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Fundamentals of Formation Evaluation

An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Fundamentals of Formation Evaluation

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Course Summary

This GLOMACS training course provides the participant with an intensive training on the concepts of the petrophysical interpretation and well logging, in-depth understanding of the physical principles of the tools used in the logging operation and will cover the complete interpretation workflow for formation evaluation.

More specifically, by the end of this GLOMACS training course, the participants will understand the rock and fluid properties, be able to read and interpret well logs, analyse the measurements and run the environmental corrections for the logging tools. The course will include an extensive training for the log analysis starting with lithology identification, shale volume, porosity and water saturation.

In addition, this GLOMACS Fundamentals of Formation Evaluation training course will fully cover the quality control and quality assurance process for the raw well logs and the interpretation outputs. The participants will be able to determine the reservoir fluid contacts and free water level, the basic Core analysis studies required for reducing the uncertainty in the log interpretation outputs such as porosity, permeability and fluid saturation.

This GLOMACS training course will highlight:

  • Tools’ physical principles and applications in formation evaluation
  • Full Quality Control and Quality Assurance for logging tools’ measurements
  • Detecting lithology and understanding the crossplots applications in the petrophysical workflow
  • Different log analysis workflows and QC on the outputs
  • Core analysis applications in reservoir characterization
  • Practical training examples from different reservoir types
Course Outline
Day 1

Introduction to Logging Tools and Logging Conveyance

  • GR logging tool
  • Resistivity tools
  • Density and Neutron logging tools
  • Borehole fluid systems and pressure control
  • Invasion profile understanding
  • Acoustics logging tools
  • Advanced logging tools
  • Difference between openhole and cased hole logging
  • LWD versus wireline data
Day 2

Log Interpretation Workflow – Shale Volume and Porosity

  • Basic Logs QC/QA, Depth matching, Logs splicing
  • Porosity compatible scales
  • Crossplots applications in formation evaluation
  • Shale volume calculation
  • Shale distribution in a reservoir rock
  • Porosity evaluation through the different porosity tools
  • Gas effect on well logs
  • Matrix correction for clastics and dolostone rocks
  • Independent porosity tools/core measurements
Day 3

Log Interpretation Workflow - Saturation Determination

  • Water resistivity calculation methods 
  • Hingle and Pickett Plots
  • True resistivity determination
  • Clean reservoir versus shaly reservoirs
  • Archie equation and Archie parameters
  • Saturation in shaly reservoirs – Shaly sand saturation equations
  • Effect of cementation factor and saturation exponent on the reservoir saturation
  • Independent saturation tools/core measurements
Day 4

Field Life Cycle – The Role of Log Analysis Through the Field Life

  • Exploration versus development petrophysics
  • Development of clastics and carbonate reservoirs
  • Reservoir Stresses
  • Rock mechanical properties
  • Pressure plots
  • Determination of the fluid contacts
  • Cutoff concepts
  • How to determine the reservoir potential
  • Permeability Modeling
  • Petrophysical inputs for static and dynamic modeling
Day 5

Formation Evaluation Workflows

  • Deterministic analysis
  • Clay versus Shale – Difference between the two workflows
  • Mineralogical interpretation
  • Calibration of the shale volume, porosity and water saturation
  • Practical examples/exercises using different well log data in clastic and carbonate reservoirs
  • Analysis using petrophysics Software packages – Concepts and applications
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 Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.
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