Roknowledge West of Shetland - Call for participants

Ikon Science in partnership with IHS Global is launching a strategic regional play assessment on new and existing plays in the West of Shetland Area. Roknowledge West of Shetland is a joint venture combining high quality conditioned well information provided by IHS Energy, with the leading rock physics expertise of Ikon Science.

Ikon Science and Stingray Geophysical enter agreement to develop Time-Lapse Technologies

Ikon Science Limited, the Geoscience Technology Company and Stingray Geophysical Limited, a leader in Seismic Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (Seismic PRM) solutions, have entered into an agreement to explore and co-operate in the development, marketing and joint delivery of a new time-lapse technology and services offering to customers in the upstream oil and gas industry.

Seismic interpretation guru Mike Bacon joins Ikon science

Geophysical Prospecting, 2005, 53, 205­213 Rock physics analysis for time-lapse seismic at Schiehallion Field, North Sea Mark Meadows,1 Don Adams,1 Rich Wright,2 Ali Tura,3 Steve Cole1 and David Lumley1 1 4th Wave Imaging Corporation, 16A Journey, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, USA, 2 Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada, and 3 Shell International E&P Received May 2004, revision accepted September 2004 ABSTRACT Rock physics analysis plays a vital role in time-lapse seismic interpre...

EAGE 2010 presentation - Seismic Data Conditioning of Partial Stacks for AVO - using well offset amplitude balancing

Geophysical Prospecting, 2005, 53, 205­213 Rock physics analysis for time-lapse seismic at Schiehallion Field, North Sea Mark Meadows,1 Don Adams,1 Rich Wright,2 Ali Tura,3 Steve Cole1 and David Lumley1 1 4th Wave Imaging Corporation, 16A Journey, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, USA, 2 Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada, and 3 Shell International E&P Received May 2004, revision accepted September 2004 ABSTRACT Rock physics analysis plays a vital role in time-lapse seismic interpre...

London - Statoil chooses Ikon Science to implement bespoke exploration and reservoir geophysics methodology into RokDoc®.

Ikon Science is pleased to announce that Statoil has chosen Ikon Science to implement a number of Statoil internal applications within the RokDoc environment. A selection of methods that are published by Statoil and used in Statoil quantitative seismic analysis will complement the existing functionality in RokDoc modules. In addition to building new capabilities into RokDoc the project will also allow Statoil to link proprietary code to RokDoc using the newly released RokDoc external interface...

Pressure Prediction in HPHT environments incorporating Deep Generation Processes - click to download this paper

Geophysical Prospecting, 2005, 53, 205­213 Rock physics analysis for time-lapse seismic at Schiehallion Field, North Sea Mark Meadows,1 Don Adams,1 Rich Wright,2 Ali Tura,3 Steve Cole1 and David Lumley1 1 4th Wave Imaging Corporation, 16A Journey, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, USA, 2 Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada, and 3 Shell International E&P Received May 2004, revision accepted September 2004 ABSTRACT Rock physics analysis plays a vital role in time-lapse seismic interpre...

UK 26th Round Announced - Ikon Science/GeoPressure Technology can help!

Ikon Science and GeoPressure Technology have extensive knowledge, experience and a highly successful oil and gas finding profile, including new play generation, across the UKCS. We provide best-in-class G&G prospect/block evaluation services combined with our industry-leading technology, the RokDoc System software suite.

RokDoc-ChronoSeis™ - Upgrades and enhancements

Geophysical Prospecting, 2005, 53, 205­213 Rock physics analysis for time-lapse seismic at Schiehallion Field, North Sea Mark Meadows,1 Don Adams,1 Rich Wright,2 Ali Tura,3 Steve Cole1 and David Lumley1 1 4th Wave Imaging Corporation, 16A Journey, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, USA, 2 Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada, and 3 Shell International E&P Received May 2004, revision accepted September 2004 ABSTRACT Rock physics analysis plays a vital role in time-lapse seismic interpre...

Ikon Science welcomes appointment of Jon Gluyas as first UK Professor in Geoenergy, Carbon Capture & Storage at Durham University

Ikon Science congratulates John Gluyas on his appointment as Durham University's Professor in Geoenergy, Carbon Capture & Storage. Professor Gluyas will take up his new role within the Department of Earth Sciences after previously holding the position of Head of New Business / Head of Geoscience at Fairfield Energy.

