package incorporates 3D virtual reality visualization with fracture treatment and design performance. This code is currently under development and a commercially available version is not available yet.
Vendor: Advantek International
Website: www.advantekinternational.com
FracCADE
FracCADE is a hydraulic fracturing code available from Schlumberger as part of CADE Office, an integrated suite of engineering applications for well construction, production and stimulation. The program features pseudo- 3D and 2D numerical models that can model propped and acid hydraulic fractures FracCADE has the ability to predict the simultaneous growth of multiple fractures at different intervals as well as design capabilities for pump schedule generation. One of the drawbacks of this program is that it lacks fully 3D geometry simulations.
Vendor: Schlumberger
Website: www.schlumberger.com
Frac3D
Frac3D is a three-dimensional finite element based fracture analysis program designed to model structural engineering problems. The current version of the program is capable of conducting several structural analyses: (1) regular 3-D stress analysis, (2) 3-D fracture analysis, (3) stress and fracture analysis under “Generalized Plane Strain” conditions and (4) non-linear analysis of solid structures (for small strain plasticity).
Developer: Lehigh University of Bethlehem, PA Website: www.lehigh.edu
FracXpert
Fracture modeling software applied to frac design by providing total data integration, including pumping rates, fluid efficiencies and treatment volumes. The software averages different logging parameters over selected intervals and outputs data to well log plots, tabular listings and ASCII data files.
Vendor: Halliburton
Website: www.halliburton.com
GAP
It is a multiphase oil and gas optimiser tool that models the surface gathering network of field production systems. When linked with the well models of PROSPER and reservoir models of MBAL a full field production optimisation and forecast can be achieved. GAP can model production systems containing oil, gas and condensate, in addition to gas or water injection systems. GAP>s powerful non-linear optimisation engine allocates gas for gas lifted wells or sets wellhead chokes for naturally flowing wells to maximise revenue or oil/gas production while honouring constraints at any level in the system.
Vendor: Petroleum Experts (Petex) Website: www.petex.com
GOHFER
GOHFER is a 3D planar fracture propagation and slurry transport simulator produced by Core Laboratories. GOHFER (Grid Oriented Hydraulic Fracture Extension Replicator) is a simulator that models proppant transport, acid fractures, multiple fractures, simulates fractures from horizontal and asymmetric wells, and can account for vertical and lateral variations in leakoff. The model is based on a regular grid structure to calculate elastic rock displacement and fluid flow solutions. Simulations are calculated by assigning each grid values for important parameters. Displacement of the fracture face at the nodes is determined by an integration of the pressure distribution over each node.
Vendor: Core Laboratories Website: www.corelab.com
HYFRACP3D
It is a psudo-3D finite element hydraulic fracture geometry simulator that utilizes 2D planar solution. The model predicts the fracture geometry over time for a fracture propagating in a three-layered system of variable lithology. The model employs a finite element solution to numerically solve the
non-linear partial equations for fracture fluid pressure and induced fracture dimensions. The software lacks proppant transport capabilities, is limited to a three layer system, only allows for pseudo-3D simulations, and does not have a graphics package.
Developer: Ohio State University Res. Foundation Website: www.osu.edu/departments/dept
IMprove
IMprove is ISI>s software product for Forecast, Design and optimization of well remedial operations such as Hydraulic Fracturing, Acidizing and other workovers. IMprove also provides means for data driven «Best Practices» analysis of all petroleum engineering related operations. IMprove is ISI>s implementation of Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining for production enhancement.
Vendor: Intelligent Solutions, Inc. Website: www.IntelligentSolutionsInc.com
LedaFlow
It is a stand-alone tool for transient multiphase flow analysis and flow assurance design in engineering studies. In addition, LedaFlow® is built to exploit the power of high- performance computing to support decisions in real-time. It is seamlessly integrated with the K-Spice® dynamic process simulation tool and suite of solutions for digital oil fields and integrated operations.
