Duration - 01/05/2021 - 30/04/2023
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - Deirdre Walsh
Principal Investigator - Tom Manzocchi
Funding - iCRAG (Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences) project funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI),
and cofunded by the European Regional Development Fund and iCRAG industry partners.
Project description
Compression-based modelling is an innovative method for generating stochastic facies models in which the interconnectivity of
individual depositional elements, such as channels or lobes, is determined by user-defined parameters that can be varied for
different facies or in different model realisations. This adds a degree of freedom relative to conventional approaches, allowing
exceptionally realistic models to be generated. The method is particularly suited for deposits characterised by high net:gross
ratios but poor connectivity: a common combination in deep-water deposits that makes them hard to model reliably.
This project will apply compression-based modelling to build high resolution geomodels of the Ross Formation of County Clare.
Results will provide a demonstration of the approach and enhance our understanding of these world-class outcrops. It will also
establish sensitivities to fluid injection/production scenarios using high fidelity turbidite geomodels. If successful the
project will demonstrate that compression-based modelling is practical and is capable of generating realistic models of
deep-marine deposits, even in circumstances where detailed heterogeneities have a strong influence on subsurface flow.
Any such success could lead to the adoption of the compression method in geomodelling workflows.
Contact: Deirdre Walsh
Tel: +353 1 7162611
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