GeoQuest introduces Weltest 200 numerical well test analysis software.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 1996--GeoQuest recently introduced a new numerical and analytical well test analysis software application. Weltest 200(a) brings to the oil and gas industry the ability to improve reservoir characterization through the application of numerical processes to well test data. "This product delivers a new approach to well test analysis," said Howard Neal, GeoQuest vice president of product development. "Weltest 200 can be used to analyze tests in reservoirs with geological structures, well geometries and multiphase Mul´ti`phase a. 1. (Elec.) Having many phases; Adj. 1. multiphase - of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle fluid effects that are too complex to respond to conventional analytical well test techniques." Weltest 200 reduces the cycle time for well test interpretation and for single well simulations from hours to minutes. Until the introduction of Weltest 200, well test analysis, especially for reservoirs with complex geometries In mathematics, complex geometry is the study of complex manifolds and functions of many complex variables. and multiphase effects such as water coning, had been based on an analytical methodology. This new application allows users to validate their raw well test data, conduct conventional analytical analyses and interactively prepare a numerical model. Incorporating the world-standard ECLIPSE(a) simulator, the numerical module enables the user to set up mathematical models
The complexity of real life reservoirs is addressed by the use of perpendicular bisection bisection /bi·sec·tion/ (bi-sek´shun) division into two parts by cutting. bisection division into two parts by cutting. (PEBI) gridding techniques. This supports accurate representation of the reservoir structure while making the gridding process transparent to the user. In addition, Weltest 200 offers a comprehensive range of models for well test analysis including line fitting and type curve matching; therefore, improving the user's ability to match responses. Weltest 200 employs the ECLIPSE reservoir simulator to numerically solve well tests. This makes it easier for engineers not typically familiar with reservoir simulation Reservoir simulation is an area of reservoir engineering in which computer models are used to predict the flow of fluids (typically, oil, water, and gas) through porous media. to take advantage of the ECLIPSE simulation technology. Weltest 200 is available on most UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and personal computer platforms. GeoQuest, an operating unit operating unit A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon of Schlumberger, is the industry leader in providing integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. systems, data management solutions, and processing and interpretive services to assist petroleum companies in optimizing the value of their oil and gas reservoirs. GeoQuest operates more than 104 data services centers and software support offices in 54 countries. (a) Mark of Schlumberger CONTACT: GeoQuest, Houston Susan Ganz, 713/513-2480 sganz@houston.geoquest.slb.com |
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