Uncertainty Assessment of Hydrocarbon in Place With Geological Models Satisfying Gravity-Capillary Equilibrium
Résumé
Abstract In a reservoir, gravity forces lead fluids to stratify according to their density, and transitions zones appear around contacts (water-oil and gas-oil contacts). These transitions zones are gradual variations of saturation of each phase. These saturations are often generated using geostatistical methods leading to errors in the calculations of fluid in place. They must be calculated in a physical manner using capillary pressure curves associated with lithofacies. In this paper, a physical volumetric method to calculate the hydrocarbon in place with a high-resolution geological model is used on data coming from a synthetic field: the Brugge field. The uncertainties on hydrocarbons in place are evaluated using the Monte-Carlo method.