In this Fractured & Unconventional Reservoir Modelling training course, participants will learn to identify key data requirements and modeling challenges specific to fractured and unconventional reservoirs, while also developing strategies for effective exploration and development of these types of reservoirs.
This Energy course provides a comprehensive learning experience, focusing on all aspects of fractured and unconventional reservoir understanding and modeling. Attendees will explore the differences between fractured and conventional reservoirs and learn how to tackle fractured reservoir projects methodically.
The course includes practical applications, using real-world data from Teapot Dome (Wyoming, USA). Participants will develop fracture models by integrating geology, geophysics, and reservoir engineering. Special attention will be given to the utilization of seismic attributes, inversion-derived data, volumetric curvature, and spectral imaging. The hands-on experience with data from the Tensleep and Niobrara Shale formations will enable attendees to identify fractures, build predictive 3D fracture models, and apply them for identifying productive zones, well planning, and creating fracture porosity and permeability models for reservoir simulation.
A multidisciplinary approach will be emphasized throughout, equipping participants with the knowledge to manage fractured reservoirs and understand the data necessary to optimize their performance.
By attending the Fractured & Unconventional Reservoir Modelling training course, participants will:
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of the geological and seismic principles involved in modeling fractured reservoirs.
- Develop real reservoir models using an actual case study dataset.
- Learn to integrate geology, geophysics, and reservoir engineering to create robust reservoir models.
- Tackle challenges in modeling fractured and unconventional reservoirs using post-stack narrow azimuth seismic data.
- Identify fractures and model their density and orientation.
- Pinpoint productive zones, plan well locations, and create fracture porosity and permeability models for effective reservoir simulation.
The Energy training course will include presentations with exercises using the training course notes and Excel. A software will be provided to the delegates to work on actual and very complex fractured reservoirs. Using the Teapot Dome, WY, USA actual data, delegates will be divided in teams to predict the fracture density at different blind wells. The resulting good and poor predictions at blind wells will be explained to demystify the popular believe that fractured reservoirs are too complex to be predictable.
This Fractured & Unconventional Reservoir Modelling Fractured & Unconventional Reservoir Modelling training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Professionals who deal with fractured reservoirs and who need to develop them using all types of available data
- All geoscientists involved in clastics, carbonates and shale plays where fractures play a major role
Day One: Fractures and their effects
- Introduction: Fracture Types
- Fractures in Cores
- Fractures in Outcrops
- Geomechanics and fractures
- Production from fractured reservoirs
Day Two: Modelling Fractured Reservoirs
- Introduction
- Factors Affecting Fracturing
- Methodologies to Characterize Fractured Reservoirs
- The Use of Seismic to Improve Fracture Modelling
Day Three: Seismic Attributes for Fracture Modelling
- Post stack seismic attributes
- Pre stack seismic attributes
- Azimuthal anisotropy
Day Four: Integrated Workflow for Modelling Fractured Reservoirs
- Integrated Workflow Applied to Fractured Reservoirs
- Hands-on Application: 2 Different Data sets from the Teapot Dome (WY)
Day Five: Development and Production Preparation
- Predicting and Imaging Production sweet spots
- Determining Optimum Well Paths
- Preparation for Simulation
- Predicting Production and Development Problems by Reservoir Types
- Critical consideration in designing depletion scenarios in fractured reservoirs
- Fractured reservoir challenges