As focus moves from exploration to production optimization, asset teams turn their attention to maximizing recoveries while reducing cycle time and driving down production costs. Getting the most out of data across multiple domains, finding improved methods to interpret and integrate geological and seismic data critical to maximizing reservoir understanding, and finding new ways of mapping and visualizing assets are critical to achieving this. What was once considered high-science technology for the “specialist” is now a daily requirement for use by all members of the asset team.

GeoGraphix 2015 seeks to address these challenges. Over the last 31 years it has evolved from a DOS-based mapping tool to a fully functional integrated 3-D geoscience system. The tool can reduce the cycle time of prospecting to production through integration between domains in addition to increasing the accuracy of reservoir interpretation through 3-D geomodeling to bring domains together in time or depth. As such, the tool enables viewing a cohesive 3-D scene for improved decision-making.

The tool includes multiple modeling tool selection and simultaneous application, Quick-Pick mode enabling correlation within multiwell cross sections and 3-D earth model updates, and views of vertical sections at any point in the 3-D geomodel.

Users can create velocity models using average or interval methods that accommodate lateral variation in velocities. These models can then be used to create static depth volumes or to perform dynamic depth conversion using interwell depth point integration.

The tool’s field-planning capabilities include hazard avoidance for existing vertical wells, the display of field plans in Google Earth or Bing, the updating of target points on maps to see changes in an integrated 3-D view and productivity enhancers for field development.

The 3-D view displays smartSECTION/FrameBuilder interpretations, including geomodeled 3-D surfaces and well-to-well cross sections and fence diagrams for a geologic view. The tool also provides a geophysical view, with depth-converted seismic horizons and fault displays. Users can plan and view wells with seismic backdrops, PRIZM log templates for correlating, displays of zone attributes, the ability to modify formation tops, and production bubble maps and pie charts.

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