Rock Property Prediction

Geocosm specializes in diagenetic modeling and rock property prediction.

Our technology is broadly used in the hydrocarbon industry and also is a useful tool for geothermal energy exploration and production and CO₂ sequestration.

Applications include:

  • Frontier basins:  use calibrated models for reservoirs from other basins together with basin models from the region of interest to assess reservoir quality risk in areas with little or no well data.
  • Play analysis and prospect pre-drill predictions:  use data from analog wells to calibrate model parameters prior to making predictions at specific prospects or over map regions.
  • Field development planning: use data from discovery wells to calibrate model parameters and then predict rock properties within earth models down structure to provide a unique basis for constraining injector well placement and aquifer support.

Our systems also been used to address a number of research topics in the geosciences.

Technology

Our reservoir quality, diagenesis, and rock property simulation systems are de facto industry standards.

Apply this technology to your problems by working with us on proprietary consulting projects or by joining our RQC consortium.

Science

Our systems for reservoir property prediction build on our scientific research.

Our approach is scientifically rigorous, quantitative, reproducible, and testable. Our methods build on our expertise in sedimentary petrology, geochemistry, physics, basin modeling, artificial intelligence, and risk assessment.

Quick Links

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Touchstone Fundamentals Online Course (login required)

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T>Map Consortium private page (login required)

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Recent Posts

Insights Into Rates of Fracture Growth and Sealing From a Model for Quartz Cementation in Fractured Sandstones

2015/03/22

This paper, published in the GSA Bulletin, represents the outcome of a long standing research collaboration between Geocosm and the FRAC group at the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas-Austin. Geocosm’s Prism2D model features prominently in the the paper, which may be downloaded using this link. A new model accounts for crystal growth patterns and internal textures in quartz…

Geological Society Conference

2014/06/01

Linda Bonnell and Rob Lander gave presentations at the Geological Society’s Reservoir Quality of Clastic and Carbonate Rocks: Analysis, Modelling and Prediction on May 28-30 in London. Rob was one of the conference co-convenors.

AAPG Distinguished Lecturer

2014/05/27

Geocosm’s Rob Lander has been named the Haas-Pratt Distinguished Lecturer by the AAPG. He will present Model the Rock! Using Diagenesis Simulation for Rock Property Prediction on his North American lecture tour in 2014 and 2015. Geocosm’s Linda Bonnell was an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer in 2005.