Now underway - Deep-Water Gulf of Mexico Pressure Study "Reducing Uncertainty in the Wilcox Trend"

Ikon Science growing and moving up in Asia Pacific

Visitors to Ikon Science's new offices on the 25th Floor of Tower 2 of the Etiqa Twins complex in Kuala Lumpur, will not only enjoy the views but also be able to meet and work with an expanded team. After three highly successful years in the Asia Pacific region, Ikon Science is responding to client demand for its software and services by increasing the resources available in Kuala Lumpur. The new office will be staffed by Ikon's Quantitative Interpretation and pressure experts, as well as conti...

First Break vol 27 October 2009 "Advancing integration: shared earth model to live earth model"

What do we mean by integrated or shared earth models? Let us start answering this question by going back 15 years, to the start of 1994. At that time, integration was a great buzz-word in exploration and production. There were integrated multi-disciplinary teams in the larger and more progressive oil companies and people were looking into how software technology might be harnessed to push forward this integration. Prior to this time, for a decade or more, numerical modelling had been growing in ...

NEW case study - Water encroachment from 4D seismic

Water encroachment from 4D seismic: * Seismic Data Conditioning (SDC) * 4D Forward Modelling - 1D/2D/3D * 4D Inversion

GeoPressure Technology to undertake a comprehensive regional pressure study of the Niger Delta

Geophysical Prospecting, 2005, 53, 205­213 Rock physics analysis for time-lapse seismic at Schiehallion Field, North Sea Mark Meadows,1 Don Adams,1 Rich Wright,2 Ali Tura,3 Steve Cole1 and David Lumley1 1 4th Wave Imaging Corporation, 16A Journey, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, USA, 2 Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada, and 3 Shell International E&P Received May 2004, revision accepted September 2004 ABSTRACT Rock physics analysis plays a vital role in time-lapse seismic interpre...

Shared earth model to live earth model: Deeper integration through understanding the rocks - Drs Michel Kemper

Let me take you back fifteen years, to the start of 1994. At that time, integration was a great buzz word in exploration and production. There were integrated multi-disciplinary teams in the larger and more progressive oil companies and people were looking into how software technology might be harnessed to push forward this integration.

Using VSP data to determine anisotropy - Phil Wild

Presented on the Ikon Science booth at the EAGE Annual Exhibition and Conference 2009

RokDoc version 5.4 - release summary

Renowned for its integration, adaptability and ease of use, RokDoc enables interpreters, geologists, geophysicists and petrophysicists to utilise rock physics models in order to integrate geology, well and seismic data. The latest release, RokDoc 5.4, is supported on Windows and Linux 32 and 64 bit platforms and brings professional geoscientists new technologies including Bayesian classification, 3D stochastic & spectral inversion, together with numerous enhancements to RokDoc-PressureView an...

EAGE 2009 paper: Developing the Rock Physics Model – Improved Carbon Dioxide Mixing Rules for Carbon Capture and Storage

Authors: J Roberts and S Brough of Ikon Science. Current energy policies focus on maximising current hydrocarbon resources and minimising carbon emissions. Consequently, fresh importance is placed on understanding the behaviour and properties of CO2 for the following reasons: a) CO2 is a natural constituent of hydrocarbon reservoirs. Concentrations vary from 2 - 80% and the presence of CO2 can greatly influence the hydrocarbon behaviour. b) CO2 is widely used for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), ...

Ikon Science employee, Samme Brough, wins an STEM award for "Most Dedicated Ambassador"

North Sea firms ask for help to beat crisis. Martyn Millwood Hargrave reports to UK government select committee and asks for a North Sea budget boost.

Shared Earth Model to Live Earth Model Deeper Integration through Understanding the Rocks

Shared Earth Model to Live Earth Model Deeper Integration through Understanding the Rocks David Gawith Ikon Science Ltd January 2009 Outline · · · · A bit of history Introducing Rock (Physics) Models Going beyond seismic Final remarks 1994 Integration = Multi-disciplinary Teams Numerical Modelling uses Specialised Abstractions Geophysics: Geophysics: 1D // 2D 1D 2D Synthetics Synthetics Reservoir Engineering: Reservoir Engineering: Flow Simulation Flow Simulation Geology: Geology: ...

SEG 2008 paper: Seismic monitoring of CO2 geo-sequestration: realistic capabilities and limitations

Authors include Don Adams and Dave Markus of Ikon Science. Seismic is useful for monitoring and verification of subsurface geo-sequestration CO2 injection and storage projects. The physical properties of CO2-saturated rocks can vary strongly, thus the resulting seismic wavefield can be rich and complex, posing significant challenges to obtain accurate CO2 images and quantitative inversion results. We discuss the seismic rock and fluid properties of CO2-saturated rocks under various realistic ...

