Termosim
Temperature measurements are converted here into knowledge of the flow rate
Thermal energy accounting to quantify flow in both the reservoir and wellbore.
Fluids travelling through a formation into a downhole system have heat capacity, which allows them to heat or cool areas through which they pass. These temperature changes provide valuable information about fluid characteristics, particularly flow rate and profile.
The difficulty is that the physical laws of thermohydrodynamics are incredibly complex, and the interactions between them are even more complex. The three-dimensional structure of the borehole system, made up of metal, concrete and more complicates the process even further. Obtaining accurate flow data under these conditions can seem like an impossible task.
Just not for the Termosim platform.
We started out by getting flow information from temperature curves, and since then we have succeeded more than anyone else.
Today, flow information is more accessible than ever before with our Flow Analysis diagnostic system and Termosim platform.
Termosim architecture
Using LogViz’s digital workspace, analysts select company-developed diagnostic programmes and adjust well system operation to correctly determine the thermohydrodynamics of fluid flow.
The Termosim platform utilises the PLT platform’s low-inertia, high-precision temperature sensors to provide accurate information.
NEOVELL’s high-performance 3-dimensional thermohydrodynamic model accounts for all critical elements of the downhole system, including reservoirs, structural elements and fluid types to produce accurate flow profiles.
The automated model quickly calculates the “answer“ based on the input data.
Parallel processing performs thousands of calculations, solving many thermohydrodynamic equations.
By combining data from the SNL and PLT platforms, analysts model accurate flow profiles across reservoir layers.
Our LogViz digital workspace provides analysts with a variety of tools to process and visualise data from the Termosim platform to facilitate detailed analysis and accurate interpretation.
Our services provide meticulous well diagnostics to address the full range of both flow and well system integrity issues.
Our approach
We are convinced that an accurate diagnosis requires not only a measurement with a high degree of certainty, but also a systematic approach. It is undoubtedly essential to use the best sensors and measurements, but it is even more important to use them correctly and then filter, process, model and translate them into actionable answers.
We take a systematic approach to diagnostics, combining different platforms with their unique capabilities within a calibrated research programme.
Our engineers and analysts can use the Termosim thermohydrodynamic platform to qualitatively and quantitatively assess any flow, even flow through a reservoir, and trace the relationship between them.
Creation history
- The Termosim diagnostic platform was designed and developed entirely in-house.
- More than 10 years of pioneering research, original solutions and practical experience in the application of thermal flow diagnostics in thousands of downhole systems worldwide.
- Developing industry expertise in temperature, hydrodynamic and 3D numerical modelling.
- Two patents (issued and pending) on research methods for quantifying reservoir flow in production and injection wells.
- The Termosim platform has been tested and validated on more than a thousand well systems for over 70 international subsoil users.
- Over 70 publications in recognised industry publications.
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