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Merlin/Apprentice Advanced School 2

702 Morton Street, Richmond, TX 77469 U.S.A.  Voice 281-238-5252    Fax   281-238-5757

 

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Merlin/Apprentice Advanced School 2 - Course Outline

Apprentice Advanced Features & Exercises  

  • Integrating directional surveys and perforation intervals in Apprentice
  • Performing grid to grid operations
  • Migrating perforations and directional surveys to a full field model in Merlin

Merlin Advanced Features Review

  • Regions – PVT, lease, rock , calculation
  • Orthomin Solvers
  • Hydraulic Fracture Modeling
  • Gas Condensate/Volatile Oil Modeling
  • Lock parameters
  • Juxtaposition modeling
  • Recent features developed in previous 12 months

Hydraulic Fracture Example

  • Review of theory – turbulent skin and non darcy flow
  • Build and run single well hydraulic fracture models
  • Build and run full field hydraulic fracture model
  • Run various sensitivities to conductivity and fracture length 

Horizontal Layering versus Conventional Layering in a Full Field Model

  • Build a full field model using horizontal layering
  • Run horizontal layering model
  • Run conventional layering model with layers following structure
  • Compare results

Integrating Sub Sea Tubing, Flow Lines and Risers 

  • Build tubing curves in Avalon and include tubing, flow line, and risers
  • Migrate Avalon curves to full field Merlin model
  • Run the model
  • Viewing output

Using Continuous Down Hole Pressure Data To Manage an Asset in Real Time

  • Filter large data stream using the Prophet system 
  • Delete and add pressure data to filtered well pressures
  • Migrate filtered data to Merlin full field model
  • Perform history match using continuous pressure data
  • Perform production and reserves forecasts

Review of Student Projects

  • Discuss all issues with past and present models
  • Receive GSI assistance in any current projects

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