The assumptions behind Profile are based on the various phases of production life of an oil or gas field, ie,. a buildup period, a plateau period and a decline period.

Two different approaches for generating primary hydrocarbon phase production profiles are provided within this application.

Either :

• The ability to generate a field production profile by defining the field production buildup, plateau and decline rates and recoverable reserves. The application solves for the required number of development wells; producers and injectors, that fit with the timing of the field production profile, or

• The ability to generate a field production profile by specifying different well types and the schedule for drilling these wells. This approach permits the modelling of different well recoveries and workovers, etc. The field profile is simply the sum of all the wells specified in the well schedule

The ability to quickly model associated hydrocarbon phases (either gas for an oilfield or condensate for a gas field), and water production for an oilfield is provided, together with the ability to quickly model water injection, gas injection, requirements for gas fuel and flare and schedule workovers.