An Interactive 5-Day Training Course
Petrophysical Properties
Core, Log and Test Data Integration
Course Overview
This interactive training course on Petrophysical Properties: Core, Log and Test Data Integration will highlight the importance of data integration from a variety of sources to address complex reservoir evaluation and productivity challenges experienced throughout the full asset life cycle.
This training course will cover a variety of data sources, fundamentals of reservoir characterisation, and methodologies of integrating key information. This training course combines theory with practical exercises to give participants a working knowledge of how integrating available data at various scales can be used to evaluate reservoir quality, heterogeneity and improve the productive potential to maximize recovery of hydrocarbons.
This GLOMACS training course will feature:
- Principles of rock and reservoir properties
- The value of different data sources and purposes of data acquisition for reservoir analysis
- Integration of core and log data to characterise flow units and reservoir properties
- Provide hands on experience using field examples to evaluate complex reservoir conditions
- Give advice regarding common pitfalls of data acquisition, interpretation and presentation of results
Training Outline
DAY 1: Introduction and Reservoir Properties
- Overview of the Need for Integrated Data Analysis – advantages and disadvantages
- Overview of the Various Data Types and Sources (well log, core and fluid samples etc.,)
- Refresh Rock Properties (porosity and permeability)
- Basic Fluid Properties
- Pressure and Temperature Gradients
DAY 2: Data Acquisition and Description
- Wireline Logs – An overview of key log types including gamma ray, spontaneous potential, resistivity, caliper, Neutron-density and image logs
- Acquisition Planning
- Best Practice for Log Data
- Coring – An overview of whole and sidewall core logging
- Acquisition Planning
- Core Handling and Preservation – core orientation
- Best Practice for Core Data
- Formation Tests – MDT and RFT
- Acquisition Planning
- Exercise: Analysis of Data Types and Plan Data Acquisition
DAY 3: Data Preparation
- Core Data
- QC Core Data and Bias Check
- Preliminary Zonation Determination
- Routine Core Analysis (RCA)
- Special Core Analysis (SCAL)
- Log Data
- Log Preparation Audit and Normalization, Data Conditioning
- Environmental Corrections
- Lithostratigraphic and Chronostratigraphic Correlation
- Log and Core Synchronisation – lag determination, logging cuttings and core to correlate with the log suite
- Well Test Interpretation
- Drill Stem Testing – reservoir scale fluid pressure and mobility, fluid return and flow dynamics
- Wireline and LWD Formation Testing – fluid extraction, downhole chemical analysis, sample return, mobility and flow dynamics
- Pressure Transient Analysis
- Exercise: Core, Log and Well Test Inspection and QC
DAY 4: Integration of Data, Analysis and Interpretation
- Core Analysis
- Core Description and Logging
- Integration of RCA with Core
- Assimilation of SCAL Techniques to Evaluate Capillary Pressures, Wettability, Petrophysical Properties (m, n), Saturations, Permeability, Rock Strength, Stress / Strain
- Log Analysis
- Basic Log Analysis – compute Vsh, porosity, Sw, K, Netpay
- Common Pitfalls of Basic Log Analysis
- Well Test Interpretation to Assess Well Productivity and Production Issues
- Integrate Well Tests and Production Logging Data
- Determination of Hydrocarbons in Place
- Water and Gas Coning Effects
- Contact Evaluation
- Exercise: Integration of Core and Log Data for Porosity and Permeability Calculations, Scale-up of Permeability and Calibration, Evaluation of Well Productivity
DAY 5: Data Presentation, Sensitivity Studies and Next Steps
- Dataset Pitfalls
- Resolution of Lateral and Vertical Heterogeneity
- Scaling Issues between Reservoir Field Scale (DST), Logging Scale and Detailed Laboratory Testing
- Managing Uncertainty
- Recalculation Sensitivity Studies – evaluating existing studies
- Effects of Uncertainty on In Place Volumes
- Reporting of Results
- Data Presentation and Database Management
- Data Formats for Integration
- Data Hierarchy
- Next Steps
- Integration of Core, Log and Test Data for Use in Reservoir Modelling
- Further Analysis Options
Certificates
- On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates
- Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE) : In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsor, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance
Accreditation
GLOMACS is registered with NASBA as a sponsor of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. NASBA have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.
All Training Seminars delivered by GLOMACS by default are eligible for CPE Credit.
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