Petromod basin modeling software combines seismic, well, and geological information to model the evolution of a sedimentary basin. Petromod software has several applications. Classically, applied for hydrocarbon exploration, Petromod predicts if and how a reservoir has been charged with hydrocarbons. This includes the source and timing of hydrocarbon generation, migration routes, quantities, and hydrocarbon type in subsurface or at surface conditions.
Petromod is equally suitable for other basin modeling usages such as carbon storage site screening, natural hydrogen modeling, and geothermal modeling among others. Petromod can be used in all geological environments, regardless of their complexity. This includes compressional and extensional tectonic environments and salt provinces.
Petromod software has a standardized user interface across the entire 1D, 2D, and 3D software suite and employs the same simulators in 1D, 2D, and 3D to ensure that all technical features and tools are available and identical in all dimensions. Multiple simulation methods, for example, Darcy, flow path (ray tracing), invasion percolation (IP), and the Petromod hybrid and combined methods (Darcy/flow path/IP) are used with the same data models. It is possible to couple water solubility including dissolution and advection with all migration methods.
Petromod fluid migration modeling technology is the most advanced commercially available tool and the only commercial system with fully PVT controlled modeling of n-component/3-phase relationships during the entire migration process. The 2D and 3D migration modeling technology delivers an improved understanding and prediction of fluid properties for several basin model applications by offering flash calculations throughout the entire model and its geologic history.
For further analysis and post-processing Petromod input and output data are easily integrated with the Petrel E&P platform. Petromod takes advantage of high-performance computing by allowing to submit simulations for parallel processing in the cloud.
Petromod Open Simulator enables basin modeling specialists to develop user-defined plug-in functions to access Petromod input data, as well as the Petromod simulator output, after the simulation with the intention to analyze and refine the results. Based on additional input parameters new output overlays can be generated and taken into account. Open Simulator scripts are coded in Python and use custom Python modules provided in the Petromod installation to interface with Petromod.
New output overlays can be calculated and added to the Petromod software database. These can then be visualized in the Petromod 1D, 2D, and 3D viewers. Overlays can also be written in new formats for additional processing in other tools. Potential applications of this capability could be creating new overlays such as seismic velocities, oil densities and viscosities, maximum temperatures, or new maturation markers.
Open Simulator functionality includes access to model input data - notably tables and maps. Scripts can read and modify input tables and read, update, create, and write input maps, enabling the automation of a variety of tasks. Many simulation options - including overlay activation settings - can also be read and updated.