FCMG CHAIR SCALABLE RESERVOIR VISUALIZATION

MARIO COSTA SOUSA DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY E-Mail: smcosta@ucalgary.ca Web: http://ires.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/

CONTEXT & CHALLENGES

E&P cycle large amounts of multi-disciplinary data w/ various levels of modalities, inaccuracies, sparseness, scale, dimensions and uncertainty. Data and application integration / fusion, and multi disciplinary collaborative decision making

R&D THEMES + PROJECTS

Theme 1: Modeling, Data Management and Knowledge Rep 3D Rsvr Modeling using Sketches and Annotations Sketch Modeling of Seismic Horizons from Uncertainty Multi-Resolution Filters for Rsvr Sim Grids Sketch-Based Modeling of Geo-Cellular Grid Models Optimized Data Model for Rsvr Post-Processing Stimulated Rsvr Volume Reconstruction Reactive Transport Volumetric Modeling Exploring High-Dimensional Parameter Spaces Flow Vis in Coupled Geomechanical Simulations Importance-Driven Time-Varying Rsvr Post-Processing Vis Exploded View Diagrams for Rsvr Models Visual Analytics of Microseismic Data Cutaway Vis for Rsvr Models Numerical Well Testing and Vis in Gas Condensate Rsvr Geo Well Testing and Vis in Heterogeneous Formations Visual Analytics of Multi -Phase Production Data Exploratory Vis of Fused HC Microseep and Rsvr Data Visual Analytics of Petrological Databases Exploratory Vis of Rsvr Sim Post-Processing in Tabletops Interactive Visual Steering for Rsvr Simulators Visual Steering for Geological Well-Testing Application Programming Libraries for Tabletop Environments Examining User Experience in Multi-Display Environments APIs for Integrated Multi-Display Environments Interactive Remote Vis for Rsvr Geoscience and Engineering Interactive Mixed Reality Vis Environments for Rsvr Data Interactive Visual Exploration of LIDAR Data in Tabletops Proxemic and Gestures-based 3D Nav + Interaction in Rsvr Vis Tangible Interaction for Well Manipulation for Scalable Rsvr Sim Tangible Interaction with 3D Printed Rsvr Models

Theme 2: Data Visualization and Analytics

Visual Computing Interactive Modeling, Visualization and Analytics critical role, ensure users gain insightful and actionable information

VISION AND GOALS

R&D of innovative and practical scalable visual computing technologies and solutions that: Process + present data into an efficient + effective visual representation that users can rapidly, intuitively and easily explore, model, understand, and analyze.

Theme 3: Interaction Techniques and Technologies

Reflect + express the available Info, level of uncertainty (from visual anomalies to detailed interpretations) and visual computing requirements @ different E&P stages. Link static + dynamic reservoir descriptions Improve communication between professionals involved in field development and decision-making. Other core goals: (1) to work interdisciplinary; (2) to form strategic alliances w/ industry and academia; (3) to train high-qualified personnel specialized in scalable visual computing for reservoir geoscience and engineering.

HIGHLIGHTS 2012/2013
Official NSERC IRC launch @ UofC New Faculty Dr. Usman Alim (Sci. Vis) Launched Rapid Reservoir Modelling (RRM) JIP w/ Drs. S. Geirger (HWU, FCMG), M. Jackson (ICL), and L. Guimaraes (UFPE, FCMG) Invited speaker, AAPG-SPE-SEG Hedberg Rsch Conf, chaired by Drs. S. Agar (ExxonMobil URC) and S. Geiger (HWU, FCMG) 2nd lab space @ Collaboration Centre, w/ Dr. J. Chen (FCMG) 3 PhD candidates, 6 MSc graduates; 2 text books in Computer Graphics, w/ Drs. Gomes / Velho (IMPA)
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
www.microseismic-research.ca
UofC, GEO, Dr. David Eaton