Developing the Role of Developing the Role of Petrophysics into the Petrophysics into the Year 2000 and BeyondYear 2000 and Beyond

Donal S MageeanDonal S Mageean

Exxon Exploration CompanyExxon Exploration Company

OutlineOutline

Petrophysics past and presentPetrophysics past and present

Developing the role of PetrophysicsDeveloping the role of Petrophysics

Beyond the year 2000Beyond the year 2000

SummarySummary

Petrophysics Past and Petrophysics Past and PresentPresent

IsolationIsolation

Black box technologyBlack box technology

A specialist skillA specialist skill

IsolationIsolation

Over the wall Over the wall mentality mentality

Too inwardly Too inwardly focusedfocused

Missing the big Missing the big picturepicture

Black Box MentalityBlack Box Mentality Management Management

perspective perspective - - wiggles on a roll wiggles on a roll

of paper of paper Failure to understand Failure to understand

the F.E. processthe F.E. process

A Specialist SkillA Specialist Skill

Perceived as having Perceived as having a narrow skill basea narrow skill base

An external resource, An external resource, not integrated into not integrated into the project teamthe project team

Confusion over the Confusion over the correct nomenclature correct nomenclature for the disciplinefor the discipline

Developing the Role of Developing the Role of PetrophysicsPetrophysics

Breaking the moldBreaking the mold- think beyond - think beyond

our our perceived perceived boundariesboundaries - - question the internal question the internal

and external and external structures of structures of

our our organizations organizations

Developing the Role of Developing the Role of PetrophysicsPetrophysics

Breaking the moldBreaking the mold IntegrationIntegration

- be the - be the unifying unifying disciplinediscipline

PETROPHYSICS

PETROPHYSICS

GEOSCIENCE

DRILLING RESERVOIR

ENGINEERING

PLANNING

Developing the Role of Developing the Role of PetrophysicsPetrophysics

Without IntegrationWithout Integration- outsourcing - outsourcing - loss of corporate- loss of corporate research research- remain on the - remain on the periphery of periphery of

projectsprojects - poor - poor estimation of in estimation of in place and recoverable place and recoverable reserves reserves

Developing the Role of Developing the Role of PetrophysicsPetrophysics

Breaking the moldBreaking the mold IntegrationIntegration Project Project

coordinationcoordination - our - our skill is required skill is required in the complete life in the complete life cycle of every cycle of every developmentdevelopment

Beyond the year 2000Beyond the year 2000

Broaden our skill base Broaden our skill base - enabling us - enabling us

to work to work with with other disciplines other disciplines

in preserving in preserving critical critical data data during scale- up during scale- up to to geological modelsgeological models

Build a diverse teamBuild a diverse team

Beyond the year 2000Beyond the year 2000

Petrophysics must Petrophysics must move beyond oil in move beyond oil in placeplace - - reservoir flow reservoir flow simulationsimulation

- recovery - recovery efficienciesefficiencies

Beyond the year 2000Beyond the year 2000

Flow unitsFlow units - - next generation next generation

of of sequence sequence stratigraphy stratigraphy

Beyond the year 2000Beyond the year 2000

Facies typing to Facies typing to seismic attributesseismic attributes

In situ relative In situ relative permperm

Fluid typing and Fluid typing and viscosityviscosity

Neural networksNeural networks Tool response Tool response

modelingmodeling

SUMMARYSUMMARY Break the moldBreak the mold Challenge your Challenge your

companies structurecompanies structure Reach out beyond our Reach out beyond our

perceived boundariesperceived boundaries Be the unifying Be the unifying

discipline in data discipline in data integrationintegration

Be the project Be the project coordinatorcoordinator

PETROPHYSICS: PETROPHYSICS:

TO INFINITY AND BEYONDTO INFINITY AND BEYOND