Quantum gravimeters for hydrocarbon reservoir analysis

A system, comprising:

• a set of quantum gravimeters positioned to collect gravitational data of a subterranean formation of a reservoir, wherein the reservoir has well sites for hydrocarbon extraction, the set of quantum gravimeters positioned to receive input parameters that specify one or more of an integration time interval or a collection time interval;
• a data transceiver, capable of receiving the gravitational data from the set of quantum gravimeters;
• and
• a gravitational processor, capable of communicating with the data transceiver and analyzing the gravitational data to generate analyzed gravitational parameters and one or more subterranean formation parameters.

A computer program product having a series of operating instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium that directs a data processing apparatus when executed thereby to perform operations to determine subterranean formation parameters and analyzed gravitational parameters, the operations comprising:

• receiving collected gravitational data from one or more surface quantum gravimeters, wherein the one or more surface quantum gravimeters are located at a surface location proximate a well site of a reservoir, where the well site is for hydrocarbon production and has one or more wellbores, including receiving input parameters at one or more of the one or more surface quantum gravimeters, wherein the input parameters specify one or more of an integration time interval or a collection time interval;
• processing the gravitational data received from the one or more surface quantum gravimeters, generating the analyzed gravitational parameters and the subterranean formation parameters that indicate fluid movement in a subterranean formation of the reservoir as a stage of a well site operation plan is executed;
• and
• directing a modification the well site operation plan using the analyzed gravitational parameters and the subterranean formation parameters.

A method, comprising:

• locating one or more surface quantum gravimeters at a surface location proximate a well site of a reservoir, where the well site is for moving fluids into or out of the reservoir and has one or more wellbores;
• collecting gravitational data at the one or more surface quantum gravimeters;
• locating one or more non-quantum gravimeters proximate the well site;
• calibrating the one or more non-quantum gravimeters using the gravitational data received from the one or more surface quantum gravimeters;
• and
• processing the gravitational data received from the one or more surface quantum gravimeters, generating analyzed gravitational parameters and subterranean formation parameters that indicate mass changes within a subterranean formation of the reservoir as a stage of a well site operation plan is executed.

A method, comprising:

• locating one or more surface quantum gravimeters at a surface location proximate a well site of a reservoir, where the well site is for moving fluids into or out of the reservoir and has one or more wellbores;
• collecting gravitational data at the one or more surface quantum gravimeters;
• and
• processing the gravitational data received from the one or more surface quantum gravimeters, generating analyzed gravitational parameters and subterranean formation parameters that indicate mass changes within a subterranean formation of the reservoir as a stage of a well site operation plan is executed, wherein the processing determines one or more of a depth parameter of a subterranean fluid in the subterranean formation, a direction parameter to the subterranean fluid in the subterranean formation, a fluid movement parameter, a gravimetric noise parameter, or a subterranean formation damage parameter, and further wherein the gravimetric noise parameter is determined using a gravitational numerical model.

A system, comprising:

• a set of quantum gravimeters positioned to collect gravitational data of a subterranean formation of a reservoir, wherein the reservoir has well sites for hydrocarbon extraction;
• one or more non-quantum gravimeters positioned proximate the well site
• a data transceiver, capable of receiving the gravitational data from the set of quantum gravimeters;
• and
• a gravitational processor, capable of communicating with the data transceiver and analyzing the gravitational data to generate analyzed gravitational parameters and one or more subterranean formation parameters, the one or more non-quantum gravimeters configured to be calibrated using the gravitational data received from the set of quantum gravimeters.

A system, comprising:

• a set of quantum gravimeters positioned to collect gravitational data of a subterranean formation of a reservoir, wherein the reservoir has well sites for hydrocarbon extraction;
• a data transceiver, capable of receiving the gravitational data from the set of quantum gravimeters;
• and
• a gravitational processor, capable of communicating with the data transceiver and analyzing the gravitational data to generate analyzed gravitational parameters and one or more subterranean formation parameters, including being capable of processing the gravitational data received from the one or more surface quantum gravimeters, generating analyzed gravitational parameters and subterranean formation parameters that indicate mass changes within a subterranean formation of the reservoir as a stage of a well site operation plan is executed, wherein the processing determines one or more of a depth parameter of a subterranean fluid in the subterranean formation, a direction parameter to the subterranean fluid in the subterranean formation, a fluid movement parameter, a gravimetric noise parameter, or a subterranean formation damage parameter, and further wherein the gravimetric noise parameter is determined using a gravitational numerical model.