Petrel Structural Framework Builder

Build and simulate robust structural models

Model mon

Extensional (Exmouth, Australia), compressional (sanbox model of faulted and folded thrust belt), and stratigraphic (sandbox model of prograding delta system) environments modeled using Depogrid in Petrel Structural Framework Builder.

The most effective field development plans are established with a clear understanding of the subsurface, enabling a reduction in risk and uncertainty. An accurate and uncompromised geological model is a critical input but has historically required some simplification for simulation.

The volume-based modeling and Depogrid workflow not only reduces workload through instantaneous modeling while interpreting but also honors the input data and enables the construction of structurally and stratigraphically complex reservoirs. These features can now be modeled with greater accuracy in the Petrel E&P software platform and sent directly to our next-generation INTERSECT high-resolution reservoir simulator without compromising on geological detail. Simplification of the structure, whether through hybridizing the grid or upscaling, is no longer necessary, enabling the best possible understanding of reservoir behavior.

As a result, customers achieve reduced uncertainty, increased accuracy, and improved field development plans.

Features

Instantaneously model faults during interpretation
Construct structurally and stratigraphically accurate models regardless of tectonic regimes
Perform volume calculation of the zones model
Construct realistic fault configurations, such as crossing (X), synthetic or antithetic (Y), lambda, reverse, growth or low-angle thrusts, and overturned structures
Simultaneously model all conformable horizons as a single conformable sequence using a volume-based algorithm, which prevents crossovers
Perform isochore calculation between horizons
Include nonconformable stratigraphy, such as the presence of multiple unconformities forming complex truncation patterns
Employ consistent fault displacements for horizons and consistent thicknesses of zones while preserving the integrity of the stratigraphic column
Perform fault analysis operations such as throw-displacement profiles, throw-displacement cumulative frequency, and fault side and fault length vs. maximum throw displacement
Create a depospace model for more accurate property modeling by structurally flattening and geomechanically unfaulting and unfolding conformable horizons
Use the depositional model to create a subsequent grid to facilitate proper petrophysical and facies modeling in the depositional environment
Deploy workflow editor support as needed
Seamlessly integrate with INTERSECT simulator for uncompromised reservoir analysis