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Stig-Arne Kristoffersen
Stig-Arne Kristoffersen

The document discusses the skills and technologies needed for future geoscientists to better model subsurface geology. It states that more precise data is needed to evaluate increasingly complex reservoir models and minimize costs and risks. Future geoscientists will need a combination of geoscience, non-geoscience, and technological skills to create accurate geological models through advanced data acquisition and analysis methods. These improved models can lead to reserves boosts by enabling better recovery from mature fields and new discoveries within existing basins.

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THE FUTURE GEOSCIENTIST What will be demanded of the “new” Geoscientists ?
Today’s Challenge – Tomorrow’s Goal !  Challenge !  Creating a better representation of sub-surface geology prior to, during and post-drilling of wells !  More complex Geology require more precise and detailed data to evaluate increasingly complex reservoir models !  Need for more accurate reservoir and fluid composition data to reduce operational risks and minimize costs !  Technology limits us today as there is still a too high risk on geological models, and !  There is still not a 1:1 relationship between seismic, well, geological models, and flow simulation models !  Mature areas require more accurate data in order to reduce errors in models used by geoscientists and engineers to plan production and potential “new” reservoirs in existing discoveries and to improve Recovery and understand drainage patterns. !  More detailed Time-laps technology, both in acoustic and physical domains is required. !  Goal !  Create a Good geological model to reduce risks in resource assessments and drilling failures. !  Closer to 1:1 relationship between acoustic and physical domains and within the various model environments !  Be able to create better recovery from mature fields/ areas and discover new opportunities within existing discoveries to increase reserve and resource bases CUTTING-EDGE ACOUSTIC AND PHYSICAL DATA AQUISITION AND ANALYSIS METHODS WILL CREATE BETTER GEOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING CREATING AN OIL AND GAS RESERVES BOOST WITHIN EXISTING WORLDWIDE MAJOR HYDROCARBON BASINS
Geoscience Skills !  Software knowledge !  Understand most Workstation platforms !  Ability to perform Database management !  Good at visualize challenge and results !  High-Resolution Well Log Analysis !  Rock Physics !  Stratigraphy !  Petrography !  Geochemistry !  Structural Analysis !  Geological modeling Basin Modeling
Non- Geoscience Skills !  “Outside the Box” thinker !  Being Creative !  Good communicator !  Team player with multi-task abilities !  Risk Analysis !  Economics !  Geo-Political understanding !  Cultural sensitivities !  Environmental sensitivity !  Foreign language(s) !  Ethical norms
Technological Skills !  IT awareness !  Spatial Analysis !  Predictive Analysis !  Business Intelligence Systems/ methods !  Spatial Data Management !  Statistical Analysis
Ability to make better Geological Models !  With the use of: !  Measurement While Drilling (MWD) !  I/O Geological models of MWD and other G&G data !  Thin-bed evaluation !  Seismic re-processing with “new” algorithms !  Integration of wells with other G&G data such as acoustic products, use of rock physics to link acoustic to physical domain !  4-D acoustic products (seismic and its derivatives) !  Loop and re-cycle of data and analysis data from field to model and back.
Technology required to help Geoscientists create better Geological Models !  Cost-effective technology for mature environments !  real-time operations data transfer into analysis environment !  Cutting-edge technology for !  Exploration !  Hostile environments !  Unconventional hydrocarbons !  Synergistic application environments with cutting-edge visualization capabilities !  Cutting-edge workstations with faster 3D and 4D analysis and visualization capabilities !  More advanced acoustic products providing higher resolution environment enabling closer to 1:1 acoustic-physical domain resolution relationship
Where should Geoscientist look for more oil and gas? !  West Siberia !  Volga-Ural region !  Mesopotamian Foredeep !  Greater Ghawar Uplift !  Rub Al Khali !  Qatar Arch !  Zagros Fold Belt !  North Sea Graben !  Norwegian Sea !  Western Gulf of Mexico !  West Texas Permian Basin !  Maracaibo Basin !  Niger Delta !  Deep Water !  Mississippi, Mackenzie, Niger, Congo, Orinoco, Amazon, Ganges, and Lena !  Offshore Mexico !  NW Shelf Australia !  Hostile environments !  Arctic !  Greenland !  Labrador !  East Siberia !  Barents Sea !  Unconventional !  US !  China !  Australia 70% of known conventional reserves found in these regions

