Team One consisted of three students; Kevin Best (Engineer), Joe Comisky (Petrophysicist), and Alastair Swanston (Geophysicist). They began their studies in the fall of 1999 and finished in the spring of 2002. Kevin is now working for British Petroleum in Houston as a reservoir engineer. Joe has also settled in Houston and is working for Anadarko Petroleum. After completing his degree Alastair returned to the UK to work for ChevronTexaco. Please see below for a detailed description of each team members research.

 

Geophysical Component - Alastair Swanston

Alastair Swanston performed a time-lapse analysis of the J sands within the Bullwinkle field by comparing two seismic surveys, one acquired prior to production and one acquired after seven years of production. His thesis is entitled, "Imaging Drainage of Turbidite Reservoirs Through Time-lapse Seismic Analysis at Bullwinkle, Green Canyon Block 65, Offshore Gulf of Mexico," and he has a paper published in Geophysics.

Swanston Thesis (pdf format)
Geophysics Abstract
Geophysics Full Text

Petrophysical Component - Joe Comisky

Joe Comisky's research focused on petrophysics and well log analysis. He wrote a Masters thesis entitled, "Petrophysical Analysis and Geologic Model For The Bullwinkle J Sands with Implications for Time-Lapse Reservoir Monitoring, Green Canyon Block 65, Offshore Louisiana," and he served as co-author of the paper "Stress-Controlled Porosity in Overpressured Sands at Bullwinkle (GC65), Deepwater Gulf of Mexico" presented at the 2001 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, TX.

Comisky Thesis (pdf format)
OTC Abstract (pdf format)
OTC Full Text (purchase from SPE website)
OTC Full Text (pdf format/password protected)

Engineering Component - Kevin Best

Kevin Best's research consisted of characterizing and modeling the dynamic fluid (compositionally graded, undersaturated oil), rock (compaction drive), and aquifer behavior of the main pay sands at Bullwinkle using both traditional material balance and reservoir simulation techniques. His Master's thesis is entitled "Development of an Integrated Model for Compaction/ Water Driven Reservoirs and its Application to the J1 and J2 Sands at Bullwinkle, Green Canyon Block 65, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico."

Best Thesis - Chapters 1 and 2 (pdf format)
Best Thesis - Chapters 3 and 4 (pdf format)
Best Thesis - Chapters 5 and references (pdf format)

Click here to view a full presentation on Team One's Bullwinkle research.

 

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