Vendor: Kongsberg
Website: www.kongsberg.com
MFrac
It is a software for real-time and replay fracture simulation. It handles three-dimensional fracture geometry and integrated acid fracturing solutions. Fully coupled proppant transport and heat transfer routines, together with a flexible user interface and object oriented development approach, permit use of the program for fracture design, as well as treatment analysis.
Vendor: Meyer & Associates, Inc. Website: www.mfrac.com.
OLGA
It is a standard tool for transient simulation of multiphase petroleum production. OLGA is used for networks of wells, flowlines and pipelines and process equipment, covering the production system from bottom hole into the production system. The transient capabilities of OLGA dramatically increase the range of applicability compared with steady state simulators. It is applied for engineering throughout field life from conceptual studies to support of operations. OLGA can dynamically interface with all major dynamic process simulators, such as Hysys, DynSim, UniSim, D-SPICE, INDISS and ASSETT. This allows for making integrated engineering simulators and operator training simulators studying the process from bottom hole all the way through the process facility in a single high fidelity model.
Vendor: Scandpower Petroleum Technology Website: www.sptgroup.com
PC-Pump
This software allows users to perform quality analyses, designs and evaluations for downhole progressing cavity pumping applications.
Vendor: C-FER Technologies Website: www.pc-pump.com
PIPEFLO
Steady State multiphase flow simulation software for pipelines. PIPEFLO’s features for sensitivity studies make it fast and easy for users to consider a wide variety of options in order to arrive at the best solutions for their design issues and operational problems. Its major application incudes Flow Assurance, Pipeline Design, Automatic Facility Locator, Advanced Sensitivity Studies, Export to OLGA, Hydrates, Corrosion, Pipeline Optimisation, Pipeline Cool Down Calculation and Pipeline Looping
Vendor: Scandpower Petroleum Technology Website: www.sptgroup.com
PIPESIM
PIPESIM software is a steady-state, multiphase flow simulator for the design and diagnostic analysis of oil and gas production systems. PIPESIM software tools model multiphase flow from the reservoir to the wellhead. PIPESIM software also analyzes flowline and surface facility performance to generate comprehensive production system analysis.With advanced modeling algorithms for nodal analysis, PVT analysis, gas lift, and erosion and corrosion modeling, PIPESIM software helps you optimize your production and injection operations.
Vendor: Schlumberger
Website: www.schlumberger.com
PROSPER
It is a well performance, design and optimisation program for modelling most types of well configurations found in the worldwide oil and gas industry today. PROSPER can assist the production or reservoir engineer to predict tubing and pipeline hydraulics and temperatures with accuracy and speed. PROSPER>s sensitivity calculation features enable existing well designs to be optimised and the effects of future changes in system parameters to be assessed. Vendor: Petroleum Experts (Petex)
Website: www.petex.com
ReO
Software used for production forecasting and field planning that supports engineers and managers making business planning decisions for oil and gas fields. It seamlessly links together models of the reservoir, wellbore and surface equipment to predict their combined performance and detailed interactions. This allows integrated production forecasting and optimization from reservoir to delivery point.
Vendor: Weatherford International Website: www.ep-solutions.com
Simfrac
Reservoir Solutions Ltd. of Calgary, Alberta. The software features a conventional 3D hydraulic fracture simulation, is fully documented and runs under Windows, but does not have a graphical user interface.
Vendor: TAURUS Reservoir Ltd Website: www.taurusrs.com
StimCADE
It is a matrix acidizing software Vendor: Schlumberger
Website: www.schlumberger.com
StimPlan
It is a state-of-the-art 3D hydraulic fracture simulator for complex situations as well as a complete design tool kit. The software package offers fully 3D fracture geometry solutions in layered environments, pseudo-3D numerical fracture modeling, 2D quick simulations, 2D numerical multi-phase flow, and can simulate the simultaneous growth of multiple fractures at different intervals. StimPlan incorporates numerical modeling technology with gridded fracture models to calculate fracture geometry in layered formations. Implicit finite difference calculations are used to solve equations of mass balance, height growth, and fluid flow. Fracture width is simulated through finite element calculations. Fluid flow and proppant transport in the fracture is calculated using 2D numeric multi-phase flow solutions. StimPlan also has the capability of simulating acid fractures and designing pump schedules. It includes a database of properties for fracturing fluids and proppants and offers data handling and analysis capabilities. Vendor: NSI Technologies Inc.
