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6X

A new reservoir simulator bringing innovative solutions to reservoir engineering problems.

 

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  • Massively Parallel
  • Multiple Realizations
  • Scripting
  • History Matching
  • Unconventionals
  • Development Optimization
  • Shale Oil
  • Sensitivities
  • Hydraulic Fracturing
  • Optimization under Uncertainty
  • Compositional
  • Discretized Wells
  • Surface Network ⊗
  • One license

 

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Ridgeway Kite was formed in 2013 by a group of experienced reservoir simulation developers with the aim of improving and simplifying reservoir simulation software and the service provided. With the release of 6X, Ridgeway Kite aims to increase productivity of engineers.

 

Ridgeway Kite strives to work closely with clients, understand the engineering and geological complexity in their models, to improve workflows and to create innovative functionality in 6X.

 

Ridgeway Kite has formed Technology Partnerships where collaborative R&D on specific domain themes have produced new, advanced solutions for our partners.

Technology Partnerships

Ridgeway Kite Technology Partnerships offer the following benefits:

  • Synergistic & long term relationship
  • Collaborative R&D
  • Domain/theme focus
  • Focus on solving partners’ problems/models
  • Priority simulator development
  • Priority support and problem solving
  • Regular meetings, workshops and visits
  • Improved access to licenses
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Technology Partnerships

Technology Partnerships are enhanced R&D collaboration projects between Ridgeway Kite and oil companies based on a specific theme. In principal these partnerships are long term and enable a synergistic relationship among the organisations. Partnerships are focused on solving specific problems through workshops and software development. Priority in simulator development as well as support and problem solving […]

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6X

6X is a new reservoir simulator.  It has been created with massively parallel systems in mind from day one, on a new software architecture which also gives a degree of portability. 6X is capable of running on various hardware systems: CPUs (Intel & IBM Power), GPUs, MICs  on clusters, workstations and PCs, while retaining integrity […]

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Keep up to date with Ridgeway Kite

See 6X at UrTec 2018 / 22nd March 2018

Ridgeway Kite will share a booth (#2609) with Nitec and Digital Formation at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference in Houston, Texas from 23rd to 25th July 2018. Tommy Miller, Chet Ozgen, Bill Baksi & Peter Forster will be in attendance.

Bill Baksi joins RKS / 1st January 2018

Bill Baksi joins RKS as Sales & Marketing Manager, based in Houston. Bill has over 30 years experience in strategic marketing, sales and business development for software products and services in the O&G industry.

RKS at SPE ATCE 2017 / 21st September 2017

Ridgeway Kite will have a booth (#939) at the SPE ATCE 2017 in San Antonio, Texas from October 9th-11th. Tommy Miller and Peter Forster will attend. Come and see our new developments in 6X – especially in modelling Unconventional resources.

Peter Forster joins RKS / 1st August 2017

Peter Forster joins RKS on 1st August 2017 as Technical Support, based in Houston. Peter has over 30 years experience in oil and gas and was most recently the business development manager for reservoir simulation at Schlumberger.