Under contract and in close collaboration with OMV Norge AS, RSI has been developing tailored workflows for lithology and fluid prediction. These are based on integration of seismic, well and CSEM data with geology and have been applied in pre-drill analyses in the Barents Sea. For the recent OMV operated Hanssen well fluid type was accurately predicted and column height and fluid contact were within 5%.
Stated Reijo Kangas, OMV Norge Exploration Manager: "OMV Norge are pleased with the results from the RSI collaboration and continue to apply RSI's unique expertise and technology for integration of rock-physics, seismic reservoir characterization and CSEM to Barents Sea targets."
Stated Dr. Lucy MacGregor, CTO of RSI: "These projects demonstrated the power of integrating multiple geophysical data within a rock physics framework. Ambiguities present in the interpretation of each of the technologies when applied separately were resolved using RSI's proprietary WISE® workflows, allowing accurate quantitative estimates of rock and fluid properties to be made."
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OMV Norge AS can be found at www.omvnorge.no
ABOUT RSI
RSI is an independent geoscience consulting firm offering quantitative reservoir characterization with the goal of reducing exploration drilling risk and optimizing reservoir appraisal and development plans. The Company is an industry leader in the interpretation and integration of seismic data with well log, CSEM and MT data, and uses advanced rock physics methods combined with sophisticated geologic models to deliver robust and reliable predictions of reservoir geometries and properties to our customers.
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ABOUT OMV
OMV Aktiengesellschaft
With Group sales of EUR 42.41 bn and a workforce of around 27,000 employees in 2013, OMV Aktiengesellschaft is Austria's largest listed industrial company. The Exploration and Production business segment has a strong base in Romania and Austria and a growing international portfolio. 2013 daily production stood at approx. 288,000 boe/d. In Gas and Power, OMV sold approximately 425 TWh of gas in 2013. OMV operates a gas pipeline network in Austria and gas storage facilities in Austria and Germany with a capacity of 2.6 bcm. In Refining and Marketing OMV has an annual refining capacity of 17,4 mn tonnes and as of the end of 2013 approximately 4,200 filling stations in 11 countries including Turkey.
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Contacts:
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Gareth Taylor, +1 713 783 5593
President
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Lucy MacGregor, +1 713 783 5593
Chief Technology Officer
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Bob Auckland, +44 (0)7919 490 911
Chief Financial Officer
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OMV
Reijo Kangas, +47 91 39 23 59
Exploration Manager, OMV Norge
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John Reidar Granli, +47 95 82 85 38
Chief Geophysicist OMV Norge