Ikon Science is positioned for its next phase of growth after FF&P Private Equity acquires a significant minority shareholding

Press Release For immediate release: 02 October 2008 IKON Science is positioned for its next phase of growth after FF&P Private Equity acquires a significant minority shareholding Ikon Science Limited ("Ikon" or "the Company"), the leading independent provider of software and Quantitative Interpretation (QI) services to the upstream oil and gas sector, is pleased to announce that it has restructured its capital base through the introduction of FF&P Private Equity (`FPE'), the private equity divi...

Seal breach, fluid expulsion and a mud volcano in East Java

Houston seminar: 30th September, 2008 Richard Swarbrick PhD GeoPressure Technology, Ikon Science "Seal breach, fluid expulsion and a mud volcano in East Java" Abstract: Some valid traps have hydrocarbons present, some have not. There are a number of possible explanations including lack of a mature source rock, late trap development and migration "shadow" as well as loss of hydrocarbons which enter the trap. Loss of hydrocarbons through a seal may involve hydrocarbon buoyancy (membrane leakage...

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In a fiercely competitive industry the winners will be those with the leading technology at their fingertips. Ikon Science is a combined independent software developer and interpretation services provider operating within the upstream services and technology segment of the oil and gas business.

Ikon Science acquires Geopatterns Technology

Press Release For immediate release: 25 June 2008 Ikon Science acquires Geopatterns Technology Ikon Science Ltd, the fast growing UK-based oil and gas technology services group announces the acquisition of the Geopatterns' software tools, patents and technology from Chroma Energy, a US-based technology company. The GeoPatterns software products, which have been marketed under the product names ChromaPatterns and ChromaVision, are a seismically-driven, pattern recognition system for the rapid ide...

EAGE 2008 paper: Log Quality Assessment and Data Correction for AVO

Authors: J. Yan (Ikon Science Ltd), R. Lubbe (Ikon Science Ltd), K. Waters (Ikon Science Ltd), N. Pillar (Ikon Science Ltd) & E. Anderson (Ikon Science Ltd) AVO modelling requires the relationships of porosity, shale, water saturation, mineral and fluid properties plus P and S-wave sonic and density logs, which in turn provide useful information for rock physics study. Despite modern logging developments, the bad quality of log data caused by borehole environment or mud-filtrate invasion is st...

Ikon Science appoints Mick Lambert to expand Western Hemisphere business

Press Release For immediate release: 22nd April 2008 Ikon Science appoints Mick Lambert to expand Western Hemisphere business Ikon Science, a fast-growing provider of innovative technology and services for the upstream oil and gas industry, has appointed Mick Lambert as President, Western Hemisphere, to develop the Ikon Science group business across the Americas. Mr Lambert, who is based in Houston, will also join the Ikon board as an executive director. Mick is the former President and CEO of ...

More than Rock Physics; Ikon Science highlights combined EM and Seismic modelling in the upcoming RokDoc Version 5.3

Press release 11 December 2007 More than Rock Physics; Ikon Science highlights combined EM and Seismic modelling in the upcoming RokDoc Version 5.3 Ikon Science today announced strategic extensions to the industry standard rock physics package RokDoc®. Enhancements include joint seismic and Electromagnetic imaging (EM) modelling, Vertical Seismic Profile (VSP) interpretation and Pressure modelling. All are proving to be technologies essential to the search for oil and gas in the 21st century. T...

Digital Energy Journal: Double North Sea oil with Rock Physics?

Exploration and Drilling Double North Sea oil with rock physics? Martyn Millwood Hargrave, managing director of London-based company Ikon Science, believes that rock physics based technologies could help find and access a further 4 billion barrels of oil in the North Sea, on top of the 4 billion barrels thought to be left to be recovered through normal means. "In the North Sea there are about 4 billion barrels left to be found with conventional E&P methods but up to 8 billion barrels using rock...

The Shared Earth Model Re-Visited A new generation of integrated models will actively add value to subsurface studies and reservoir management.

A new generation of integrated models will actively add value to subsurface studies and reservoir management. P. A.Gutteridge & D. E Gawith THE SHARED EARTH MODEL RE-VISITED Introduction There is an earth model implicit in the work of every subsurface discipline. Seismic interpretation is guided by a constantly-reviewed mental model. A flow simulation model is a numerical abstraction guided by the engineer's feeling for the dynamic effects of geological features and rock properties. Sedimentol...

