Petroleum Experts has renewed through December 2024 a grant of the full set of software modules of MOVE and IPM suites to the Illinois State Geological Survey and Department of Earth Science and Environmental Change to use in research and education. This software enhances ISGS capabilities in subsurface interpretation and reservoir simulation. The yearly value of this grant is more than $6.5 million. The university contact for this grant is Dr. Sherilyn Williams-Stroud.
The MOVE software is the most complete structural geology modeling and analysis toolkit available, providing an integrated platform for interpreting data, cross-section construction, 3D model building, kinematic restoration and validation, geomechanical modeling, fracture modeling, fault response modeling, sediment modeling, and fault and stress analysis. The complete software package awarded also includes Integrated modules for digital field mapping applications for data collection using smartphone and tablet. The IPM suite of tools will enhance ISGS capabilities in reservoir simulation, including design of complete field models and optimization of fluid injection and production modeling.