Gas field planning tool

4D geomechanical simulations for field development planning

3D and 4D geomechanical can be time-consuming to build and calibrate. However, once such a model is built, it is relative straightforward to use this model for various field development and management applications. In so doing, the return on the initial investment of time and effort in the creation of a 4D geomechanical model can be substantial. I present a case study where a 4D geomechanical m...

Testing Planning Tool Development

The majority of products will undergo numerous changes over the course of their product lifecycles, many of which will occur while the products are already in production. Research has shown that these engineering changes can propagate throughout the product of system and affect the functionality of the other components. Previous research in this lab has developed a 7-step method to generate a v...

An Efficient Multiperiod MINLP Model for Optimal Planning of Offshore Oil and Gas Field Infrastructure

In this paper, we present an efficient strategic/tactical planning model for offshore oilfield development problem that is fairly generic and can be extended to include other complexities. The proposed multiperiod non-convex MINLP model for multi-field site includes three components (oil, water and gas) explicitly in the formulation using 3 rd and higher order polynomials avoiding bilinear and ...

A stochastic programming approach to planning of offshore gas field developments under uncertainty in reserves

Optimal Development Planning of Offshore Oil and Gas Field Infrastructure under Complex Fiscal Rules

The optimal development planning of offshore oil and gas fields has received significant attention in recent years. In this paper, we present an efficient investment and operational planning model for this problem which is fairly generic, and is extended to include fiscal considerations. With the objective of maximizing total NPV for long-term planning horizon, the proposed non-convex multiperi...