Advanced Carbonate Reservoir Characterization

This five-day course handled by ICTD expert instructor is To deepen understanding of ways and means for describing carbonates from cores/outcrop analogues, logs, and seismics; and, ultimately, integrating data efficiently for reservoir characterization and static modeling. Several practical exercises and small group work with core photos, thin section photos, log data, Phi/K data, seismic data will be demonstrated.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, the delegates will be able to:

• To assess steps followed to characterize carbonate reservoirs and build a static geological and petrophysical model
• To appreciate the contribution of carbonate sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy to the model
• To assess the significant impact of carbonate diagenesis on pore-space
• To understand the complexity of carbonates’ Phi-K properties and link geological observations and petrophysics
• To review about rock-typing processes integrating sedimentology and petrophysics data
• To develop skills in building efficient workflows for carbonates reservoir characterization

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for all experienced geologists, geophysicists, petrophysicists, reservoir engineers involved in carbonate reservoir characterization.

Course Outline

Day 1
Review of Carbonates

• Exploration history
• key concepts
• carbonates vs. clastics

Day 2
Remind of Carbonate Systems

• Carbonate and evaporites mineralogy and components
• Classifications
• Carbonate shelves:
  • Types
  • controls on depositions
  • depositional environments

Day 3
Carbonate Facies Analysis

• Workflow for advanced carbonate facies analysis
• Applications on Case studies

Sequence Stratigraphy

• Remind of principles
• High resolution sequence stratigraphy in carbonates: efficient workflow
• Applications on case studies
• Seismic expression of carbonates “seismic pattern”

Day 4
Diagenesis

• Reminds and definitions
• Diagenetic potential and impact on porous network- Pore-space
• Diagenetic processes, products and realms, dolomite specificity
• Methods of study and dedicated Workflow for diagenesis
• Applications

Day 5
Carbonate reservoir characterization

• Matrix reservoir properties
• Rock-typing
• Dual porosity reservoirs & fluid flow units

Course Methodology

A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:

• (30%) Based on Case Studies
• (30%) Techniques
• (30%) Role Play
• (10%) Concepts
• Pre-test and Post-test
• Variety of Learning Methods
• Lectures
• Case Studies and Self Questionaires
• Group Work
• Discussion
• Presentation

Course Fees

This rate includes participant’s manual, Hand-Outs, buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

Course Timings

Daily Course Timings
08:00 - 08:20       Morning Coffee / Tea
08:20 - 10:00       First Session
10:00 - 10:20       Coffee / Tea / Snacks
10:20 - 12:20       Second Session
12:20 - 13:30       Lunch Break & Prayer Break
13:30 - 15:00       Last Session