Case Study

ERCE has prepared a report summarising the prospectivity of certain exploration permits in Queensland and the Northern Territory.

The Buffalo Oilfield was discovered by BHP in 1996, with first oil in 1999 and production ceased in 2004 after 20.5 MMstb produced. The field is located in the Buffalo PSC.

Kato Energy plan to develop the Amulet oil field and redevelop the abandoned Talisman oil field concurrently using relocatable facilities known as the ‘honeybee production system’.

Representing a fractured, carbonate reservoir with a Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) produces an intuitively understandable model

Independent review of Horizon Energy Partners’ Dabinett Prospect

Evaluating the Reservoir Rock Properties of a Geothermal Project

Onshore North Africa, static model build of complex tidal reservoir environment for dynamic simulation and optimization of reservoir development strategy

North African, matrix producing limestone oil field required static model for volumetric assessment and use in future dynamic simulation

Representing a fractured, carbonate reservoir with a Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) produces an intuitively understandable model

Two giant oil fields that straddle the international border of Iraq and Kuwait and had been developed separately. In 2019, ERCE was appointed to outline the technical and legal mechanisms for the clients to develop and invest in these oilfields.

Identifying fractures from seismic data, calibrating with well data, surface and regional data, and building a fracture model either as Discrete Fracture Model (DFM) or Continuous Fracture Model (CFM)

Offshore Falkland Islands, South America. Interpretation of multiple 3D and 2D seismic surveys and well data to understand the basin’s history and tectono-stratigraphy

Onshore Bolivia. Constructing multiple balanced structural cross-sections based on surface data, seismic, and well data. Estimating prospective resources

Onshore United Kingdom, operator required coalbed methane reserve estimation for several blocks within their recently acquired acreage

Many marginal fields have been discovered in the South China Sea and may become stranded. The recovery of oil prices offers an opportunity to develop these fields.

ERCE built a static model of the Wandoo oil field in offshore north-western Australia to incorporate new infill wells

Geosteer four new extended reach lateral boreholes within the producing Wandoo oil field, offshore north-western Australia

ERCE was asked by Carnarvon Energy to perform an independent technical review of the Dorado resource following the Dorado-2 appraisal well in 2019

Construct an economic model that reflects technical inputs, fiscal terms and cash flows to value the oil & gas asset and assist in analysis and decision-making.

Onshore United Kingdom, operator required a shale gas reserve estimation for several blocks within their recently acquired acreage

Client determined a range of recoverable volumes by using a dynamic model and applying an ensemble methodology

Our client considered a potential farm-in to a licence block containing 6 prospects.

ERCE conducted SEGY data manipulation and loading of hundreds of 2D seismic surveys from multiple vintages into a single seismic interpretation project.

Valuing Decommissioning Deferral

Evaluating cost and emission implications of electrification of operations

Simulation modelling of a Lithium Brine reservoir to understand injection and mixing effects

Assessing the potential to create salt caverns for hydrogen storage

Evaluating cost and emission implications of incorporating wind into a project