Website: www.nsitech.com
TerraFRAC
It is a 3D numerical software package for modeling and solving hydraulic fracturing, waste disposal and cuttings re- injection problems. The software is produced by TerraTek Inc. of Salt Lake City, UT. The program is also capable of solving complicated and non-standard fracturing
treatments, including fractures in dipping layers with high stress contrast, and proppant or cuttings transport. Vendor: TerraTek Inc. (service provided by Schlumberger) Website: www.terratek.com
WELLFLO
Steady State Multiphase flow simulation software for wells. Its major application includes Nodal Analysis, Underbalanced Drilling, Managed Pressure Drilling, and Operating Envelope for UBD/MPD Design, Artificial Lift Design, Thermal Applications, Down-hole Electric Heating, Flow Assurance, Acid Gas Disposal, Hydrates, and Steam Injection & Production Optimisation
Vendor: Scandpower Petroleum Technology Website: www.sptgroup.com
Wellflo
It is a powerful and simple to use stand-alone application to design, model, optimize and troubleshoot naturally flowing or artificially lifted oil and gas wells. Using a guided step-by-step well configuration interface, the engineer builds accurate and rigorous well models. They display the behavior of reservoir inflow, well tubing and surface pipeline flow, for any reservoir fluid. Using WellFlo software results in more effective capital expenditure by enhancing the design of wells and completions, reducing operating expenditure by finding and curing production problems and enhancing revenues by improving well performance
Vendor: Weatherford International Website: www.ep-solutions.com
WellSavvy
It is an artificial lift real-time diagnostic software, offering the ability to identify non-obvious trends in large amounts of data based on prior observations–much like a production optimization expert would do in real life.
Vendor: Weatherford International Website: www.ep-solutions.com
WELL SIM
Software designed for horizontal and multi-lateral well simulation. It handles a large number of stublines and laterals flowing into vertical or inclined wells; 2)- balances pressure flow and converges to specified wellhead or surface line terminus pressure; 3)- blends different reservoir pay GOR, water fraction and other physical properties; 4)- well technology and surface line technology items can be invoked including submerged pumps, GOSPs, gas injection and chokes; 5)- predicts flow regimes, slug sizes and frequency in laterals; 6)- predicts wellbore flow regimes; 7)- predicts sand settling velocities; 8)- predicts cease flow conditions. These may result from low pi, sand and/or drilling mud plugging and sand settling.
Vendor: EnSys Yocum, Inc Website: www.ensyenergy.com
WEM
Perforating nodal analysis software Vendor: Baker Hughes
Multiflash
Multiflash can perform multiphase equilibrium calculations between any number of phases of different types. Each property of each phase may be described by a different thermodynamic model if required. The phases that can be modeled include gases, liquids and solids. A number of cubic and non-cubic equations of state are available. Determination of thermodynamic and transport properties is possible. Special modules have been defined to study flow assurance problems, such as the formation of gas hydrates, waxes and asphaltenes. The program can be operated through its own graphical interface or through MS Excel. Vendor: Infochem, Computer Services Ltd
Website: http://www.infochemuk.com
MultiScale
It is a water chemistry and mineral scaling prediction program. After input of water analysis, oil/gas analysis and P/T, the software computes 3-phase equilibrium, phase compositions of oil, gas and water pH, ion concentration etc. It computes scale potential and amount of salt precipitate.
Provided by: EXPRO Group Website: www.exprogroup.com
OLGA2000
Software for scales and hydrates prediction, emulsion and crude dehydration, wax/paraffin deposition prediction (including pipeline restart studies), effluent water treatment and corrosion potential prediction.
Vendor: Scandpower Petroleum Technology Website: www.sptgroup.com
PIPESIM
Software for scales and hydrates prediction, wax/paraffin