Ikon Science signs global deal with Apache Corporation

PRESS RELEASE 16 July, 2007 IKON SCIENCE signs global deal with Apache Corporation Ikon Science, the fast growing, innovative developer of software for the oil and gas industry, have today agreed to supply Apache Corporation ("Apache") with the RokDoc* v5.2 and Modelling While Picking RokDoc­Petrel** Link software and services. Apache views RokDoc as a valuable and beneficial addition to its standard reservoir workflow software. Ikon Science and Apache are working on a global deployment of RokD...

EAGE 2007 paper: Variable Aspect Ratio Method in the Xu-White Model for AVO

Authors: J. Yan (Ikon Science Ltd), R. Lubbe (Ikon Science Ltd) & N. Pillar (Ikon Science Ltd) The variable aspect ratio method provides an important improvement in the application of the Xu-White model for sand-clay mixtures and allows for a variable aspect ratio log to be introduced into the Kuster and Toksöz model replacing the fixed aspect ratio assumption. This method has shown a significant improvement in predicting the velocities over the conventional Xu-White model resulting in a mor...

Ikon Science releases ground breaking real-time seismic modelling capability for Petrel

22 May, 2007 Ikon Science releases ground breaking real-time seismic modelling capability for Petrel® RokDoc® Modelling While Picking plug-in for Petrel brings the predictive power of rock physics to the modern seismic interpretation workflow. Ikon Science, the fast-growing, innovative developer of software for the oil and gas industry, today announced the release of the first commercial version of its Modelling While Picking rock physics plug-in to Petrel* seismic-to-simulation software. The ...

Ikon Science acquires Anitec

PRESS RELEASE 19th February 2007 IKON SCIENCE ACQUIRES ANITEC Oil and gas software creator Ikon Science (Ikon) announced today the purchase of Edinburgh-based specialist software and interpretation company, Anitec Limited, enhancing Ikon's, anisotropic, multi-component and time lapse capabilities. Under the transaction, Anitec co-founders Professor Colin MacBeth and Dr. Phil Wild will join the Ikon team. Based at the Heriot-Watt University's Research Park, Anitec has been working with Ikon si...

Nature Magazine: Volcano get choke chains to slow mud

NEWS NATURE|Vol 445|1 February 2007 Volcano gets choke chains to slow mud Indonesian geophysicists hope to stem the flow of a destructive mud volcano on East Java by dropping chains of concrete balls into its mouth. The mud eruption began on 29 May last year in the middle of a rice paddy in the village of Porong, 30 kilometres south of Surabaya, the provincial capital. Since then, the volcano has spewed out up to 126,000 cubic metres of mud a day, flooding an area of more than 4 square kilomet...

Hart E&P: Emerging technologies – MWP, Modelling While Picking

Harts E&P December 2006 Pages 41-43 Emerging technologies ­ MWP, Modelling While Picking A combination of two software tools provides a greater understanding of the rock physics of a reservoir. Author ­ Martyn Millwood Hargrave, Ikon Science The technological focus of geoscientific interpretation has always shifted with the E&P industry's challenges and opportunities. At the start of the millennium, visualisation of large 3D seismic data volumes set the pace and recently the industry has seen...

Rock physics analysis for time-lapse seismic at Schiehallion Field, North Sea

ABSTRACT Rock physics analysis plays a vital role in time-lapse seismic interpretation because it provides the link between changes in rock and fluid properties and the resulting seismic data response. In this case study of the Schiehallion Field, we discuss a number of issues that commonly arise in rock physics analyses for time-lapse studies.

SEG 2003 paper: Estimation of reservoir pressure and saturations by crossplot inversion of 4D seismic attributes

Authors include Don Adams of Ikon Science. We present a method to simultaneously estimate pressure and saturation changes in a producing hydrocarbon reservoir using time-lapse (4D) seismic attributes. 4D seismic attributes are displayed in a crossplot domain, where pressure and saturation axes can be estimated deterministically or interpretively. These axes form the basis for a linear or nonlinear coordinate transformation to the pressure-saturation domain. A final calibration to production dat...

**NEW TRAINING DATES** Pressures & Overpressure in the Subsurface & Advanced Pore Pressure Prediction Workshop November 2010

Central North Sea Phase 2 (in conjuction with IHS & PGS). Due for completion in April 2010. "De-risking high pressure prospects".