Analysis of Data Disclosure and Reservoir Model of the Volve Oilfield in the North Sea

Seoyoon Kwon; Minsoo Ji; Gayoung Park; Baehyun Min; Hoonyoung Jeong

doi:10.32390/ksmer.2021.58.4.353

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Analysis of Data Disclosure and Reservoir Model of the Volve Oilfield in the North Sea 북해 Volve 유전 현장자료의 공공데이터화와 저류층 모델에 대한 분석

31 August 2021. pp. 353-363

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Abstract

Equinor, a Norwegian multinational energy company, disclosed approximately 5 TB reservoir big data of the Volve oilfield in the North Sea for academic purposes in June 2018. This disclosure is the first for oilfield data worldwide acquired during the whole life cycle of an oilfield. This data disclosure has been highlighted in areas with limited field data for educational and research purposes. This review introduces the big data of the Volve oilfield and analyze the reservoir model based on reservoir simulation. In addition, we discuss the significance of reservoir data opening that can contribute to the E&P business in the Republic of Korea.

Keywords

Reservoir Big Data

Volve

Open Data

2018년 6월 노르웨이 국영에너지기업 Equinor는 북해 Volve 유전의 코어, 검층, 모델 등 약 5 TB 규모의 저류층 빅데이터를 학술연구용으로 공개하였다. Volve 유전은 석유 ‧ 가스산업에서 광구의 탐사, 개발, 생산, 종료까지 광구 운영 전주기에서 취득한 현장자료를 공공데이터로 개방한 세계 최초의 사례이다. Volve 유전의 데이터 개방은 연구와 교육 목적에서 신기술 개발뿐만 아니라 우수 인력양성을 유도한다는 측면에서 자원강국 대비 한정적인 현장자료를 보유한 국내 자원개발 분야에 시사하는 바가 크다. 본 해설은 Volve 유전 현장자료를 소개하고 저류층 시뮬레이션을 수행하여 Volve 유전의 저류층 모델을 분석하였다. 이를 통해 향후 E&P 분야로의 연구 활용성을 검토하고 저류층 빅데이터의 공공데이터화가 국내 자원개발분야에 기여할 방안을 고찰한다.

키워드

저류층 빅데이터

Volve

공공데이터

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Publisher :The Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
Publisher(Ko) :한국자원공학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
Journal Title(Ko) :한국자원공학회지
Volume : 58
No :4
Pages :353-363
Received Date : 2021-07-20
Revised Date : 2021-08-25
Accepted Date : 2021-08-26
DOI :https://doi.org/10.32390/ksmer.2021.58.4.353

Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers ISSN:2288-0291(Print) 2288-2790(Online) 한국자원공학회지

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