Open Hole Log Interpretation
London
3rd September 2018
7th September 2018
In Collaboration with Esanda Engineering
Discipline
Petrophysics
Instructor
Course Fee
$4189
Course Overview
The course will introduce the participants to the basics of Petrophysics, and Open-hole Log Analysis and Formation Evaluation, which is one of the basic disciplines in petroleum exploration and production.
Who is it for?
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Exploration Geologists
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Production Geologists
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Exploration Managers
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Well-site Geologists
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Operations Geologists
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Geophysicists
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Petrophysicists
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Well Data Managers
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Geotechnicians
Course Objectives
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To undergo a review of open-hole logging tools as well as the measurements made by the logging tools.
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To undertake the transformation of the measured data into useful reservoir parameters such as porosity, permeability, water saturation and reserve estimations.
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To understand the link or relation between Petrophysics, Seismic interpretation, Seismic Reservoir Characterization and Reservoir Modelling.
Course Outline
Introduction and review of logging methods and tools
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Petrophysical properties of reservoirs
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Reservoir rocks and types
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Porosity ranges
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Permeability (absolute, relative)
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Capillary pressure (Pc)
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Archie method
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Dual-water method
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Fundamentals of Formation Evaluation
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The borehole and its environment
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Open-hole logging Methods
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Cased-hole logging methods
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Electric and electromagnetic methods - Resistivity, Conductivity, Induction
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Spontaneous Potential (SP logs)
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Acoustic, Density & Neutron methods
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Petrophysical Imaging methods
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LWD and MWD techniques
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Dip-meter methods
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Gamma Ray (GR methods)
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Coring and core investigations
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Core-to-log data integration
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Log analysis & Formation Evaluation
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Reservoir characterization
Basic interpretation methods
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Clay / Shale type determination
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Volume of Shale from Sonic, Density & Neutron logs
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Porosity from Sonic, Density, Neutron logs
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Water saturation from Resistivity
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Water saturation from SP logs
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Pitfalls of formation Evaluation
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Permeable zones (qualitative interpretation)
Advanced interpretation methods
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Combined determination of porosity and rock composition
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Logging charts
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Cross-plot methods
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Introduction shaly-sand interpretation
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Fractured reservoir characterization
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Saturation Determination
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Movable fluids determination
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Permeability estimation
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Thin-bed evaluation