Petrel subsurface software

Enable discipline experts to work together and make the best possible decisions from exploration to production

Overview

Shared Earth - Critical Insight

Petrel XD™ subsurface software is available on-premise and in the Delfi digital platform, for geoscientists and engineers to analyze subsurface data from exploration to production, enabling them to create a shared vision of the reservoir. This shared earth approach empowers companies to standardize workflows across E&P and make more informed decisions with a clear understanding of both opportunities and risks.

Dataset developed by the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij ) and the Dutch research infrastructure of solid earth sciences (NAM 2020).

Applications

Deep science across the spectrum of subsurface domains
Multi-disciplinary integration
Subsurface characterization workflows
Conventional, and unconventional workflows
Energy transition applications

Benefits

Disciplines working together
Integration at the data level is the foundation for enabling multi-discipline integration. This integration allows the capture and preservation of knowledge, from exploration to production—from the petroleum systems modeler to the reservoir engineer and beyond, all contributing to a shared vision of the subsurface. Whether you are working on your first deepwater exploration well or delivering a comprehensive drilling program in a shale play, Petrel subsurface software enhances multidisciplinary workflows.

Access to best science
Traditionally, applying the right science has meant supporting many disparate applications—isolating the knowledge and disrupting the workflow. Petrel; provides deep science across the spectrum—from prestack processing to advanced reservoir modeling—to assisted history matching, and much more. Furthermore, the Ocean software development framework creates advantage by putting the industry’s best science inside the Petrel shared earth model—directly into the hands of your teams.

Increased workflow productivity
In an increasingly volatile industry climate productivity is key. Petrel subsurface software supports automated, repeatable workflows, to capture best practices and share them across the organization. New data is easily incorporated, keeping the subsurface live and current. Embedded cross-domain uncertainty analysis and optimization workflows enable straightforward testing of parameter sensitivity and scenario analysis.

The embedded Studio E&P knowledge software improves productivity with multiuser database access and collaborative work sessions with team members across the enterprise. Studio lets you capture more than just data—it allows you to store and share the knowledge of how a result was accomplished.

Find out more about the Studio E&P knowledge software.

Lumi data and AI platform

Features

Petrel? automated well placement plug-in now available for Petrel subsurface software

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The guided, well placement workflow: connects reservoir opportunity analysis with technically feasible well design and simulation-based evaluation. Engineers can generate and compare alternative development concepts while retaining visibility of the geological, engineering, completion, and operating assumptions used in each scenario.

Probabilistic opportunity identification: generate opportunity index and probability maps from deterministic reservoir simulation models or ensemble of realizations to identify target areas while preserving the relationship between individual realizations and the aggregated uncertainty result.

Constraint-based well placement and trajectory design: generate explicit three-dimensional well trajectories while honoring selected drilling centers, existing wells, spacing rules, development patterns, surface constraints, and trajectory limits.

Customized completion generation: create casing and perforation configurations as part of case construction. Perforations can be restricted to target or intersected flow units and filtered using selected properties, surfaces, or depth criteria.

Simulation-case generation: create simulation-ready development scenarios containing generated wells, completion intervals, schedules, and operating controls for subsequent production evaluation.

Probabilistic production assessment: compare generated development alternatives across multiple realizations using production distributions and percentile-based results to support uncertainty-aware ranking. (See graphic above)

Native Petrel software workflow: Store generated wells, trajectories, completions, properties, and simulation cases as Petrel software project objects so that engineers can inspect, refine, and reuse the workflow outputs.

Training

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NExT Petrel training courses

NExT training courses address the unique needs of each learner. Our courses, led by distinguished experts in their fields, equip learners with the skills to address practical situations and resolve real-world challenges.

蘑菇传媒

Petrel subsurface software

Enable discipline experts to work together and make the best possible decisions from exploration to production

Shared Earth - Critical Insight

Lumi data and AI platform

Petrel? automated well placement plug-in now available for Petrel subsurface software

NExT Petrel training courses

Python Tool Pro for Petrel subsurface software

Automate subsurface interpretation and apply machine learning directly inside Petrel? subsurface software

FDPlan agile field development planning solution and FieldTwin from FutureOn

Faster field development planning, less rework

FDPlan agile field development planning solution and Rystad Energy

Integrated benchmark intelligence for early planning

FDPlan

Agile field development planning solution

蘑菇传媒

Petrel subsurface software

Enable discipline experts to work together and make the best possible decisions from exploration to production

Shared Earth - Critical Insight

Lumi data and AI platform

Petrel? automated well placement plug-in now available for Petrel subsurface software

NExT Petrel training courses

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Domain profiles on Delfi

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Our Portfolio

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Petrel drilling

Petrel geology and modeling

Petrel Geophysics

Petrel geomechanics

Petrel Guru

Petrel reservoir engineering

Petrel unconventionals

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Python Tool Pro for Petrel subsurface software

Automate subsurface interpretation and apply machine learning directly inside Petrel? subsurface software

FDPlan agile field development planning solution and FieldTwin from FutureOn

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FDPlan agile field development planning solution and Rystad Energy

Integrated benchmark intelligence for early planning

FDPlan

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