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Vol. 58 No. 10

October 2006

Field Development Projects

Tahiti: Development-Strategy Assessment

The Tahiti field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is a three-way anticlinal structure trapped against salt. The discovery well was drilled in 2002, and two appraisal wells were drilled soon afterward. Because of significant uncertainties remaining after appraisal, probabilistic methods were used to assess development alternatives. A classical experimental-design method was applied, and reasonable reservoir-simulation models were designed and validated. The proposed workflow enhances use of experimental design by combining the technique with response-surface methods and rational engineering judgement.

Synopsis of SPE 100656  (395K)

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 100656, "Tahiti: Development-Strategy Assessment Using Design-of-Experiments and Response-Surface Methods," by P.E. Carreras, SPE, S.E. Turner, SPE, and G. Wilkinson, SPE, Chevron, prepared for the 2006 SPE Western Regional/AAPG Pacific Section/GSA Cordilleran Section Joint Meeting, Anchorage, 8-10 May.

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