status Direct Response from Hydrocarbon Deposits
allows to compact a drilling area to accumulation sizes
(recovery factor, OWC and/or GWC detection/monitoring, fluid content in prospect, dry well avoidance, oil/gas depth)
Brief summary
Now maximizing the recovery remaining oil and gas resources in mature and frontier provinces is vital to the continued energy security and prosperity of many countries (USA, United Kingdom, Norway and so on ). However it requires increasing of exploration activity significantly that increases the risk of oil spills and common environmental impact. To minimize the risks is a goal which can not be achieved using status quo conventional methods only. The goal requires new approach to exploration with attraction new methods with new physical phenomena. I would like to introduce you one of the approach.
Proposed BSE technology initiates response from oil/gas deposits and directly indicates hidden hydrocarbon fluids, oil - water contact (OWC) and/or gas-water contact (GWC). This technology is completely different from seismics or electromagnetics (including seismo-electric), as it produces data on absolutely different physical base and with better results . Seismic or electromagnetic prospects are just reservoir images. Proposed technology doesn't offer images, but gives data about presence and depth of the reserves as well as hydrocarbon field outline and also allows to find productive reserves in anticline structures as well as in stratigraphic, lithologic, tectonic and any other traps. Hidden hydrocarbon reserves in any traps is disclosed during passing a line profile under the traps. Monitoring OWC and/or GWC is produced with moving vessel or bottom sensors. The technology with moving vessel was successfully tested on 3000 km observation lines and allows to compact an exploration drilling areas to accumulation sizes. Number of wells will be reduced at least four-fold. It means that Oil Co. will drill many less wells on area 1-5% from province area that reduces environmental risk significantly.
Binary Seismo-Electromagnetic (BSE) effect
This Technology uses BSE effect and was patented in the USA in 2005 ( A. Berg. Method of Seismo-Electromagnetic Detecting of Hydrocarbon Deposits , US Patent № 7,330,790. October, 2005). BSE effect appears if electromagnetic and seismic pulses penetrate the deposits simultaneously. As a result EM response from the deposit we can record on the surface. Principal scheme of the effect is shown above where are:::
1-seismic shot point, 2-power cable, 3-EM impulse generator, 4-current electrodes, 5-EM sensors, - - - - - seismic wave, ----- - ----- EM wave, t- time, C - observation point, P- seismic pressure gradient, J- EM current density, R- EM response from deposit .
Presence of a deposits is detected by EM sensors as response R on the surface.
Technology
BSE technology has two modification – marine and on-land.
Short electromagnetic and seismic pulses have energy which is less than seismic airgun significantly.
Electromagnetic source is long grounded cable, seismic source is special Sparker.
Specification (for any type of trap)
1. Wildcatting provides at least 75% drilled wells with commercial flow in limit of outlining accumulation.
2. Depth of investigation is up to 6 km.
3. Resolution in determination of thickness of prospective hydrocarbon deposit <0.005 H,
where H is depth of the deposits.
4. Error in determination of reservoir delineating is < 50 m x (1+H/2), H is in km .
Resolution in determination of current OWC or GWC displacement under production
or fluid injection is < 5 m x (1+H/2) for bottom sensors. Error in determination of OWC or GWC speed is
about +/- 10% x (1+H/2).
5. Error in determination of hydrocarbon deposit depth is < 150 m x (1+H/2).
6. Productivity is >7 km per hour for marine surveys or > 10 km per day for on-land
surveys.
7. Power consumption is <50 kW.
Main tasks
1. Prognoses of prospective hydrocarbon reserves in traps of any type with high-probability.
2. Detection of hydrocarbon deposit presence on the observation line over structure wings, monocline rocks and other geological objects, as well as in seismic prospects.
3. Delineating of the hydrocarbon deposits (detection and monitoring OWC and/or GWC).
4. Estimation of hydrocarbon deposits depth and reserve volume.
5. Recommendation for drilling.
Main advantages :
1. Reducing a drilling area to commercial reservoir outlines.
2. Reducing number of wells at least four-fold with the same number of significant discoveries.
3. Reducing environmental risk including oil spills.
4. Reducing exploration cost.
5. Significant increase in recovery factor with monitoring of OWC and/or GWC under production and fluid injection.
Acceptance BSE technology for implementation on mature and frontier provinces is the only (and the cheapest) way to maximize the recovery of remaining oil and gas resources and minimize the environmental risks . See also http://binaryseismoem.weebly.com and http://response-from-reserves-in-shale.weebly.com
For details , please contact Dr. Andrey Berg
[email protected]
Presentation of the BSE technology (in English and Russian) and publications are given below (pdf. files) :
allows to compact a drilling area to accumulation sizes
(recovery factor, OWC and/or GWC detection/monitoring, fluid content in prospect, dry well avoidance, oil/gas depth)
Brief summary
Now maximizing the recovery remaining oil and gas resources in mature and frontier provinces is vital to the continued energy security and prosperity of many countries (USA, United Kingdom, Norway and so on ). However it requires increasing of exploration activity significantly that increases the risk of oil spills and common environmental impact. To minimize the risks is a goal which can not be achieved using status quo conventional methods only. The goal requires new approach to exploration with attraction new methods with new physical phenomena. I would like to introduce you one of the approach.
