Team-GIS Unconventionals Analyst: Key Features

Analyse Drilling Constraints

When planning unconventional drilling campaigns it is likely that there will be zones across the area of interest that you cannot place a well pad inside. This may be due to land ownership, environmentally sensitivities or human developments such as urban areas or roads. Unconventionals Analyst's Create Constraint Sets tool allows you to build drilling constraint data for use in the Create Well Patterns tool.

Generate Well Patterns

Once you have built your constraints you can use Unconventionals Analyst's Create Well Patterns tool to create multiple well patterns in order to rapidly identify the most efficient drilling pattern for draining your area of interest. During the calculation of each iteration complex spatial analysis algorithms are used to place the wells within the defined DSU spacing, around the constraints and fixed drilling locations such as pre-existing wells and anchor wells.

Calculate Well Pattern Efficiency

Once you have created a well pattern iteration you can edit it manually and use Unconventionals Analyst's Calculate Well Pattern Efficiency tool to re-calculate the pattern efficiency in order to assess whether your changes have had the desired effect in terms of increasing efficiency or decreasing the number of wells to be drilled in order to drain the area of interest.

Calculate Reserve Areas

When planning unconventional developments it is often useful to know the amount of area estimated to contain proven, possible and probable reserves, based on preliminary drilling results from exploration or development pilot wells. Unconventionals Analyst's Calculate Reserve Areas tools allow you to calculate accurate reserve areas based on a configurable reserve classification methods (such as COGEH, PRMS and SEC compliant schemes) and a customisable drill spacing unit (DSU), as well as the SPEE 'Monograph 3' probabilistic workflows based on spacing unit and expanding concentric radii.

Calculate Volumetrics

When planning unconventional gas developments it is essential to know the reserve volumes contained in each lease or field areas, based on gas-in-place data derived from preliminary drilling. Unconventionals Analyst's Calculate Volumetrics tool allows you to calculate estimated reserves volumes based on a gas-in-place raster, license interest and recovery factor data.

Forecast Reserves

Once you have calculated your volumetrics and planned your well drilling pattern, you can forecast your likely reserve addition over time, as you drill your wells. This analysis can help you drill the most productive wells first, as well as simplify reporting to regulatory authorities. Unconventionals Analyst's Forecast Reserves tool allows you to see how reserves are added over time, based on a forecast drill date, and a chance of success attribute per well.