Petrel is a
software
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The history of software is closely tied to the development of digital comput ...
platform by
Schlumberger Information Solutions used in the
exploration and production sector of the petroleum industry. It is a cloud-based platform designed to develop collaborative workflows to increase oil and gas performance. It uses
Esri's projection engine for CRS management and is compatible with ArcGIS files. Functionality within Petrel includes: interpreting
seismic
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data, performing
well
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correlation, building
reservoir models, visualizing
reservoir simulation
Reservoir simulation is an area of reservoir engineering in which computer models are used to predict the Fluid dynamics, flow of fluids (typically, oil, water, and gas) through porous media.
The creation of models of oil fields and the impleme ...
results,
calculating volumes, producing
maps
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, and designing development strategies to maximize reservoir exploitation.
Background
Petrel software was developed in
Norway
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by a company called ''Technoguide''.
Technoguide was formed in 1996 by former employees of Geomatic, some of whom were key programmers involved in the early development of
RMS. Technoguide made 3D
geologic modeling more accessible to all subsurface technical staff, including those without specialist training. Developed for PCs and the Windows OS, Petrel was commercially available in 1998. The Petrel user interface has a pre-arranged workflow to facilitate its use.
In 2002, Schlumberger acquired Technoguide and the Petrel software tools. Schlumberger currently supports and markets Petrel. Newer versions of Petrel include additional functionality such as geological modeling, seismic interpretation, uncertainty analysis, well planning, and links to
reservoir simulators.
Version History
References
External links
* {{Official website, slb.com/petrel
Geology software