Skip to main content
  • Book
  • © 2005

Mathematical Methods and Modelling in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production

  • Ground breaking work of genuine interest to oil and gas industry

Part of the book series: Mathematics in Industry (MATHINDUSTRY, volume 7)

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
  2. Seismic Interpretation

    1. Introduction to Seismic Texture

      • Jürgen Schlaf, Trygve Randen, Lars Sønneland
      Pages 3-21
    2. Atlas of 3D Seismic Attributes

      • Trygve Randen, Lars Sønneland
      Pages 23-46
    3. The Use of Structure Tensors in the Analysis of Seismic Data

      • Maria Faraklioti, Maria Petrou
      Pages 47-88
    4. Automated Structural Interpretation Through Classification of Seismic Horizons

      • Hilde G. Borgos, Thorleif Skov, Lars Sønneland
      Pages 89-106
    5. Automatic Fault Extraction Using Artificial Ants

      • Stein Inge Pedersen, Thorleif Skov, Trygve Randen, Lars Sønneland
      Pages 107-116
  3. Geological Model Building

    1. Geological Modelling and Reservoir Simulation

      • Chris L. Farmer
      Pages 119-212
    2. Geological Model Building: A Hierarchical Segmentation Approach

      • Erik Monsen, Trygve Randen, Lars Sønneland, Jan E. Odegard
      Pages 213-245
    3. Mapping 3D Geo-Bodies Based on Level Set and Marching Methods

      • Stine Kjersti Richardsen, Trygve Randen
      Pages 247-265
    4. Modern Techniques in Seismic Tomography

      • Alexander A. Boukhgueim
      Pages 267-297
  4. Reservoir Modelling and Simulation

    1. Reservoir Flow Simulation by Adaptive ADER Schemes

      • Martin Käser, Armin Iske
      Pages 339-388
    2. Optimal Multivariate Interpolation

      • Tobias Werther
      Pages 389-407
    3. A Method for Ranking CO2 Flow Models Using Seismic Modeling and Time-Lapse Data

      • Magne Lygren, Erik Lindeberg, Per Bergmo, Geir Vaaland Dahl, Kristine Ã…rland Halvorsen, Trygve Randen et al.
      Pages 409-417
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 419-451

About this book

Hydrocarbon exploration and production incorporate great technology challenges for the oil and gas industry. In order to meet the world's future demand for oil and gas, further technological advance is needed, which in turn requires research across multiple disciplines, including mathematics, geophysics, geology, petroleum engineering, signal processing, and computer science.

This book addresses important aspects and fundamental concepts in hydrocarbon exploration and production. Moreover, new developments and recent advances in the relevant research areas are discussed, whereby special emphasis is placed on mathematical methods and modelling. The book reflects the multi-disciplinary character of the hydrocarbon production workflow, ranging from seismic data imaging, seismic analysis and interpretation and geological model building, to numerical reservoir simulation. Various challenges concerning the production workflow are discussed in detail.

The thirteen chapters of this joint work, authored by international experts from academic and industrial institutions, include survey papers of expository character as well as original research articles. Large parts of the material presented in this book were developed between November 2000 and April 2004 through the European research and training network NetAGES, "Network for Automated Geometry Extraction from Seismic". The new methods described here are currently being implemented as software tools at Schlumberger Stavanger Research, one of the world's largest service providers to the oil industry.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mathematics, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

    Armin Iske

  • Schlumberger Stavanger Research, Stavanger, Norway

    Trygve Randen

Bibliographic Information

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access