Hitting the Target

An accurate understanding of the subsurface is the key to placing and completing wells effectively.  Whether you are targeting bypassed oil in a mature field, drilling an untested outstep away from proven reservoir or trying to find sweet spots within an unconventional resource play, Ikon Science can help. 

Our industry-leading Geoprediction software and services reduce uncertainty and provide insights into your reservoir architecture at unprecedented resolution.  By integrating data, technology, and expertise across three disciplines – rock physics, geomechanics, and geopressure prediction – we help you reliably predict rock properties, stresses and pressures. 

Before you decide where to drill and how to complete, ask your Ikon Science representative how we can help you hit all of your targets – in the reservoir, production, and cost.

Ikon Science 'GeoPressure Best Practice Manual'

The key to reducing uncertainty and avoiding miscalculating reserves is to adopt a “Best Practice” approach to well-planning. This means integrated teams and high levels of effective communication.  

The Ikon Science “Best Practice” Manual explains the origins of overpressure and how to predict both pore fluid and fracture pressures ahead of drilling operations. The manual is organised to guide the user step by step through the components required in pre-drill well planning (hydrostatic, lithostatic, fracture and pore pressure profiles), highlighting theory, common industry practices and methods leading to a summary of “Best Practice” for evaluation of these components.

The manual includes discussions of the limitations and pitfalls associated with the different methods reviewed. Improvements in both understanding and managing the risk associated with pressure prediction will lead to the continuing development and review of recommended practices over time. The Best Practice Manual has been written by Ikon’s experts as a response to the technical needs of the industry.