Technical Integrity Studies

In 2011  would like to promote the concept of Collaborative Technical Integrity Studies (CTIS) in the field of the Practice of Reservoir Engineering. This concept has been formed from the belief that research projects are expensive and screening of the likely impact of research deliverables on reservoir performance predictions and/or development decisions is therefore prudent.

This belief is based on the foundations of; nearly 30 years experience in the practice of reservoir engineering, participation in research combined with competent mathematical skills.

The objectives of a CTIS would be to;

• Establish the knowledge/understanding of the phenomena that already exsists
• Establish 'fit for purpose' estimates of the impact of that knowledge on reservoir/well  predictions.
• If appropriate; assess if the expectation that the influence of the phenomena can be identified in observed reservoir/well performance is reasonable, given associated uncertainties
• Based on that understanding perform a Value of 'Research to Grow Knowledge' exercise

Typially CTIS's would take less that 6 months and cost less than £50,000.