iCRAG Post-doctoral position HC4.3PD1
Hierarchical compression-based reservoir modelling conditioned to seismic and well
data
Applications are sought for a three year post-doctoral research position in sedimentological
reservoir modelling. Building upon existing in-house research codes, the aim of the research
is to develop new modelling workflows allowing the construction of realistic models of high
net:gross, but poorly interconnected, reservoir sequences. A recently developed modelling
method is able to reproduce the poorly amalgamated but high net:gross sequences
characteristic of many lobe reservoirs, but unable to condition realisations to well data. The
challenge is therefore to merge this compression-based approach with texture-based
sequential indicator approaches, to overcome this deficiency. The hierarchical arrangement
of deep marine sedimentary objects can significantly influence reservoir production
behaviour, and the ultimate objective of the work is to generate realistic, hierarchical,
reservoir models conditioned to a quantifiable sedimentological parameterisation and able to
honour both fine-scale well data as well as larger-scale trends observed from 3D seismic
data.
The modelling in this project will combine industry-standard software, existing in-house
research software, and new code. As well as geological modelling, flow simulation modelling
will be used to compare realisations. Moreover, since the ultimate destination of geological
models is often a lower resolution flow simulation model, upscaling issues associated with
representation of the geological model in the flow simulation model may also be addressed.
The researcher will work closely with other modelling researchers within the UCD School of
Geological Sciences at University College Dublin, as part of a large applied geoscience
research centre, iCRAG. iCRAG is a national research centre with a presence in all of the
Irish research institutions involved in Geosciences. The position is fully funded for three
years with a starting salary of €34K/year rising to €37K/year over the course of the project,
together with provision for conference expenses. Applicants must be strongly numerate,
have previous reservoir modelling experience, and a PhD in a relevant topic.
To register your interest in this position, please submit a full CV and contact details for 3
academic referees, together with a letter of motivation, to Dr Tom Manzocchi at
Tom.Manzocchi@ucd.ie, from whom further particulars may also be requested. An official
on-line application facility will be in place before the end of March (details of which will be
updated here), and we anticipate that the associated application deadline will be 30th April
2015 for a mid-2015 start-up. iCRAG is funded under the SFI Research Centres Programme
and is co-funded under the European Regional Development Fund.