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Petrophysical Properties

Core, Log and Test Data Integration

Course Overview

This interactive Energy training course emphasizes the critical role of integrating data from various sources to tackle the complex challenges of reservoir evaluation and productivity across the entire asset life cycle.

Participants will explore multiple data sources, the basics of reservoir characterization, and the methodologies for integrating key data. The course blends theoretical knowledge with hands-on exercises to equip participants with the skills to integrate available data at different scales, enabling better evaluation of reservoir quality, heterogeneity, and maximizing hydrocarbon recovery potential.

Key highlights of this Petrophysical Properties training course include:

  • Fundamentals of rock and reservoir properties
  • Understanding the value and purpose of various data sources in reservoir analysis
  • Techniques for integrating core and log data to define flow units and reservoir properties
  • Practical experience through field examples to assess complex reservoir conditions
  • Insights on common challenges in data acquisition, interpretation, and result presentation.

Course Objectives

By the conclusion of this Petrophysical Properties training course, participants will have the ability to:

  • Recognize the value of integrating various data types
  • Grasp the different sources of data and their purpose in the acquisition process
  • Plan effective data acquisition strategies while ensuring proper core handling and preservation
  • Understand the role of both routine and specialized core analysis in the process of reservoir characterization
  • Extract relevant reservoir properties through detailed log interpretation and core analysis
  • Combine well and reservoir data to evaluate and define reservoir flow units
  • Recognize and avoid common mistakes during data acquisition and analysis
  • Present and manage data in a way that supports effective decision-making and reservoir evaluation.

Training Methodology

This Energy training course will present methodologies to integrate the various data types in conjunction with a number of exercises combined with field examples in a workshop format to enhance the learning and knowledge of the participants. 

Who Should Attend

This  Energy Petrophysical Properties training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals who have a basic understanding of petrophysics, geology, engineering and need a more advanced course covering how to integrate different data sets together to gain an improved understanding of reservoir performance.  

  • Geologists
  • Well Site Geologists
  • Petrophysicists
  • Reservoir Engineers
  • Production Engineers
  • Drilling Engineers
  • Data Managers
  • Oil and Gas Industry Professionals involved in logging data interpretation and validation

Course Curriculum

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Data set 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 t

Certificates Awarded

Certificate of Completion

After successfully completing this training course, participants will be awarded The Energy Training Centre Certificate of Completion — a respected validation of their dedication to continuous learning and professional excellence. This certificate signifies that participants have gained the essential knowledge and skills required to make a measurable impact in their field.

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Our standard course duration for our classroom programmes is 6 hours per day while our online session is 5 hours per day.

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