Advanced Petrophysics

Level: Advance

Upcoming Sessions:

To Be Determined
Please Contact Us at tahmed@mtech.edu for more information
Instructors: Dr. Djebbar Tiab

Designed for:

Petroleum Engineers and other technically trained individuals who desires a more in-depth foundation in petrophysics.

Course Overview:

Petrophysics is a fundamental part of petroleum engineering. It affects all aspects of the petroleum business. Principles, applications, and integration of petrophysical information for reservoir description will be discussed in-depth through a combination of class discussion and exercises. Participants will obtain a solid understanding of the more advanced petrophysical offerings such as core-log integration & permeability-porosity models, evaluation of heterogeneous reservoirs, reservoir zoning & flow units, characterizing naturally fractured carbonate formations, and integrating well test data in reservoir characterization.

Course Content:
  • Core-Log Integration & Permeability-Porosity Models
    • Core Analysis: Coring, Core Alteration & Handling (Video)
    • Porosity
    • Permeability
    • Wettability & Interfacial Tension
    • Capillary Pressure & Water Saturation
    • Fundamental permeability - porosity model
    • Leverett J-Function
    • Permeability-Porosity: GR-Density Log Model
    • Statistical Permeability-Porosity Models
    • Permeability-Porosity Model for Unconsolidated Sands
    • Permeability Anisotropy Models
    • NMR Measurements
    • Effect of Stress on Porosity, Permeability and Resistivity
    • Permeability-Porosity-Stress Relationships
    • Porosity as Strength Indicator to Evaluate Sand Production.
    • Exercises (12)
  • Petrophysical Evaluation of Heterogeneous Reservoirs
    • Wireline Logs
    • Formation Resistivity Factor
    • Formation Resistivity Correlations
    • Water Saturation in Shaly Formations
    • Water Saturation from Density Logs
    • Advances in Evaluation of Shaly Reservoirs
    • Directional Permeability From Layered-Resistivity Models
    • Vertical Permeability in Clayey Formations
    • Exercises (10)
  • Reservoir Zoning & Flow Units
    • Reservoir Environments & their Characteristics (VIDEO)
    • Identification & Characterization of Flow Units in Clean Formations
    • Flow units in clean sands, flow zone index
    • Reservoir characterization by the J-function
    • Identification & Characterization of Flow Units in Shaly Formations
    • Log-derived evaluation of shaly sands
    • Flow units in shaly formations, shale zone index
    • Permeability Averaging Techniques
    • Porosity Averaging Techniques
    • Exercises (12)
  • Characterizing Naturally Fractured Carbonate Formations
    • Evaluation of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs (Video)
    • Indicators of Natural Fractures, Visual Identification of Fractures
    • Fracture Porosity Determination
    • Porosity Partitioning Coefficient, Fracture Intensity Index
    • Permeability-Porosity Relationships
    • Fracture Porosity and Aperture from Cores
    • Fracture Area, Fracture Storage Capacity, Fracture Conductivity
    • Cementation Factor in Carbonate Reservoirs
    • NMR Response Characteristics in Carbonates
    • Petrophysical Characteristics for Use in Dual-Porosity Simulators
    • Reservoir Quality Index for Fractured Systems
    • Fracture Porosity from Pressure Transient Tests
    • Exercises (15)
  • Integrating Well Test Data in Reservoir Characterization
    • Fundamentals of Well Testing (VIDEO)
    • Vertical Well Test Data
    • Horizontal Well Test Data
    • Basics of Data Integration
    • Mechanics of Data Integration
    • Numerical and Practical Issues in the integration
    • Exercises & Field Examples