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Turbidite Field and Resevoir Database

An essential tool for the deepwater explorer

As an explorer you know the difficulty of identifying analogs for your own deepwater prospect, or understanding how it fits within play fairway. To solve this problem, Steve Cossey of Cossey & Associates, Inc. designed a tool that enables geoscientists, engineers, and managers to evaluate analogs and do statistical analyses – the global Turbidite Field and Reservoir Database.

A Wealth of Data

Over the past 12 years this relational database has grown to include geological and engineering data on more than 1000 fields and reservoirs. In addition this fully searchable database includes quality worldwide analogues, simple data export features, copyright released illustrations that can be “cut and pasted” into other programs, and a full suite of references.There are more than 60 possible parameters recorded for each field and tabs to view available copyright-released cross-sections, location maps, production profiles, seismic lines, wireline logs, and references. The parameters are conveniently grouped by Geology, Location, Reservoirs, Hydrocarbons and Production. The linked Reservoir Database contains more specific information on reservoirs from many of the fields in the Turbidite Field Database and is accessed via a button on the Field Database layout. There are more than 60 possible parameters for each reservoir. Tab layouts allow the user to view logs and production profiles (where available) and descriptive comments for each reservoir. The parameters are grouped under headings such as General Reservoir Characteristics, Rock and Fluid Properties, Completion and Production. Check out the Quick Reference Guide


Data Content
  • 912 fields from 73 basins in 33 countries
  • 99 reservoirs
  • 335 production profiles
  • 161 maps
  • 126 seismic lines
  • 90 logs
  • 67 cross-sections


Sample Plot created from the Turbidite Field and Reservoir Database



Database Features and Strengths
  • Easy and intuitive to use
  • Accurate and quality data
  • Rapid statistical summaries for play areas
  • Reservoir ages are in absolute time
  • Copyright released illustrations
  • Graphics "cut and paste" into other programs
  • Easy data export to spreadsheet programs
  • Regularly updated with the latest available data


In addition to all these features that you get immediately, EGI is working on building new, functional tools for this database, including a GIS interface. These will be made available to all subscribers as they become available.

How do I get this tool?

Now, through an exclusive arrangement with Cossey & Associates, the Energy & Geoscience Institute (EGI) at the University of Utah is offering this database exclusively to its Corporate Associate members.

EGI will continue the updating of the database, and is working on new tools to make it an even more user-friendly product. For more information on licensing the database, please contact:

Nancy Johnson
njohnson@egi.utah.edu
801.585.9137 (tel)

Shirley Streff
sstreff@egi.utah.edu
801.585.9763 (tel)