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MPath,fromthePermediaResearchGroupInc.,bridgestheworldsofbasinandreservoirmodeling,providingarichsetoftoolsforsimulatingprocessesthatoccuratregional,basinandreservoirscales.MPath'svisualizationanddataanalysistoolssupportmorethan100fileformats,enablingmodelerstointegratebasinandreservoirdatainasingleenvironment.MPathisavailableonallmajorplatforms.

MPathforbasinsForbasinmodelers,MPath'sbasintoolsprovidetheidealtoolkitforquantifyingvolumesandfluidproperties,andevaluatingpetroleumcontainmentpotentialandemplacementpatterns.Andthesamesetoftoolscanbeused

toevaluatepetroleumflowandemplacementrangingfromcoretobasinscales.Easytouse,withsimilarworkflowsateachscaleofinvestigation,MPathcanmodel3D,multi‐scale,multi‐milliongridcellpetroleumtransportinamatterofminutes.

PetroleummigrationWithclosetotenyearsofdevelopment,Permedia'sbasin‐scalemigrationsolversareunmatchedintheirspeedandsophistication.Thefirstcommercialsolvertousemodifiedinvasionpercolationalgorithmstosimulatemigrationandreservoirfilling,MPath'shigh‐resolutionpetroleummigrationsimulatorrapidlysimulatesmulti‐phaseflowbehaviorinporous,faultedandfracturedmediatopredictpetroleummigrationtrajectoriesandhighlydetailedpetroleumemplacementpatterns.Featuresinclude:

• Speed.MPathMigrationrunsinafractionofthetimeofothersimulatorsandworksinboth2Dand3D.Simulationsofthemostcomplexmodelsruninjustminutestoafewhours.

• Nativemeshsupport.RunsimulationsonnativePetroMod,Temis,Gocadandothermeshes,withoutanyconversion.Addingsupportforadditionalmeshtypesisstraightforward.

• Multi‐component.MPathMigration'stransportalgorithmsaredesignedfromthegrounduptohandlemulti‐componentsusingaflexiblereactantsandreactionsscheme.

• Tracers.MPathMigration'ssophisticatedtracerschemeallowsyoutotrackcomponentoriginsbasedonfacies,layer,categorymaps,oranyproperty.Maturitytracersarealsoprovided.

• Secondarycrackingandbiodegradation.Modeltheeffectsofsecondarycrackingandbiodegradation.AddedincollaborationwiththeBacchus2Consortiumatthe

UniversityofCalgary,MPathMigrationincorporatestheverylatesttechnologyforsimulatingtheeffectsofbiodegradationonpetroleummigration.

• Meshoverrides.Useanybasinmeshasa“basecase”andcreatemultiplesourceandsealscenariosasinputtoMigration,withoutre‐runningtheoriginalbasinmodel.Thiscanliterallysavedaysofprojecttime.

• Extensible.MPathMigrationincludesanopen,accessibleAPIforaddingcustomcodetoMPathsothatyoucanmodelproprietaryreactionschemesorpluginyourowncalculators(e.g.,PVT)

• Multi‐threaded.MPathMigrationisdesignedtotakeadvantageofmulti‐coreprocessors.

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BasinPressure/TemperatureUseMPathBasinP/Ttoforwardmodelpressuresandtemperaturesinanevolvingmesh.Couplingaflexiblecalculatorthatusesthelatestmathematicsandcomputationalefficiencieswithrapidmodelbuildingworkflows,MPathBasinP/Tallowsyoutomodelbasingeometriesandlithologiesthroughtimetocreatesophisticated2Dand3Dmodelsquicklyandeasily.

Evaluatebasinpressuresandtemperatureevolution

CoupleBasinPTwithMPath'spetroleumgenerationandexpulsionmodulestocreateinputsintotheMigrationsimulatorforacompletebasinmodelingworkflow.

MPathforreservoirsMPath'sreservoirtoolsfillthegapbetweenbasinandreservoirsimulation:whilebasinmodelslacktheresolutiontounderstanddetailedfillingprocesses,andclassicalreservoirsimulatorsarenotdesignedtohandlegeologicaltimescales,MPath'sreservoirtools

integratereservoirandbasinworkflows.Forreservoirengineers,MPathReservoirtoolsprovideinsightsintoobservedcompositionvariations,fluidcontinuityassessments,andpressure/fluidpropertycompartmentalization.Forbasinmodelers,MPathReservoirtoolsenablethesimulationofdetailedreservoirchargeandfillingmodelsthathonorthecontrollingphysicsandfluidchemistry.

MPath'sreservoirtoolsaretheproductofPermedia'sthree‐yearresearchanddevelopmentconsortium(2005‐2008)todevelopasetoffullphysics,reservoirfillingandmixingsimulators.

PressureandTracersMPathPressureandTracersgeneratesapressureandvelocityfieldfromanyvolume(structuredorunstructuredmesh)withsourcesandsinks(typicallyinjectorandproductionwells).Dopefluidswithanynumberofnumericaltracerstotrackthemovementofthefluids.Typicalapplicationsincludeevaluatingdynamicconnectivityofgeostatistically‐generatedreservoirmodels,identifyingpressurecompartmentalizationandpre‐screeningreservoirmodelspriortofullproductionsimulation.

EvaluatingflowandconnectivitywithPressureandTracers

TwocomponentmisciblemixingMPathMiscibleMixingcantakeanytwoend‐memberfluidsandmixthemaccordingtotheirresponsestoconvection,diffusionanddispersion.Thefluidsareassumedtobemiscible,butmaybecompressible.Applicationsincludethemixingoftwodistinctoils,queryinggravitysegregationandconvectiondriveduringreservoirfillingandinjectingCO2intosalineaquifers.

