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The public acceptance of any industrial activity from local populations cannot disregard from sharing the knowledge of production cycle.
From this point of view in the 2014/15 we started a new research project with the main objective to develop a 3D interactive model of a hydrocarbon reservoir to assist in the transfer of technical information regarding E&P operations.
The specific end user targeted for this project were those stakeholders naturally, who are not necessarily professionals in this technical area.
The first 3D pilot prototype with 0.60*0.30*0.01 m and a scaling rate of 1:25.000 was obtained by correlating for a real ON-SHORE reservoir with equal size to 14,000 * 7,000 * 200 m (L*W*H only of reservoir andf wells).
Thanks to the good results achieved with this first attempt, we created a new complete 3D prototype of an OFF-SHORE reservoir with more details, as wells+faults+saline aquifers+seabed+rocks stratigraphy, and with a less scale rate of 1:15,000 (3D prototype size 0.8*0.30*0.5 m) was created by correlating for a real reservoir with equal size to 12,000 * 5,000 * 5,000 m. (L*W*H for the entire volume considered).
The project turned out as a vision for what happens in 2016 when the poor knowledge of non-expert people about the technology used in the O&G industry led in Italy to a referendum on exploration and offshore licences development.
In this regard it is worth noting that only in the Basilicata Region, where is located the largest onshore reservoir of Europe, voters to the referendum exceeded 50' to confirm the opposition of new ‘DRILLS’. (cfr. NOTRIV)
So, before, during and after the mentioned referendum, this last 3D prototype was shown to university students, people with different age, diverse cultural background: the result was that people increase their level of awareness on oil field, the extension of the reservoir and what mean a E&P project and the exploitation of subsoil under their land.
3D-RES project vision, that appeared futuristic some years ago, actually finds its perfect mission on the implementing of UE Regulation "TEN-E" on Public Debate and the resulting Decree of Italian Ministry of Economic Development (29th Jul 2016).
Aim of this work is to present the evolution of the 3D real reservoir project, focused on a more realistic representation of field, believing that it may represent a powerful clear and intuitive tool for sharing the scientific knowledge in O&G operations: we are ready to show a new 3D reservoir prototype with a scale rate 1: 5,000 that means a size 2 * 2 * 1.5 m. (L*W*H).
