Fully integrated 1-D, 2-D and 3-D Basin & Petroleum Systems Modelling, providing a highly powerful, iterative and cost-effective solution to address subsurface uncertainties
Key features
BPSM utilises key aspects of geological, geophysical and geochemical interpretation into a unified, integrated subsurface model. Depending aims/objectives and data availability a bespoke workflow will be proposed
Coupled thermal-burial histories are fundamental to BPSM, integrating tectonic, sedimentological and fluid properties, calibrated to temperature, pressure and palaeothermometric (e.g., vitrinite reflectance) data
Quantifying the magnitude and timing of source maturity, and predicted hydrocarbon volumes and phase
Provides critical understanding to source rock maturity, reservoir quality & seal effectiveness
Modelling of reservoir charge volumes/phase/timing, migration and alteration processes
Discrete scenarios (e.g., migration) or Monte Carlo Simulations (e.g., expulsion volumes in fetch area, PVT prediction of reservoir fluids)
This unusual hopane-like compound is recognised together with the hopanes in the m/z 191 mass chromatogram and was for many years used as a biomarker of hypersalinity due to its common high abundance in sediments deposited under such conditions. However, a key paper by Sinninghe-Damsté et al.
Director & Technical Advisor
4 - 7 of May 2025 - to present the latest results on our Petroleum Systems Modelling (PSM) study for the MSGBC Basin.
A joint effort between TGS and IGI integrates the results from an extensive multibeam and seafloor sampling campaign with a regional seismic data set.
Senior Petroleum Geochemist / Basin Modeller
The geological storage of CO2 is a promising means to help reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere during the energy transition stages (e. g. , Raza et al. , 2022).
Seep biogeochemistry & organic geochemistry
Common questions
Predict the spatial and temporal variability in source rock maturity and (when properly integrated with geochemical interpretation) the petroleum generation/expulsion volumes and phase
Integrating source maturity through time, migration routes (e.g., fault seal), reservoir properties, PVT conditions and alteration processes (e.g., biodegradation) allows an estimation of prospect volumes and phase in both deterministic scenarios and stochastic uncertainty analysis
IGI's workflow always includes risk & uncertainty analysis with distributed ranges of input parameters (e.g., TOC, geothermal gradients), dynamically showing which elements are most sensitive to predicted charge volumes and phase
Coupled thermal-burial histories are fundamental to BPSM, integrating tectonic, sedimentological and fluid properties, calibrated to temperature, pressure and palaeothermometric (e.g., vitrinite reflectance) data
For most projects, even building a grid-based 3-D model is a relatively efficient process, providing impactful and powerful results in what is usually a fraction of the time taken for seismic and geological interpretations
Project deliverables include key outputs (e.g., digital maps for GIS/Petrel). Modelling files are also included to be updated as and when new data become available
Dedicated experts who have worked in all tectonic settings (e.g., passive margins, igneous affected sedimentary basins, thrust belts)
From regional/bulk data (e.g., heat flow, oil density, GOR) to high-precision analyses (e.g., biomarkers), IGI integrate all available data to build a comprehensive subsurface model
Access to ZetaWare (Genesis, Trinity T3 & Kinex), Platte River BasinMod, SLB PetroMod, Migris, Geomodelling Solutions TecMod-2D
Basin modelling has uses across oil and gas exploration, production, geothermal, CCS, hydrogen exploration
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