Enum: ReservoirCharacterizationMethodType

Methods and techniques used to characterize subsurface reservoirs for energy extraction and storage applications

URI: valuesets:ReservoirCharacterizationMethodType

Permissible Values

Value	Description	Approach	Logs	Measurements	Methods	Parameters	Purpose	Tests	Types
WELL_TEST_ANALYSIS	Analysis of pressure and flow rate data from well tests to determine reservoir properties					permeability, skin factor, reservoir boundaries
SEISMIC_INTERPRETATION	Interpretation of seismic survey data to map subsurface geological structures and properties								2D seismic, 3D seismic, 4D time-lapse
CORE_ANALYSIS	Laboratory analysis of rock core samples to determine petrophysical and geomechanical properties			porosity, permeability, saturation, mechanical strength
WIRELINE_LOGGING	Measurement of formation properties using instruments lowered into a wellbore on a wireline		gamma ray, resistivity, neutron, density, sonic
TRACER_TEST	Injection and monitoring of chemical or radioactive tracers to characterize fluid flow paths						flow path identification, residence time distribution
PRESSURE_TRANSIENT_ANALYSIS	Analysis of pressure changes over time during well operations to infer reservoir characteristics							drawdown, buildup, interference
PRODUCTION_HISTORY_MATCHING	Calibration of reservoir simulation models by matching historical production data	inverse modeling, parameter estimation
GEOSTATISTICAL_MODELING	Statistical methods for spatial interpolation and uncertainty quantification of reservoir properties				kriging, sequential Gaussian simulation, multiple-point statistics

Slots

Name	Description
reservoir_characterization_method	Method used for reservoir characterization

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: ReservoirCharacterizationMethodType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Methods and techniques used to characterize subsurface reservoirs for
  energy extraction and storage applications
title: Reservoir Characterization Method Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  WELL_TEST_ANALYSIS:
    text: WELL_TEST_ANALYSIS
    description: Analysis of pressure and flow rate data from well tests to determine
      reservoir properties
    annotations:
      parameters:
        tag: parameters
        value: permeability, skin factor, reservoir boundaries
  SEISMIC_INTERPRETATION:
    text: SEISMIC_INTERPRETATION
    description: Interpretation of seismic survey data to map subsurface geological
      structures and properties
    annotations:
      types:
        tag: types
        value: 2D seismic, 3D seismic, 4D time-lapse
  CORE_ANALYSIS:
    text: CORE_ANALYSIS
    description: Laboratory analysis of rock core samples to determine petrophysical
      and geomechanical properties
    annotations:
      measurements:
        tag: measurements
        value: porosity, permeability, saturation, mechanical strength
  WIRELINE_LOGGING:
    text: WIRELINE_LOGGING
    description: Measurement of formation properties using instruments lowered into
      a wellbore on a wireline
    annotations:
      logs:
        tag: logs
        value: gamma ray, resistivity, neutron, density, sonic
  TRACER_TEST:
    text: TRACER_TEST
    description: Injection and monitoring of chemical or radioactive tracers to characterize
      fluid flow paths
    annotations:
      purpose:
        tag: purpose
        value: flow path identification, residence time distribution
  PRESSURE_TRANSIENT_ANALYSIS:
    text: PRESSURE_TRANSIENT_ANALYSIS
    description: Analysis of pressure changes over time during well operations to
      infer reservoir characteristics
    annotations:
      tests:
        tag: tests
        value: drawdown, buildup, interference
  PRODUCTION_HISTORY_MATCHING:
    text: PRODUCTION_HISTORY_MATCHING
    description: Calibration of reservoir simulation models by matching historical
      production data
    annotations:
      approach:
        tag: approach
        value: inverse modeling, parameter estimation
  GEOSTATISTICAL_MODELING:
    text: GEOSTATISTICAL_MODELING
    description: Statistical methods for spatial interpolation and uncertainty quantification
      of reservoir properties
    annotations:
      methods:
        tag: methods
        value: kriging, sequential Gaussian simulation, multiple-point statistics