Roxar, a technology solutions provider to the oil and gas industry, has announced the release of Tempest 6.4, its software suite for advanced reservoir simulation.


Tempest 6.4 will allow users to conduct faster simulation runs and in greater detail, will provide improved returns on existing investments and greater compatibility with other simulation models, and will enable users to model the injection of steam into their fields.


The result will be more reliable production forecasts and maximum reservoir performance.


Tempest 6.4 will enable users to:


· Conduct faster simulation models and increase the detail of the model. Tempest 6.4 provides extended parallel processing capabilities by performing the grid calculations such as transmissibility calculations in parallel mode. This greatly increases the size of problem that can be run in parallel as the grid storage is not duplicated across the processors. Tempest 6.4 also includes speed improvements in both serial and parallel simulation runs, which together with the ability to handle even larger models, allows greater detail in the simulation model and increased honoring of the geological characteristics of the reservoir.


· Leverage existing models and investments through improved compatibility and ease of use. Tempest comes with improved compatibility, reducing the effort required to run existing ECLIPSE input datasets. In addition, Tempest 6.4 has an improved capability to display results from other third-party simulation engines, providing added value by leveraging the investment already made by organizations. Tempest also comes with improved co-visualization of measured and simulated data. Historical measurements are loaded directly into the viewer and displayed on sets of user-defined graphs, allowing the immediate appreciation of important results.


· Model the injection of steam into fields. Another advance in Tempest 6.4 is the ability to model the injection of steam into fields containing live oils with hydrocarbon gas in the reservoir vapor. Tracers may be attached to any of the reservoir components to follow the movement of fluids around the field to provide insight into the recovery process. Users will be able to upgrade seamlessly from previous versions of Tempest at no additional cost.


Tempest 6.4 is closely integrated with Roxar’s modeling solution, IRAP RMS, which comprises 18 fully integrated software modules including mapping, modeling, planning and workflow management tools. Tempest™ 6.4 comes with state of the art modeling and simulation capabilities, including the ability to simulate a wide range of physical processes within one program, such as black oil, compositional, dual porosity, steam, coal bed methane and polymer injection.


Tempest comprises four integrated software modules covering the different stages of reservoir simulation. These are Tempest-MORE, a full-field modern simulator capable of running black oil or compositional simulation models; Tempest-View, a graphical interactive program that provides simulation pre and post processing; Tempest-PVTx, a program for fluid characterization; and Tempest-Venture, an integrated tool for economic evaluation and risk analysis that works directly on simulator output to estimate field cash flow and Net Present Value (NPV).


For more information, visit www.roxar.com.