Reservoir characterization as a discipline grew out of the recognition that more oil and gas could be extracted from reservoirs if the geology of the reservoir was understood‎.‎ Prior to that awakening‎,‎ reservoir development and production were the realm of the petroleum engineer‎.‎ In fact‎,‎ geologists of that time would have felt slighted if asked by corporate management to move from an exciting exploration assignment to a more mundane assignment working with an engineer to improve a reservoir‎'‎s performance‎.‎ Slowly‎,‎ reservoir characterization came into its own as a quantitative‎,‎ multidisciplinary endeavor requiring a vast array of skills and knowledge sets‎.‎ Perhaps the biggest attractor to becoming a reservoir geologist was the advent of fast computing‎,‎ followed by visualization programs and theaters‎,‎ all of which allow young geoscientists to practice their computing skills in a highly technical work environment‎.‎ Also‎,‎ the discipline grew in parallel with the evolution of data integration and the advent of asset teams in the petroleum industry‎.‎ Finally‎,‎ reservoir characterization flourished with the quantum improvements that have occurred in geophysical acquisition and processing techniques and that allow geophysicists to image internal reservoir complexities‎.‎

• Author‎:‎ Roger M‎.‎ Slatt
• Publisher‎:‎ Elsevier
• ISBN‎:‎ 9780444563651