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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2011
Hendrik Braaksma, Spring, TX (US);
Yao-chou Cheng, Houston, TX (US);
Hendrik Braaksma, Spring, TX (US);
Yao-Chou Cheng, Houston, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
There is provided a system and method for reservoir connectivity analysis in a 3D earth model. A subsurface region is identified and a baseline reservoir connectivity model is obtained from the subsurface region. Compartments and connections are determined from the baseline reservoir connectivity model using reservoir connectivity analysis, and a set of 3D objects representing the compartments and/or connections is created from the 3D earth model. A mathematical graph structure is created from the 3D objects and reservoir connectivity scenarios are evaluated based on analysis of the mathematical graph structure and 3D objects.