Reservoir Characterization & Performance Analysis
Understanding the controls governing oil and
gas reservoir production performance is
fundamental to generating reliable forecasts of
future performance and identifying opportunities
to improve recovery. Reservoir Characterization
and Performance Analysis is APA’s service line
that is dedicated to this process.
APA has the technical skills and experience to
analyze the performance of virtually any oil and
gas reservoir using a toolkit that ranges from
analytical techniques through to sophisticated
reservoir modeling. APA has a proven track
record of providing practical advice on reservoir
performance and development opportunities on
a wide range of oil and gas problems, including:
• Depletion performance of complex
lithologies and fractured reservoirs;
• Waterflooding of light, medium and heavy oil
pools;
• Hydrocarbon and CO2 miscible flooding;
• Development of thin oil rims;
• Thermal recovery of heavy oil and bitumen
using cyclic steam/steamflood or steam-
assisted gravity drainage (SAGD);
• All aspects of gas reservoir development,
from low pressure sweet gas to gas/
condensate reservoirs and HPHT sour
reservoirs;
• Gas storage developments.
APA’s approach is to apply integrated solutions,
based on the collective ingenuity, technical
knowledge and operational experience of our
reservoir and production engineering team.
Individual reservoir studies may
include any or all of the following:
• Analytical review of field performance
using classic techniques;
• Pressure transient analysis using PAN™;
• Compartmentalized material balance
analysis using MBAL™;
• Sector reservoir modeling using IRAP/
RMS™, GoCAD™ or Earthvision™ to
visualize and capture aspects of hetero-
geneous reservoirs that are important to fluid
flow;
• Field-scale reservoir simulation using a
variety of approaches, including Streamline
Simulation using ResAssist/3DSL™ and
Black Oil, Compositional or Thermal finite
difference simulation using Eclipse™.
Although APA is strictly a Petroleum
Engineering Consultancy, we provide integrated
geological and reservoir engineering solutions
through our strategic alliances with G+G
consultancies in Canada, U.S.A., and abroad.
As with all our service lines, we seek the most
cost-effective methods to solve your reservoir
development problems and maximize your
returns.
For more information on Reservoir
Characterization and Performance Analysis,
please visit our website at www.apa-inc.com or
contact:
Dave Bertram 403.265.7226
dbertram@apa-inc.com
Brian Weatherill 281.872.9904
bweatherill@apa-inc.com