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  • 1. THE FUTURE GEOSCIENTIST What will be demanded of the “new” Geoscientists ?
  • 2. Today’s Challenge – Tomorrow’s Goal !  Challenge !  Creating a better representation of sub-surface geology prior to, during and post-drilling of wells !  More complex Geology require more precise and detailed data to evaluate increasingly complex reservoir models !  Need for more accurate reservoir and fluid composition data to reduce operational risks and minimize costs !  Technology limits us today as there is still a too high risk on geological models, and !  There is still not a 1:1 relationship between seismic, well, geological models, and flow simulation models !  Mature areas require more accurate data in order to reduce errors in models used by geoscientists and engineers to plan production and potential “new” reservoirs in existing discoveries and to improve Recovery and understand drainage patterns. !  More detailed Time-laps technology, both in acoustic and physical domains is required. !  Goal !  Create a Good geological model to reduce risks in resource assessments and drilling failures. !  Closer to 1:1 relationship between acoustic and physical domains and within the various model environments !  Be able to create better recovery from mature fields/ areas and discover new opportunities within existing discoveries to increase reserve and resource bases CUTTING-EDGE ACOUSTIC AND PHYSICAL DATA AQUISITION AND ANALYSIS METHODS WILL CREATE BETTER GEOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING CREATING AN OIL AND GAS RESERVES BOOST WITHIN EXISTING WORLDWIDE MAJOR HYDROCARBON BASINS
  • 3. Geoscience Skills !  Software knowledge !  Understand most Workstation platforms !  Ability to perform Database management !  Good at visualize challenge and results !  High-Resolution Well Log Analysis !  Rock Physics !  Stratigraphy !  Petrography !  Geochemistry !  Structural Analysis !  Geological modeling Basin Modeling
  • 4. Non- Geoscience Skills !  “Outside the Box” thinker !  Being Creative !  Good communicator !  Team player with multi-task abilities !  Risk Analysis !  Economics !  Geo-Political understanding !  Cultural sensitivities !  Environmental sensitivity !  Foreign language(s) !  Ethical norms
  • 5. Technological Skills !  IT awareness !  Spatial Analysis !  Predictive Analysis !  Business Intelligence Systems/ methods !  Spatial Data Management !  Statistical Analysis
  • 6. Ability to make better Geological Models !  With the use of: !  Measurement While Drilling (MWD) !  I/O Geological models of MWD and other G&G data !  Thin-bed evaluation !  Seismic re-processing with “new” algorithms !  Integration of wells with other G&G data such as acoustic products, use of rock physics to link acoustic to physical domain !  4-D acoustic products (seismic and its derivatives) !  Loop and re-cycle of data and analysis data from field to model and back.
  • 7. Technology required to help Geoscientists create better Geological Models !  Cost-effective technology for mature environments !  real-time operations data transfer into analysis environment !  Cutting-edge technology for !  Exploration !  Hostile environments !  Unconventional hydrocarbons !  Synergistic application environments with cutting-edge visualization capabilities !  Cutting-edge workstations with faster 3D and 4D analysis and visualization capabilities !  More advanced acoustic products providing higher resolution environment enabling closer to 1:1 acoustic-physical domain resolution relationship
  • 8. Where should Geoscientist look for more oil and gas? !  West Siberia !  Volga-Ural region !  Mesopotamian Foredeep !  Greater Ghawar Uplift !  Rub Al Khali !  Qatar Arch !  Zagros Fold Belt !  North Sea Graben !  Norwegian Sea !  Western Gulf of Mexico !  West Texas Permian Basin !  Maracaibo Basin !  Niger Delta !  Deep Water !  Mississippi, Mackenzie, Niger, Congo, Orinoco, Amazon, Ganges, and Lena !  Offshore Mexico !  NW Shelf Australia !  Hostile environments !  Arctic !  Greenland !  Labrador !  East Siberia !  Barents Sea !  Unconventional !  US !  China !  Australia 70% of known conventional reserves found in these regions