Proposed BSE technology initiates response from oil/gas deposits and directly indicates hidden hydrocarbon fluids, oil - water contact (OWC) and/or gas-water contact (GWC). This technology is completely different from seismics or electromagnetics (including seismo-electric), as it produces data on absolutely different physical base and with better results . Seismic or electromagnetic prospects are just reservoir images. Proposed technology doesn't offer images, but gives data about presence and depth of the reserves as well as hydrocarbon field outline and also allows to find productive reserves in anticline structures as well as in stratigraphic, lithologic, tectonic and any other traps. Hidden hydrocarbon reserves in any traps is disclosed during passing a line profile under the traps. Monitoring OWC and/or GWC is produced with moving vessel or bottom sensors. The technology with moving vessel was successfully tested on 3000 km observation lines and allows to compact an exploration drilling areas to accumulation sizes. Number of wells will be reduced at least four-fold. It means that Oil Co. will drill many less wells on area 1-5% from province area that reduces environmental risk significantly.
Binary Seismo-Electromagnetic (BSE) effect
This Technology uses BSE effect and was patented in the USA in 2005 ( A. Berg. Method of Seismo-Electromagnetic Detecting of Hydrocarbon Deposits , US Patent № 7,330,790. October, 2005). BSE effect appears if electromagnetic and seismic pulses penetrate the deposits simultaneously. As a result EM response from the deposit we can record on the surface. Principal scheme of the effect is shown above where are:::
1-seismic shot point, 2-power cable, 3-EM impulse generator, 4-current electrodes, 5-EM sensors, - - - - - seismic wave, ----- - ----- EM wave, t- time, C - observation point, P- seismic pressure gradient, J- EM current density, R- EM response from deposit .
Presence of a deposits is detected by EM sensors as response R on the surface.
Technology
BSE technology has two modification – marine and on-land.
Short electromagnetic and seismic pulses have energy which is less than seismic airgun significantly.
Electromagnetic source is long grounded cable, seismic source is special Sparker.
Specification (for any type of trap)
1. Wildcatting provides at least 75% drilled wells with commercial flow in limit of outlining accumulation.
2. Depth of investigation is up to 6 km.
3. Resolution in determination of thickness of prospective hydrocarbon deposit <0.005 H,
where H is depth of the deposits.
4. Error in determination of reservoir delineating is < 50 m x (1+H/2), H is in km .
Resolution in determination of current OWC or GWC displacement under production
or fluid injection is < 5 m x (1+H/2) for bottom sensors. Error in determination of OWC or GWC speed is
about +/- 10% x (1+H/2).
5. Error in determination of hydrocarbon deposit depth is < 150 m x (1+H/2).
6. Productivity is >7 km per hour for marine surveys or > 10 km per day for on-land
surveys.
7. Power consumption is <50 kW.
Main tasks
1. Prognoses of prospective hydrocarbon reserves in traps of any type with high-probability.
2. Detection of hydrocarbon deposit presence on the observation line over structure wings, monocline rocks and other geological objects, as well as in seismic prospects.
3. Delineating of the hydrocarbon deposits (detection and monitoring OWC and/or GWC).
4. Estimation of hydrocarbon deposits depth and reserve volume.
5. Recommendation for drilling.
Main advantages :
1. Reducing a drilling area to commercial reservoir outlines.
2. Reducing number of wells at least four-fold with the same number of significant discoveries.
3. Reducing environmental risk including oil spills.
4. Reducing exploration cost.
5. Significant increase in recovery factor with monitoring of OWC and/or GWC under production and fluid injection.
Acceptance BSE technology for implementation on mature and frontier provinces is the only (and the cheapest) way to maximize the recovery of remaining oil and gas resources and minimize the environmental risks . See also http://binaryseismoem.weebly.com and http://response-from-reserves-in-shale.weebly.com
For details , please contact Dr. Andrey Berg
[email protected]
Presentation of the BSE technology (in English and Russian) and publications are given below (pdf. files) :
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