04-03 Reservoir Petrophysics

Overview of Geological Framework 

Overview of Applied Petrophysical Quick Look Analysis Using Thin Sections for Carbonates and Clastics

Overview of Lab based mineralogy (XRD and FTIR)

Practical Workshops

Basic (Conventional) Core Analysis

Sample Preparation and Selection

Determining bulk volume, pore volume and grain volume

Determining net mean stress for core analysis measurements

Core Porosity (Total and Effective)

Introduce BCA – Permeability (How and Why)

Workshop  – Quality assurance for routine core analysis

Workshop –  Averaging permeability

Introduce Petrophysical Rock Types, Facies and Capillary Pressure Concepts

Define Free Water Level, Hydrocarbon water contacts, Irréductible water saturation and Height Above Free Water.

Define pore throat radius as determined in the lab based on mercury injection and predicted from emperical techniques (Winland, Pittman, K-PHI Ratio and Aquilera)

Workshop – Using capillary pressure concepts to distribute initial fluids

Workshop – Create a Winland Plot

Introduce using statistical methods (CDF and Histograms) to determine petrophysical rock types (PRTs) for cores and logs

Workshop – Defining Petrophysical rock types based on porosity and permeability

Defining Pore Throat Radius and Petrophysical Rock Types in depth space for single wells

Workshop – Complete a well analysis in depth space and determine the number of PRTs and quality check the process

Introduce FZI and RQI

Workshop – Complete a PRT analysis using FZI and RQI

Introduce the “3-Line Log Analysis quicklook analysis” Method and Archie

Workshop – 3-Line Log Analysis and Interpretation

Workshop – Interpreting electrical rock properties (m and n)

Workshop – Complete a Pickett Plot

Workshop  – Complete a well analysis and present your results

Introduce the Advanced Flow Unit Concept

(4-Component Startigraphic Modified Lorenz Plots and Modified Lorenz Plots as a key core-log integration technique)

Introduce well test determined flow capacity, flow regime and well bore condition (skin)

Workshop – Flow Units and Well Test Analysis

Core-Log Integration and Using Merecury Injection Capillary Pressure Data to Confirm Petrophysical Rock Types, Pore Geometry and Clay effects

Workshop – Interpreting Petrophysical Rock Types from high pressure mercury injection

Introduce the concept of Saturation Height Modeling to confirm petrophysical rock type and to evaluate free water level using capillary pressure and mercury injection data

Workshop – Participants complete a well analysis and saturation height model and sensitivity analysis

The importance of wettability and relative permeabiilty for understanding reservoir performance and characterization

Workshop – relative permeability and wettability

Final Workshop – Core-Log Petrophysical Well Evaluation and Presentation

Participants complete a post course technical skills assessmnet (quiz)