Reservoir Evaluation/Advanced Computational Technologies

Current Projects 

Past Projects

Data Mining Consortium

Advances in computer power and database management have led to the development of powerful algorithms for making proactive business decisions using large databases. This consortium actively pursues research to apply data mining to industry applications. A pilot project was performed which determined optimal completion techniques for San Juan basin Dakota wells which can decrease overall completion costs while optimizing potential recovery. For information on joining the consortium contact Robert Balch. 

New Mexico Pit Rules 

With the recent adoption of new "Pit Rules", New Mexico's small producers will experience an increased level of expenses for drilling and also be exposed to potentially unforeseeable financial risk due to a more complex and expensive application process and increases in need and expense of remediation at both new and existing well sites. We have been funded by the RPSEA Small Producer Program to generate software and maps that predict reasonable financial cost and risk for locating a well/pit in any particular location in New Mexico, including predictable leaching, potential site regulatory issues, and to the degree possible, a reduction in the need for specialist on-site evaluations by online mapping of government accepted data and automated forms.