GEOL40590 Geostatistics and geomodelling

Academic Year 2023/2024

Using a geomodel to quantify the value of a resource or to forecast its future behaviour often requires assigning physical properties to the model. This 2.5 credit module reviews the methods used to extract statistics from subsurface data and addresses how they are used in geomodelling. Lectures are focused on providing a grounding in the principals of the methods while practical classes are devoted to construction and analysis of geomodels using industry-standard software.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the module students should be able to:
Understand the definition, calculation method, and practical significance of key geostatistical properties.
Describe, and apply in Petrel, typical methods for constructing models for flow simulation

Indicative Module Content:

The 10 lectures follow the workflow of geostatistical characterisation and modelling guided towards construction of a sub-surface flow simulation model. The five practical classes follow the work-flow used to characterise and model flow units for flow simulation modelling, based on published datasets and modelled in Petrel.

Lecture 1: Distributions, averaging and sampling
Lecture 2: Variography
Lecture 3: Approaches to subsurface characterisation and modelling
Lecture 4: Facies modelling
Lecture 5: Property modelling
Lecture 6: Subdivision of the reservoir model
Lecture 7. The Geocellular reservoir model
Lecture 8. The flow simulator model
Lecture 9: Representative properties: scale and connectivity
Lecture 10: Machine leaning in characterisation and geomodelling

Practical 1: Data analysis and Variography (Petrel)
Practical 2: Facies modelling (Petrel)
Practical 3: Property modelling in (Petrel)
Practical 4: Fault surface modelling in (Petrel)
Practical 5: Flow simulation modelling (Eclipse/Petrel)

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

10
Practical

15
Autonomous Student Learning

25
Total

50
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The module combines lectures and 3-hour practical classes. Lectures will focus on developing concepts using theoretical considerations and illustrative case-studies. The practical classes will mostly use Petrel for analysis and modelling of spatially varying properties. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Additional Information:
Students must be registered to F181 MSc in subsurface characterisation and geomodelling


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Material submitted from practical classes Throughout the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

50
Examination: Written exam Unspecified No Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

50

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Ongoing practical work will be discussed with students individually and collectively whist it be being performed during the scheduled practical classes. Post-assessment feedback will be provided as sought.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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