Reservoir characterisation using process-response simulations: the Lower Cretaceous Rijn Field, West Netherlands Basin

Abstract Petroleum geologists always need to deal with large gaps in data resolution and coverage during reservoir characterisation. Seismic data show only large geological structures, whereas small-scale structures and reservoir properties can be observed only at well locations. In the area between wells, these properties are often estimated by means of geostatistics. Numerical simulation of sedimentary processes offers an alternative method to predict these properties and can improve the understanding of the controls on reservoir heterogeneity. Although this kind of modelling is widely used... Mehr ...