Halliburton Company and Wintershall Dea have announced a license agreement under which Wintershall Dea will use Halliburton Landmark?s new Unified Ensemble Modeling (UEM) solution. UEM is an innovative approach that for the first time simultaneously integrates static and dynamic data in real time to represent subsurface conditions across multiple scales. This method improves the accuracy of reservoir models by consistently incorporating geologic uncertainties, making UEM vital to optimize reservoir recovery under uncertainty.

The first application of DecisionSpace® 365 will be deployed in Norway?s Maria Offshore Field. UEM allows Wintershall Dea to continuously update their risk assessments for active drilling programs after drilling each new well. This continuous cycle of evaluation and adjustment is critical to increase drilling efficiency, reduce costs, and improve worker safety.

The real-time drilling data will enrich Wintershall Dea?s database and help to refine model realizations and uncertainties. This rapid pace of model updates is made possible through Landmark?s unique ensemble-based technologies and workflows.