use your own judgment. PTAC trusts that each presenter will engage in fair trade practices, but does not police or otherwise enforce this policy in any manner.
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