N‐componentmixingAnextensionofthetwocomponentMiscibleMixingsimulator,n‐ComponentMixingintroducesn‐componentandmulti‐phasesupport.AbetaofthissimulatorwillbereleasedtoConsortiummembersinthefallof2007,withfinalproductexpectedtowardstheendofthefirstquarterof2008.

BlackOilMPathBlackOilisablackoilproductionsimulator.Currentlyindevelopment,whencomplete,modelerswillbeabletotakeMigrationoutput,chargedetailedreservoirmodelsusingtheMixingsimulators,andpasstheresultstoMPathBlackOil.

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RiskinganduncertaintyAllofMPath'ssimulatorsaresupportedbyMPath'sriskingframework,whichallowsprobabilitydistributionstobewrappedaroundsimulatorinputs.Assignprobabilitydistributionstokeyvariables,sampledusingavarietyoftechniques,andexecutemultiplesimulationsusingdistributedprocessing.Simulationoutputsarerankedaccordingto“goodnessoffit”withobserveddata.

RiskEditor

Post‐processingMPathcontainsarichsetoftoolsforanalyzingbasinandreservoirsimulations.Createtime‐basedviews,dataextracts,plots,cross‐plotsandmanymore,quicklyandeasily.

Analyzingbiodegradationthroughtime

PermediaViewersPermediaViewersisacompletesetofanalysisandvisualizationtools,includingafullOpenGL‐accelerated3Dvisualizationenvironment,asuiteofmappinganalysistools,aWellViewerforanalyzingwelldata,aswellaspowerfulreportingtoolsforqueryingand

analyzingdata.LeveragingMPath'sindustry‐leadingfilesupport,PermediaViewersallowsyoutoco‐renderandanalyzedatafrommultiplepackages,givingyouawholenewperspectiveonthecomplexplumbingofpetroleumsystems.

IncludedwitheverylicenseofMPathbasinandreservoirtools,PermediaViewerscanalsobelicensedseparately.

3DViewer3DViewercanintegrateregional,basinandreservoirdataintoasingleenvironment.Supportingmorethan100differentformats,includingPetroMod,Temis,Gocad,Eclipse,Irap,3DViewercanbeusedtocalibrateandaddqualitycontroltoallofyourmodels.3DViewerispoweredbyOpenInventor.

Co‐rendermorethan100supportedfiletypesin3DViewer

MapViewerMapViewerisanadvancedsetofmappingtoolsthatcanbeusedformodelbuilding,datavisualizationandintegration.Itincludesallofthemapanalysisfeaturesrequiredbyapetroleumsystemsmodeler,includingfetch,closureandfill‐spillanalysis.

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DatamanipulationandanalysisPermediaViewersincludesarichsetoftoolsforanalyzingandmanipulatingdata.Performoperationssuchasextractingmeshdatacoincidentwithwells,crossplottingmeshandwellproperties,extractingvolumedataalongamappedhorizon,generatingburialhistories,queryingmeshpropertiesthroughtime,andmany,manymore.

ResearchpartnersandalliancesPermediaworkswithanumberofresearchgroupstodevelopandimplementleadingtechnologiesinMPathforuseinexplorationandproduction.

Geocosm(www.geocosm.net)Geocosmspecializesinsandstonediageneticmodelingandreservoirqualityriskassessment.PermediaViewersincludesalinktoTmap,whichautomatesthesimulationofsandstonereservoirpropertiesusingdatafrom3Dbasinmodels.

GeomechanicsIntl.(www.geomi.com)GeoMechanicsInternationalInc.istherecognizedleaderinconsulting,trainingandsoftwareinthefieldofreservoirgeomechanicsintheoilandgasindustry.PermediaisworkingwithGeomitodevelopnewtoolsforpredictingporepressurefromseismicdata.

BacchusBiodegradationWeworkwiththeBacchusIIConsortium,headedbyProfessorSteveLarter,toincorporatetheeffectsofbiodegradationdirectlyinMPath'sMigrationsimulator.

UniversityofCalgaryWehavepartneredwithProfessorJohnChenattheUniversityofCalgary,whooffershisexperienceintheworldofmathematicsandsimulatordesign,andProfessorIanGatesattheSchulichSchoolofEngineering,whoprovidesguidanceonsimulatordesignandproductionengineering.

LiquidComputing(www.liquidcomputing.com)LiquidComputingisdevelopingnext‐generationhardwareforparallelcomputing;PermediaisworkingwithLiquidtodesignandimplementitsparallelsolvers.

UniversityofNewcastleNewcastle'sShaleQuantisasetofartificialneuralnetworks(ANNs)usedtoestimatetheclaycontent,graindensityandtotalorganiccontent(TOC)ofmudstonesfromstandardwirelinelogdata.Italsoincludespermeabilityandpressurepredictioncapabilities.WeareworkingwithProfessorAndyAplinattheUnviersityofNewcastletointegrateShaleQuantintoMPath'swellmodule.

Gushor(www.gushor.ca)Gushorprovidesuniquesolutionstoexplorationandproductionproblemsencounteredintheunconventionalenergyrecoveryindustry.Theydeliverheavyoilandtarsandindustrialapplicationsbasedonastrongfundamentalacademicresearchprograminheavyoilandtarsandsgeochemistry.GushorprovidesPermediaadviceongeochemistryandwehavecooperatedontheGnawdtoolforbiodegradationassessment.

FormoreinformationFormoreinformation,pleasecontactThePermediaResearchGroup:

www.permedia.cainfo@permedia.ca

Forbasinconsultingservices,contactHugoCoumont,hugo@permedia.ca.

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