Gas Reserve Estimation
Gas Reserve Estimation
Gas Reserve Estimation
• Probabilistic Procedure
• More suitable for situation where uncertainty is high
e.g. early stage of development, frontier areas.
• As level of uncertainty is increases – probabilistic
procedure becomes more relevant. Rapidly
expanding computer application also facilitating the
use of probabilistic procedure.
• Volumetric Estimate
• Volumetric estimate of hydrocarbon in place
consists of the following steps:
– Determination of rock volume (hydrocarbon
saturated portion) from area and thickness.
– Determination of average porosity.
– Determination of water saturation to obtain
hydrocarbon saturation.
– Volume correction of hydrocarbon at atmospheric
pressure and temperature.
G = VR x Ф x (1-Sw) x 1/Zi
• Associated Gas
• Gas Composition
• Critical Pressure and Critical Temp. of
individual component of the gas from
reservoir
• Initial Reservoir Pressure
• Initial Reservoir Temperature