GGE (Geology, Geophysics and Engineering) Tasks and Activities
OCRE strongly believes in the application of Best Practicing in Geological, Geophysical and Engineering studies and operational activities. The following is a list of Typical Projects, and a summary of the different Tasks and Activities involved, extracted from the OCRE Best Practice Management System (BPMS) which our World-wide experts Excellency Network applies, and which specifications are continuously being updated and enhanced following new experiences, technological developments, and applications.
Geology:
- Territorial Management – Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Drone Site Surveys (UAV; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) – 3dmodeling
- Micro seismicity studies and monitoring
- Earthquake analyses and Modelling
- Remote Sensing Acquisition, Elaboration and Interpretations including InSAR
- Terrain Subsidence-Uplift Studies
- Analyses and Modelling of Faulted and Fractured Rocks
- Geological Field Work s.l.
- Core Studies, Conventional and Special, Geomechanics
- Seismic Interpretation, Mapping, and 3d Structure Modelling
Geophysics:
- Offshore High-Resolution Geophysical site-surveys
- Magnetotelluric (MT) studies
- Seismic Acquisition, Planning, and (re)Processing
- Well Bore Seismics
- Grav-Mag Acquisition and Modelling
Portfolio Management:
- HC and Mining – Prospect Generation, Risking and Ranking
- Asset Evaluation, Peer Reviews, Economics, QC, Competent Person’s Reporting
Engineering:
- Well Drilling, Logging, Completion and Work-over
- Log interpretation, Petrophysics, and Modelling
- Reservoir Modelling, Production Planning
- Facilities Planning and Management
- Civil Engineering Planning, Construction and Management
IT:
- Data management, Library and archiving, data conversion
- Cloud, Big Data, AI, ML, Coding and Development
- 3d Computer Modelling, 3d scanning and printing, CAD-CAM & Digital Twins
HR:
- Organisation Analyses
- Job Description, Gap Analyses
- Training
- Incentives – Team Building
- PR, Promotion, Image Building
Activities Classification for BPMS (Best Practice Management System)
- Section A – Information, Data Management, Projects
- Task A.1 Information
- Activity A.1.1 Data Management and Storage
- Geophysical, Geological and subsurface information
- Vintage, Industrial, and Scientific Information
- Small Data and Big data
- Activity A.1.1 Data Management and Storage
- Task A.2 Projects
- Activity A2.1 Project Set-Up
- Interpretation Systems
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Dynamic Simulation Systems
- Special Tasks Systems
- Activity A2.1 Project Set-Up
- Task A.1 Information
- Section B – Geological & Geophysical and Other Technical Studies
- Task B.1 Geological Model
- Activity B.1.1 Data Collection and Regional framework
- Activity B.1.2 Reconstruction of the Plate Tectonic Setting
- Activity B.1.3 Reconstruction of the Stratigraphic Framework
- Activity B.1.4 Structural Modelling
- Activity B.1.5 Description of the Basin Evolution
- Activity B.1.6 Definition of the Petroleum System & Play Concepts
- Activity B.1.7 Reconstruction of the E&P Activity and Hydrocarbon Potential
- Activity B.1.8 Field Geological Studies
- Task B.2 Remote Sensing & Surface Studies
- Activity B.2.1 Geological Interpretation on Satellite Photography
- Task B.3 Grav/Mag Interpretation
- Activity B.3.1 Grav/Mag Interpretation
- Task B.4 Seismic Studies
- Activity B.4.1 Seismic to Well Tie
- Activity B.4.2 Seismic Interpretation
- Activity B.4.3 Velocity Modelling
- Task B.5 Well Data Studies
- Activity B.5.1 Vintage Wells
- Activity B.5.2 Log Correlation
- Activity B.5.3 Cores & Cuttings
- Activity B.5.4 Special Core Analyses
- Activity B.5.5 Petrophysical Studies
- Activity B.5.6 Well Test & Fluid Analyses
- Activity B.5.7 Subsurface Conditions
- Task B.6 Shared Earth Model (SEM)
- Activity B.6.1 Seismic Mapping
- Activity B.6.2 3d Modelling
- Task B.7 Post well evaluation
- Activity B.7.1 Post Well Evaluation
- Task B.1 Geological Model
- Section C. Operations
- Task C.1 Grav/Mag Acquisition & Processing
- Survey design
- Acquisition & In Field Processing
- Task C.2 Seismic Acquisition & Processing
- 2d & 3d Seismic Survey Design
- Seismic Acquisition Execution Phase
- Seismic (Re)Processing
- Task C.3 Well Drilling, Completion & Production
- Well Planning – Well Initiation Document (WID)
- Well Delivery
- Execution phase (Monitoring, Steering)
- Task C.4 Field Geological Studies
- Task C.1 Grav/Mag Acquisition & Processing
- Section D. Models (Leads, Prospects, Reservoirs; Volumes, Risks, Models)
- Task D.1 Prospect Generation & Evaluation
- Activity D.1.1 Prospect Definition
- Activity D.1.2 Prospect Volumetric Calculation
- Activity D.1.3 Prospect Risking and Ranking
- Task D.2 Reservoir Modelling
- Activity D.2.1 Static Modelling
- Activity D.2.2 Dynamic Modelling
- Task D.3 Asset Evaluation – CPR
- Activity D.3.1 Asset Description
- Activity D.3.2 Asset Economic Evaluation
- Task D.1 Prospect Generation & Evaluation