When evaluating new wells or development concepts, the key question is: what is the incremental impact compared to the base case?
- The feature that allows performing Incremental Profile analysis on your production profiles is embedded within the pForecast software.
Understanding this difference is essential for assessing the true value of new investments, operational improvements, and development timing. Clear visibility into incremental production helps energy companies make more informed decisions, prioritize opportunities, and align technical outcomes with strategic objectives.
Incremental production is typically defined as the difference between a base case and a development scenario. This type of analysis is widely used in field development planning and reservoir management, and aligns with industry practices described by the OnePetro.
At Powersim Software AS, this perspective is embedded in the design of pForecast. The platform enables structured analysis of production scenarios, allowing users to quantify and visualize the incremental impact of individual wells, projects, or operational changes. This provides decision-makers with a stronger foundation for evaluating uncertainty, comparing alternatives, and supporting long-term value creation.
Incorporating uncertainty is critical when evaluating incremental outcomes. Using Monte Carlo simulation, planners can quantify a range of possible outcomes rather than relying on single deterministic forecasts.
Readers interested in the methodology can explore our article on Incremental Profiles Analysis in pForecast, which outlines how incremental contributions can be quantified and visualized.
These capabilities are also closely tied to pForecast’s management-level features, designed to provide clear, decision-focused insights across assets and scenarios. By translating technical uncertainty and production dynamics into actionable intelligence, the platform supports confident, data-driven planning aligned with evolving operational and strategic priorities. Incremental Profiles Analysis is one of many powerful capabilities in pForecast, and this particular feature is part of the Management-Level Features. These features are specifically designed to support strategic planning by translating complex production dynamics into clear, actionable insights. Get a sneak peek of how output on Incremental Profiles Analysis is illustrated in pForecast and how it supports is illustrated in pForecast and how it supports management-level decision-making.