Paradigm Announces Geolog Version 6.6
New version enhances the leading E&P software solution for log management, correlation, geosteering and petrophysics
Amsterdam, The Netherlands — Paradigm™, a provider of advanced petroleum geoscience and drilling technology to the oil and gas E&P industry, announces the release of Geolog™ 6.6, the latest version of its industry-leading software solution for log management, correlation, geosteering and petrophysics. Geolog is used by over 70% of the world's oil companies and oilfield service providers for petrophysical analysis, well data management and geological interpretation. Its advanced technology, superior presentation graphics, modularity and ease of use make it the worldwide industry standard.
The Geolog 6.6 release includes many enhancements providing high levels of interactivity and automation efficiency, including:
- Native Windows support
- Automation of seismic facies classification and interpretation of well bore images
- Geosteering and horizontal well support
- Interoperability with external and internal data stores
Ideally suited for well site or office usage, the native Windows® version of Geolog 6.6 ensures easy installation and deployment while maintaining its multi-vendor interoperability and distributed data model design. Complementing its Linux® and UNIX operating system, the native Windows version can be run with full interoperability between the three platforms.
Automation accelerates the decision-making process
The new version automates many of Geolog's advanced tools, thus accelerating and amplifying the decision-making process of its users. For the reservoir geologist engaged in formation evaluation, the newly designed Facimage™ solution for electrofacies analysis, log prediction and core data modeling reveals stratigraphic facies detail quickly and with the confidence to drive reservoir and development production. Based on technologies licensed from Total, Paradigm's Facimage enables these advanced classifications to be a standard in all field development and exploitation programs.
Working together to create reliable solutions
Geolog 6.6 advances collaborative workflows between geologists and petrophysicists with enhancements to its advanced well bore image processing solutions. Using the well bore image processing capabilities of Geomage™, geologists can perform manual interpretation as well as the automatic detection of a variety of formation properties. Based on Total's Diamage software, Geomage allows rapid, reliable processing of large data volumes while minimizing the element of operator bias.
The first commercial, contractor-independent geosteering solution
Geolog 6.6 also delivers the infrastructure to support horizontal drilling activities and the industry's first commercial, contractor-independent geosteering solution. Developed with guidance from major oil companies, the solution offers real-time geosteering and provides the petrophysicist with tools for modeling and interpreting petrophysical parameters in highly deviated wells.
A common well data model and repository
Geolog plays a key role in Paradigm's Epos™ integration framework, providing a common well data model and repository accessible to all Paradigm applications. With this level of integration, geologists and petrophysicists are able to visualize and model sparse well log data in three dimensions with Paradigm's industry-leading interpretation solutions. Geolog 6.6 also includes new features, such as interactive histograms and a new 3D crossplot application, which graphically shows the data structure of each cluster.
Richard Pelling, Geolog Product Manager, stated, "With the release of Geolog 6.6, we've succeeded in adding high levels of interactivity and automation to Geolog's well-established infrastructure and rich library of robust applications. Geolog's interoperability with other Paradigm applications through the Epos well repository creates new synergies and allows closer cooperation between petrophysicists performing reservoir characterization and geologists working in interpretation and earth modeling."
SOURCE: Paradigm