Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1755728 Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 2011 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

Two categories of fields can be defined for the application of flow modeling workflows: green fields, and brown fields. In its most fundamental form, a green field is an undeveloped field, while a brown field is a developed field. The main difference between a green field and a brown field is the availability of applicable historical production and/or injection data for the brown field. This difference has a significant impact on reservoir flow modeling workflows. A workflow for green fields is presented in this paper, and workflows for brown fields are presented in the companion paper (Fanchi, 2011).

► The first of two companion papers. ► This paper provides a consistent workflow for modeling green fields. ► The workflow for analyzing green fields is reproducible. ► The workflow can quantify uncertainty. ► The workflow facilitates an objective appraisal of competing options.

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