Ryder Scott refines model review process

摘要

Speaking at last month's meet of the Houston chapter of the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers, Ryder Scott's Miles Palke observed that main use of reservoir simulation is to test various field development scenarios and evaluate investment opportunities. But companies may pressure their consultants to use such 'scoping' models for reserves estimation. Elsewhere, models developed to forecast vertical well performance may be used to project undeveloped horizontal well performance.