|
Majors of the Oil & Gas industry have shown faith in IGEOSS innovation by funding the development of its technologies.
Two IGEOSS R&D consortia (Poly3D and Dynel) were formed in 2004 to resume the development of the technology originally developed by the Stanford Rock Fracture Project (RFP).
The goal of the IGEOSS consortia is to provide standalone industry quality software in the shortest time frame with collaboration and inputs from the industry sponsors.
The software development plan includes improvements of Poly3D and its user graphic interface, as well as the development of Dynel2D and Dynel3D into operational tools for industry.
Industry sponsors
History
Researchers at Stanford University have been studying the mechanics of rock and developing numerical codes for nearly ten years. Poly3D, developed at Stanford, has provided techniques and tools for quantitative analyses of geological processes such as folding, faulting and fracturing in rocks. Poly3D has been extensively applied and tested both at Stanford and within a variety of international research programs, universities and research institutes. Today Dynel2D and Dynel3D are being developed along similar lines.
After 4 years of research and specific development, Poly3D software made the first step to provide petroleum engineers, geophysicists and geologists with geomechanical computation, 3D graphics, and user-friendly features that facilitate the characterization of fractured and faulted hydrocarbon reservoirs.
In June 2003, the Poly3D and Dynel development through the RFP was concluded and the necessary training, consulting, and commercial development for these codes were transferred to the IGEOSS team.
|
