Lecture 14 EAGE 2022 Fault and Top Seal Conference Viena Austria
Channel: Titus Murray
Date: 2022-09-28

In this talk, we review the science behind Shale Gouge Ratio. Bill Power and I have done this large body of work over the past 4 years. We summarise the fault rock continuity based on the work of Foxford et al. 1998, Doughty 2003, De Rossa et al. 2018 & Gabrielle Watson PhD.

We review the evidence for or against SGR in the;
- Ironbark Prospect NW Australia,
- Nun River Field Nigeria,
- Oseberg Field Norway,
-Tune Field Norway,
- Oswig Discovery Norway &
- Gullfaks Field Norway.
We can not replicate the SGR case studies.

Our conclusions are If juxtaposition works why use SGR?
The key control on fluid contacts the interplay between;
-displacement,
- stratigraphic seal thickness.
Faults have complexity don't use fancy models
Just do a good job and manage uncertainty.